The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the arrest of Brian Andre, former owner of Andre Tuckpointing and Brickwork, and Regina Shaw, owner of Andre Stone & Mason Work Inc., the successor company to Andre Tuckpointing and Brickwork. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ordered their arrest […]
OSHA announced late last week that it is withdrawing its proposed interpretation titled “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise.” The interpretation would have clarified the term “feasible administrative or engineering controls” as used in OSHA’s noise standard. The proposed interpretation was published in the Federal Register on Oct.
Cites Need for Emergency Drills, Following Pressure Vessel Codes
Here are a few tips that will improve not only your compliance but also the overall efficiency of your emergency action plan. 1) ALWAYS have two muster/assembly areas (e.g., a primary and a secondary) on opposite ends of the facility 2) MARK/LABEL these areas accordingly so that it is noticeable to contractors, truck drivers, visitors
Yes, there is a safety program called the car-seal program. In most chemical processing plants, a car-seal program is a CRITICAL program in their PSM/RMP program; however, this program has uses in almost any type of facility with relief valves, cooling water systems, eyewash/safety showers, etc. This program is designed as an administrative control technique
In July 2004, the AWS Safety and Health Committee engaged an outside independent expert, Woodhall Stopford MD, MSPH, of the Duke University Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, to review the literature of published articles related to the neurotoxicology of manganese, particularly including manganese found in welding fume.
OSHA has announced that it has temporarily withdrawn from review by the Office of Management and Budget its proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on employer injury and illness logs.
Marking its 11th year, the annual Workplace Safety Index combines information from Liberty Mutual, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the National Academy of Social Insurance to identify the top causes of serious workplace injuries.
Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2007 since 2011 since 2009 since 2/11 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 5 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; 23 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 36 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 42 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes
INDUSTRIAL Worker Dies in Recycling Plant Accident (an industrial accident claims the life of a worker at a recycling plant – the victim was found dead just before 11:30 p.m. after firefighters extinguished a flaming front-end loader – the body was found several feet from the heavy machinery in an area that is piled high
INDUSTRIAL OIL RIG Oil rig worker critically injured in industrial accident in Gaines County (an oil rig worker, 34, remains in critical condition following an industrial accident – he was airlifted after a metal object struck him in the head as he was working – the driller said he saw a metal object called an
STORY OF INTEREST Hard hat saved worker’s life, Ontario police department says (police are crediting the protective head gear worn by a construction worker with saving his life following an industrial accident on January 6) INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL Worker injured in electrical accident at Page Field Airport (one person has been transported to a Hospital following
