OSHA Compliance Posts

An Ohio subsidiary of one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers could have prevented a 26-year-old employee in Franklin from being fatally crushed in October 2023 if the company had provided proper machine guarding.  OSHA responded after being informed of the incident and learned the worker, on the job for about a year, was placing…...

Are you tired of playing the OSHA Compliance game that requires us to “comply” with standards that are 50 years old?  The International Fire Code (IFC) is an excellent resource for taking your hazardous materials handling systems/processes to the next level.  The IFC is used or adopted in 42 states, including the District of Columbia,…...

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This article aligns with my previous article, “When are High-Vis garments no longer considered High-Vis?”  It is in the same spirit of managing the PPE that so many workers rely on daily.  And anyone who has been in safety for six months or longer can tell us horror stories of what they have seen with…...

Yes. OSHA’s standards at 29 CFR § 1910.212 and 29 CFR § 1910.219 apply to the safeguarding of machines and mechanical power-transmission equipment and require guarding to protect the operator and other employees in the area from hazards such as those created by ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips, and sparks. In regard to…...

NOTE: I have never managed a facility/workforce where we required Hi-Vis garments, except for Fire Watches and PRCS Entry Attendants, but those requirements were not for the user’s safety, so we did not get into all the ANSI requirements for these vests. However, I do equate this Hi-Vis effectiveness concern to what I dealt with…...

I will use one of the last tests when a facility has hit home runs in managing its Hazardous Communications program.  They are great with their container labeling, pipe labeling, training, etc.  They even could provide an SDS for all their significant chemicals; however, only a tiny percentage of these facilities can do this…… Membership...

This is an interesting “press release” from OSHA.  Although OSHA has a “policy” not to use audits and inspections performed within the facility to issue citations against, when the employer does NOT address the hazards identified in the inspections and audits, OSHA can take issue with this failure to abate.  This is what seems to…...

OSHA answers the following questions as they relate to 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks Does OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.178 apply to the following equipment: A vehicle designed to convey both personnel and equipment, such as welding equipment (Pack Mule Industrial Electric Vehicle: Models covered: SC-775, SCT-7750); Motorized shopping cart trolley/collector (Dane Technologies, QuicKART: Models covered:…...