Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at DOL-OSHA, for providing this presentation. Click Here to download (pdf), Click Here to download (ppt)… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
On the ASME Form U-1 (Manufacturer’s Data Report for Pressure Vessels), the information regarding Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT) is typically found in Line 14…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
With all the changes to Ammonia Refrigeration RAGAGEPs, many businesses forget that the IFC and their state fire code no longer cover refrigeration; they gave all that to IIAR. But since the IFC no longer covers refrigeration, how does NH3 get covered under the IFC? Is it flammable, toxic, or corrosive?… Membership Required You must...
In ASME B31.3, the number of welds that require visual inspection depends entirely on the Fluid Service Category designated for the piping system. Because visual inspection is the primary quality control method, the requirements are strict. For the vast majority of process piping (Normal Fluid Service), 100% of the completed welds must be visually inspected…....
Like all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hearing protection has limitations. Often, workers use hearing protection that is inadequate for their exposures. 1910.95(j) is intended to ensure this does not happen to workers, but…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
A “Partner in Safety” with SAFTENG has produced several EXCELLENT videos on the topic of electrical safe work practices. The videos are from different perspectives and are though provoking. Here is the video from the “safety professional’s” perspective. The safety professional has a responsibility to provide adequate electrical safety training and a safe work environment. …...
29 CFR Part 1910 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard;Corrections and Technical Amendment AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.ACTION: Final rule; corrections and technical amendment.SUMMARY: OSHA is making a technical amendment to its Bloodborne Pathogens Standard by moving the rule’s paragraph on sharps injury log requirements from paragraph (i), entitled “Dates”, to paragraph (h), entitled “Recordkeeping.”DATES:…...
{jcomments on}A presentation by John Newquist, Assistant Regional Adminstrator, at the Waubonsee Safety Days Conference on March 14, 2012. A GREAT review of the General Industry Training requirements, including many standard specific listings. MANY THANKS to John for sharing with us. Click Here to download the pdf… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...
A Joint Report of Michigan State University and Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Michigan Department of Community HealthPrepared by: Joanna Kica, MPA, Martha Stanbury, MSPH, Doug Kalinowski, MS CIH, Kenneth Rosenman, MD Michigan State University’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related burns in the State of Michigan. This report is the first annual report on occupational burns in…...
OSHA penalty policy was changed to revise size reductions to small employers under 25 employees. They will get a 60% size reduction vs. 40% now. Click Here for the OSHA Memo (pdf)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
This was shared in one of the safety groups I participate in and I am not sure how I feel about this. Your thoughts/concerns? Would you let this device be used in your organization? Do you feel it replaces LOTO? Any safety people been approached by electrical workers wanting to use these? Anyone have first…...
MAR 12 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM MANAGERS FROM: RICHARD E. FAIRFAX, Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT: Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies and Practices Section 11(c) of the OSH Act prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because the employee reports an injury or illness. 29 CFR 1904.36. This memorandum is intended to provide…...
