An employee entered a hot liquid asphalt tank to cut out a section of piping when they became trapped by the tar substance. The employee suffered severe burns to his legs and feet following an 8-hour rescue. As a result of the September 2013 incident, OSHA cited the company with 10 serious safety and health…...
OSHA cites Asphalt Manufacturer following worker being trapped in hot liquid asphalt Read More »
Call me a simple man educated in Western TN and KY, but to me, safety is VERY SIMPLE and I like to keep it that way. I have been around for 25 years in the Emergency Response field and safety profession and I have had the opportunity to work for some truly world-class companies and…...
OSHA Compliance is sometimes a “Nike moment”… Just Do It! Read More »
Here’s a safety riddle for you: What do 1910.307(g)(4)(i), Hazardous Locations, Zones, and Professional Engineers have in common? Answer: They are ALL required when your facility has Hazardous Locations using “zones” rather than divisions (e.g. Class I, II, and III areas) to classify an area. In 2007 OSHA did a major revisions of their Electrical…...
1910.307(g)(4)(i), HAZLOC’s, Zones, and Professional Engineers Read More »
I was doing some research for as client and came across this information, which I think is something many of us have been struggling with. The source is MN-OSHA, which is a state OSHA plan and these plans can be MORE stringent than federal OSHA – but they can NOT be lesser. Which means that…...
Basis for EW/SS locations? Read More »
The Industrial Commission of Arizona (“Commission”) has received inquiries concerning a “Final Notice” document that has been received in the mail from the “Labor Standards Compliance Office” with an address of East Thistle Drive in Phoenix, Arizona. This document, believed to be a sales solicitation or advertisement, states that there is a fee of $295.00…....
AZ-OSHA SCAM ALERT Read More »
Alaska’s Occupational Safety and Health Review commission hands downs a PRCS decision regarding a “Fish Bin Chiller Alley” at a seafood processing plant. A CSHO stated this corridor, meeting the criteria below, was not only a CS, but it was a PRCS: corridor approximately 60 feet long and 5 feet wide within the corridor there…...
Although the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) does not become fully implemented until June 1, 2016, some provisions are already in effect or will soon be in effect (e.g., training). Per 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(l), by December 1, 2013, all employers whose employees are potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals should have provided training on…...
Following an incident where a machine operator’s arms were crushed, OSHA cited the manufacturer, whose products are for the oil and gas industry, with eight willful, egregious violations. The company created a dangerous work environment by failing to guard machines, which exposed workers to life-threatening hazards. Proposed penalties total $560,000. OSHA began the September 2013…...
In August 2013, a 32-year-old machine helper entered a large wire mesh manufacturing machine to retrieve a fallen metal bar, and he was struck and killed by a part that feeds the wire into the machine’s welding area. The light curtain that would have automatically turned the machine off before he entered the danger zone…...
OSHA issues “Per-instance” Willfuls for Guarding and LOTO Read More »
I want to try an clarify a couple of misconceptions that I and others may have implied over the past year. Each time I do a HAZCOM session I get asked the same questions, not from the workers, but from the EHS/Management personnel overseeing the facility’s HAZCOM program. In this post I try and answer…...
OSHA’s GHS Labeling made easy!!!! Read More »
We have all heard the complaints about the evil OSHA inspectors and how much power their reign over USA businesses. We also hear statistics that there are only enough OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) to visit each US business every 99 years. So I had to ask the question… should OSHA just get…...
Should OSHA get out of the pre-accident inspection business? (Editorial) Read More »
This Federal Register Notice contains the regulatory flexibility agenda. In addition, the Department’s Regulatory Plan, a subset of the Department’s regulatory agenda, is being published in the Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan contains a statement of the Department’s regulatory priorities and the regulatory actions the Department wants to highlight as its most important and significant…....
OSHA’s Semiannual Agenda of Regulations (1/2014) Read More »
