OSHA has announced a request for information seeking public comment on potential revisions to its Process Safety Management standard and related standards, as well as other policy options to prevent major chemical incidents. The RFI is in response to executive order 13650, which seeks to improve chemical facility safety and security, issued in the wake […]
OSHA is making two (2) main revisions to its Mechanical Power Presses Standard. First, OSHA is revising a provision that requires employers to develop and maintain certification records of periodic inspections performed on the presses by adding a requirement that they develop and maintain certification records of any maintenance and repairs they perform on the
Most safety professionals practice the hierarchy of controls: Elimination/Substitution, Engineering Controls, Administrative Controls, and LASTLY Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). But there is always this thing called “feasibility” when it came to asking for capital to install “engineering controls”. Earlier this year OSHA issued a memo discussing how they would enforce 1910.95(b)(1), which requires employers to
OSHA has issued a proposed rule to improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. The announcement follows the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release of its annual Occupational Injuries and Illnesses report, which estimates that three million workers were injured on the job in 2012. The public will have 90
Website Provides Free, Read-Only Access to Private-Sector Documents That Have Been Incorporated into U.S. Government RegulationsThe American National Standards Institute(ANSI) is proud to announce the official launch of the ANSI IBR Portal, an online tool for free, read-only access to voluntary consensus standards that have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into federal laws and regulations.
The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2013 (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013): Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR
We are now down to less than 30 days to have our training completed on Labels and SDS’s. Here is yet another state OSHA Plan that has gone out of its way to produce some excellent GHS HAZCOM presentations. This Hazard Communication Employee Training program has been divided into three modules for use as “toolbox”
Just when you think we have seen/heard it all when it comes to management no brainers, but this one bares repeating. IN-OSHA recently cited a food manufacturing facility with a Willful ( in Indiana they call them “Knowing” citations) for having their employees remove the stainless steel clean out port, and then put their finger on
At least once a year some company who got a VPP approval tries to use that approval as a vehicle to get out of a citation. In this OSHRC case, a contractor at a chemical facility had a tankcar cleaning accident that claimed the life of a worker. The worker entered a railcar to retrieve
The general industry standard, 1910.106, Flammable Liquids, is complex and covers many work environments and situations. This fact sheet covers only the basic storage, transfer, and transport requirements. Rules for heavier industrial applications; underground storage facilities; and for building tanks, containers, and other specialized items are in the standard. All references in this fact sheet are
OSHA has not changed the general requirements for workplace labeling. Employers have the option to create their own workplace labels. They can either provide all of the required information that is on the label from the chemical manufacturer or, the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols or a combination thereof, which in combination with other
