This week at the AIHce 2013 in Montreal, Canada Mr. Michael’s had the following to say about the current status and future of OSHA’s VPP…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
UPDATE on OSHA’s VPP from Michaels… Read More »
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Compliance Tip: HAZCOM Labeling (Photo) Read More »
Does your facaility have hazardous machinery? Does your facaility have E-Stops on that hazardous machinery? 1910.144(a)(1)(iii) is a rarely used OSHA standard, but it does exist and it is VERY specific. In fact IN-OSHA issued a citation against the standard this month. Here is what it says…… Membership Required You must be a member to access...
1910.144 Safety color code for marking physical hazards Read More »
This week while doing an S&H audit Dennis and I came across a maintenance manager who moved us into the digital era (LOL)! We had always measured the rise and run of stairs and then compared this data to Table D-1 in 1910.24. This year Dennis handed down to me his Sears brand magnetic “angle…...
Compliance Tip: Industrial Stairs Angle (Smart Phone App) Read More »
Facility has been cited for 13 safety and health violations by OSHA following an inspection at its manufacturing facility. Proposed fines total $62,000. One REPEAT safety violation, with a penalty of $22,000, involves the employer failing to reduce the pressure in a compressed air device to less than 30 pounds per square inch when using…...
OSHA issues REPEAT for cleaning air greater than 30psi ($22K) Read More »
OSHA Most Frequently Cited General Industry Standards 2012 from John Newquist… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
OSHA Update – Most Frequently cited SERIOUS Citations Read More »
From head to toe! Qualified electrical workers must be properly donned in their electrical PPE. Basically speaking, here is the deal from head to toe for just checking for the absence of voltage:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Compliance Tip: Electrical Safety Related Work Practices Read More »
A lot of factories and industrial workplaces have first aid teams and along with these dedicated response teams comes compliance with OSHA’s Blood borne pathogens (BPP) standard 1910.1030. Yet there is one small issue that many facilities overlook when it comes to their BBP training…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this...
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Six willful, egregious citations were issued for inadequate machine guarding over the blades of slitter machines. The citations are being issued as willful because the company certified abatement for machine guarding on much of this equipment in 2009 and had a history of machine guarding violations in the past. OSHA also found that the company…...
OSHA issues WILLFUL and EGREGIOUS citations for machine guarding Read More »
Have you ever gone up or down a flight of stairs and noticed that you could not maintain a hold on the railing? Is this a compliance issue, a safety concern, or both? Some clients tell us we are splitting hairs when we come across this in our audits; but it is actually VERY EASY…...
Compliance Tip: Next time your using a handrail… Read More »
This is in response to your inquiry on behalf of the American Chemistry Council concerning how OSHA’s March 26, 2012, revisions to its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) apply to combustible dust. Below I summarize each of your questions and provide our response to it…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this...
OSHA issues LOI on the NEW HAZCOM Std and Combustible Dust Read More »
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is warning of a telephone scam by a company identifying itself as “U.S. Federal Labor Compliance.” Wyoming business owners have been the targets of the phone calls. The recipients of the fraudulent calls are told that they need to purchase an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance…...
DWS (WY-OSHA) Warns of Telephone Scam Targeting Businesses Read More »
