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Li Battery Storage ideas (compartmentalizing our risks)

Throughout my career, I have been called “crazy,” “certifiable,” “unreasonable,” etc. I have worn those insults as a badge of honor, as in my professional opinion, there is nothing too crazy to protect the men and women doing the dirty and dangerous work! So buckle up, as this thought process may push you over the…...

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Determining if an employee’s death would be work-related when involved in a motor vehicle accident

Scenario: In your letter, you state that an employee who does not have a fixed work site left his home and traveled approximately 300 miles to a customer site. After the employee arrived at the customer site, he checked into a hotel and conducted work activities for several days. Once the work activities at the…...

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Using the PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT model to ensure the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Plan is being implemented and risk are being managed

Recently, a client had two (2) heat-related incidents within one (1) week.  This after, we forced a download of the OSHA/NIOSH Heat App to all company phones.  I have used this technique to ensure front-line supervisors and managers have a TOOL to help them manage the Heat Prevention Plan requirements.  I have used this forced…...

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Questions & Answers for OSHA’s Update to the HCS Final Rule

Which establishments are covered by the update to the HCS? The scope and framework of the HCS have not changed with this rulemaking. Chemical manufacturers and importers are still responsible for providing information about the hazards of chemicals they produce or import. All employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces continue to be required to…...

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OSHA Recordkeeping Updates

#1 If an employee presents a work status that indicates they are able to perform restricted work or light duty work yet we do not have work available that meets the restrictions, should we enter the number of days under “On Job Transfer or Restriction” or “Away from Work?”… Membership Required You must be a...

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OSHA’s HAZCOM Final Rule and PSM

From OSHA’s summary of the Final Rule: Heating, Air-conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) asked OSHA to update its Process Safety Management standard (PSM), 29 CFR 1910.119, to reflect this change once this rule is finalized (Document ID 0355, p. 2).  HARDI’s comment is out of scope for this rulemaking, which pertains solely to updating…...

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OSHA publishes its Hazard Communication Standard Final rule

OSHA is amending the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), primarily Revision 7 (Rev. 7), address issues that arose during the implementation of the 2012 update to the HCS, and provide better alignment with other U.S. agencies and international trading partners,…...

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Enforcement Guidance Under OSHA’s Recordkeeping Regulation When First Aid, Active Release Techniques (ART), and Exercise/Stretching Are Used to Treat Musculoskeletal Injuries and Illnesses

May 2, 2024 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS STATE DESIGNEES THROUGH: AMANDA EDENS Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health FROM: SCOTT KETCHAM Acting Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs LEE ANNE JILLINGS Director, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management SUBJECT: Enforcement Guidance Under OSHA’s Recordkeeping Regulation When First Aid, Active Release Techniques…...

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OSHA’s Heat exposure standard

On April 24, 2024, the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration presented the draft rule’s initial regulatory framework at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The committee, which advises the agency on safety and health standards and policy matters, unanimously recommended OSHA move forward expeditiously on the Notice of Proposed…...

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Arc Flash During Conductor Checks Causes First and Second Degree Burns

An experienced electrician checking conductors at an industrial facility unknowingly accessed an energized breaker bucket inside a substation and shorted phase to phase on the line side of the energized breaker switch at 347/600V. This resulted in an electrical shock, creating an arc flash. The worker suffered first and second-degree burns to their wrist, hand,…...

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Pressure Testing piping with N2 turns fatal

At 8:04 a.m. on May 11, 2023, an employee working for an oil and gas support services company was found dead. On 5/10/23, the night before, the employee had instructed his coworkers from other contractors to go home, and he would finish the job. This was the last time anyone had spoken to the employee…...

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Fire Extinguisher inspection turns fatal

At 8:00 a.m. on May 8, 2014, an employee was inspecting fire extinguishers. The fire extinguisher discharged and struck the employee in the head, killing him. OSHA Case File    … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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