MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011, USEC since 2008, GRU since 2004 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 75 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 74 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 234 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the North PoleEvery creature was stirring; safety was taking its toll. OSHA threatened a shutdown if Santa didn’t use care.Would St. Nicholas even be there? The children were nestled all snug in their beds;visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. Santa and the elves scrambling day and
T’was the night before Christmas (12:01 A.M. EST 12/25/2006) and all through the house (single family, masonry veneer 1 1/2 story with basement, 1128 ground floor sq. ft. 5-6 corners, territory 68, PC 1) Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (through pride of ownership and excellent maintenance.) The ( flame retardant) stockings
The IRSST has recently published a technical data sheet that provides companies with a means of verifying the content of a lockout program. Lockout is defined as placing a lock or tag on an energy-isolating device following an established procedure, indicating that the energy-isolating device is not to be operated until the removal of the
EXCELLENT video for those of us that have Hazardous Locations and utilize “explosion proof” equipment. This is the type of equipment that contains an explosion within the device and does NOT allow the flammable atmosphere outside the device to be ignited. This video CLEARLY shows how easy it is to DEFEAT this safety critical feature,
OUTSTANDING 3-minute video from WorkSafe BC on Guarding and LOTO; but the best part of the video is they use a conveyor system as the focal point of the LOTO and Guarding discussion. The video could be used as a “Conveyor Hazard Identification Training” video.
This is a version of the presentation I use at the safety conferences I speak at. I attempt to highlight those “little items” that can make a HUGE difference in safely entering a PRCS.
We have all seen a blower the size of a lunch box attempting to ventilate a 500,000-gallon vessel! The permit calls for a “blower,” so to meet the permit conditions; the team grabs the nearest available blower and NOT necessarily the CORRECT BLOWER! However, on the other side of the argument, most written CS entry
On October 17th, 2011, ANSI approved the ISEA revision of the 207 Standard for High-Visibility Public Safety Vests. The official designation is ANSI // ISEA 207-2011. Printed copies will be available for purchase through ISEA before the end of 2011.
