Background: You state that as a Senior Mechanical Engineer for HVAC systems in Air Force facilities, you are responsible for setting design standards for mechanical systems in the facilities (primarily office buildings but also childcare, emergency operations, & dormitory-type buildings). In this capacity, you sometimes use HVAC systems that may expose facility occupants to the…...
British Columbia’s new First Aid Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to occupational first aid took effect November 1, 2024. These new rules/approaches to first aid are something we should all celebrate. They are a true “performance-oriented” approach to establishing the level of first Aid needed, as well as the level of…...
An investigation into an industrial explosion at an oil and gas facility has led to significant fines being laid by WorkSafe BC. A contractor who handles oilfield waste, has been ordered to pay just over $42,000 for safety violations. Two welders, working directly above a fluid tank, were injured after an explosion inside a shaker…...
A review of BLS data shows there were 15,400 work-related hearing loss illness cases in 2022. Of those cases, approximately 68% occurred in the manufacturing industry. The incidence rate of hearing losses in wood product manufacturing was 23.1, compared to 1.3 for all Private Industries. The incidence rate for hearing losses in poultry processing was…...
What GAO Found Three (3) major hazards caused most of the injuries and illnesses in general warehousing (which includes e-commerce warehouses) and the companies that deliver these orders to consumers (“last-mile delivery”), according to Bureau of Statistics (BLS) data. Overexertion and bodily reaction, the most common hazard (see figure), can cause musculoskeletal disorders, such as…...
The following is a brief description of the collection of information requirements contained in the 13 Carcinogens Standard: Further, employers must retain worker medical records for specified time periods and make them available upon request to OSHA and NIOSH…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...
For example, the popularity of flammable refrigerants. The risk is real! R-600a is an isobutane, a flammable substance like you might find in a cigarette lighter…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
A couple of KEY items, reading between the lines: https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/6/cuisine_solutions_investigation_update_-_final_to_publish1.pdf… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
A 60-year-old welder fell 32 feet while constructing the leading edge of a storage tank roof. His employer was an aboveground storage tank manufacturer. He had over 40 years of job experience. He was with three other workers constructing the leading edge with sheets of metal sheathing. The roof was 76-feet wide by 34.5-feet high,…...
In a 2024 LOI, OSHA reiterated its position that an Eyewash (EW) station must be capable of delivering 15 minutes of water flow. This means these EW bottles are NOT an “approved” EW station. Even the double barrel wall mount with two (2) squirt bottles does not meet the minimum flow rates. However, OSHA has…...
OSHA will not issue citations to an employer that properly uses a non-metal guard so long as the guard is constructed of a substantial and suitable material. OSHA standard, 29 CFR § 1910.219(m)(1)(i) states: Standard conditions shall be secured by the use of the following materials. Expanded metal, perforated or solid sheet metal, wire mesh…...
To be clear, I can’t entirely agree with Alaska OSHRC’s decision to dismiss the OSHA citation. But I am also tired of the blanketing workplaces with hi-vis gear that is NO LONGER “highly visible” or “reflective.” These vests and other HI-VIS gear are used WAY beyond their intended life cycle, making safety a highly visible…...
