A non fatal accident occurred recently where a contract employee was performing maintenance on an operating chemical fluid pump, mounted under a Mack delivery truck, when he became entangled in the P. T. O. shaft. The injury resulted in a compound fracture of the humerus bone with avulsions of the muscle tissue of the left […]
Two mechanics, traveling in separate trucks went to the dragline to trouble shoot a problem with the dragline. This required them to drive around the front of the dragline beneath the boom fairleads and along the edge of the spoil embankment. Because of the dragline’s location near the embankment edge, the dragline operator had to
When cleaning grease or other materials off of the different type parts, do you recognize what is going on in the atmosphere? Is there a build up of the clean up material? Do you let the build up of the material dissipate in the atmosphere before doing any type hot work? Did you remove any
FLYING DEBRIS & PROJECTILESAnother “line of fire” hazard we must consider is flying debris. There are many operations we perform that create flying debris and projectiles. Before starting these types of operations, make sure to protect yourself by wearing the proper protective equipment and performing the task in a safe manner. As the operator, it
Documents from a friend who attended training at UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON – Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Preparing for Global Harmonization: Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (pdf) Classification Summary for GHS (pdf) APPENDIX A TO §1910.1200– HEALTH HAZARD CRITERIA (MANDATORY) (pdf)
What if we worked ten million (10,000,000) hours without an injury, but after careful analysis we recognize that we also work zero (0) hours without taking a chance. In other words not an hour in each work day or not one work day passes without at least one worker deviating from standard safety procedure, taking
Some may find this “sexist” and some may find it “offensive”, but everyone will have to admit that it is on target for the male dominated construction trade! I put the “adult only” label on the video myself, but IT IS SAFE FOR WORK.
Many THANKS to my NEWEST and RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety… since 2011 since 2007 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 68 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 52 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 92 (2011 = 248) (2010 =
EPA conducted a compliance inspection of Respondent’s facility located in Orem, Utah, and found that the facility had violated regulations implementing section 112(r)(7) of the Act by failing to comply with the specific requirements outlined in the attached RMP Program Level 3 Process Checklist-Alleged Violations. Citations totaled $4,650 and include:
On May 1 and June 5, 2012, EPA conducted compliance inspections of two (2) Waste Water Treatment facilities located in South Dakota and North Dakota to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations 40 C.F.R. part 68 under section 112(r)(7) of the Act. The EPA found that the facilities had violated regulations implementing
