Does my facility need a first aid team? Seems to be an easy question to answer, but there are a lot of “condition” that will affect the answer. First thing we have to discuss is the multiple OSHA standards that may come into play, as there is more to this assessment than 1910.151. Here is […]
The photo below is a perfect example to demonstrate when a protruding shaft MUST be guarded. Question: Does the shaft protusion shown below required to be guarded? If you answered “yes”, for a bonus, name the OSHA standard that you would use to issue a citation. Answer(s) below: Here is some background on
We receive hundreds of questions each week and these are the 20 most frequently asked questions and the answers on NFPA 70E®. 1. What section of Article 130 do you consider to be the most important? I consider 130.1 to be the most important because it points out that all of the requirements in
What are the TWO (2) safety items that MUST be present on ALL air receivers (e.g. pressure vessels)? We do not have to have a degree in Mechanical Engineering to identify these BASIC needs; rather we just need to inspect EACH of our receivers! 1910.169(b)(3)(i) Every air receiver shall be equipped with an indicating pressure gage (so
This week at the AIHce 2013 in Montreal, Canada Mr. Michael’s had the following to say about the current status and future of OSHA’s VPP…
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Does your facaility have hazardous machinery? Does your facaility have E-Stops on that hazardous machinery? 1910.144(a)(1)(iii) is a rarely used OSHA standard, but it does exist and it is VERY specific. In fact IN-OSHA issued a citation against the standard this month. Here is what it says…
This week while doing an S&H audit Dennis and I came across a maintenance manager who moved us into the digital era (LOL)! We had always measured the rise and run of stairs and then compared this data to Table D-1 in 1910.24. This year Dennis handed down to me his Sears brand magnetic “angle
Facility has been cited for 13 safety and health violations by OSHA following an inspection at its manufacturing facility. Proposed fines total $62,000. One REPEAT safety violation, with a penalty of $22,000, involves the employer failing to reduce the pressure in a compressed air device to less than 30 pounds per square inch when using
OSHA Most Frequently Cited General Industry Standards 2012 from John Newquist
From head to toe! Qualified electrical workers must be properly donned in their electrical PPE. Basically speaking, here is the deal from head to toe for just checking for the absence of voltage:
A lot of factories and industrial workplaces have first aid teams and along with these dedicated response teams comes compliance with OSHA’s Blood borne pathogens (BPP) standard 1910.1030. Yet there is one small issue that many facilities overlook when it comes to their BBP training…
