They are NOT there to perform a causal analysis. They are there simply to determine if one or more of its standards were violated. And in some cases, they may even issue citations that had zero to do with the event that brought them on-site. So addressing OSHA’s citations is NOT the sole path forward […]
Thailand: Exploding extinguisher kills student during fire drill I always use fire extinguishers as my example when trying to explain to management how safety devices that are not maintained properly can actually pose a HAZARD. Most of us have probably had a discussion when a manager blows off fire extinguisher inspections that are not being
In 2016 and 2017, The General Accountability Office (GAO) reported that meat and poultry workers faced multiple occupational hazards. OSHA is responsible for ensuring worker safety and health, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for ensuring the safety of meat and poultry products, and employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces.
At 1:00 p.m. on December 16, 2022, an employee monitored the start-up and operations of a high-pressure Water Tube Generator Boiler in preparation for an anticipated winter storm. A threaded plug on the boiler wall failed during the boiler’s start-up as system pressure was building, allowing the release of high-temperature and high-pressure steam. The steam
As with some state plans, KY-OSHA has some standards that are more in-depth than the federal version. Although, a couple of years ago, the KY legislature passed a bill that restricts KY-OSHA from adopting any standards that are more stringent than federal OSHA. But for now, KY-OSHA’s 1st Aid standard goes much further than federal
Where an employee is confronted with a choice between not performing assigned tasks or being subjected to death or serious injury arising from a dangerous condition at the workplace, such employee may refuse in good faith to expose himself/herself to the dangerous condition. The condition causing the employee’s apprehension of death or injury must be
This instruction establishes policies and strategies to be followed when scheduling and conducting programmed regional emphasis inspections of seafood processing operations and related merchant wholesaler operations in two targeted North American Industry Classification System codes (NAICS): 311710, 311711 and 311712 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging, and 424460 Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers These industries use
OSHA clarifies the term “chemicals associated with formaldehyde gas” under OSHA’s Formaldehyde standard, 29 CFR § 1910.1048. The questions answered are: Question 1: Is the term “chemicals associated with formaldehyde gas” in paragraph 29 CFR § 1910.1048(m)(1)(iv) correct? Question 2: What does OSHA mean by “chemicals associated with formaldehyde gas?” Question 3: How does the
Scenario: As part of their normal workday, an employee commutes in his personally-owned vehicle from home to the workplace. At the end of his 8-hour work shift, the employee commutes from the workplace to his home. Later that same day, there is an emergency at the workplace, and the employee’s supervisor calls him to return
The state of Connecticut is passing a bill that would require a volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance company to comply with the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Act (Conn–OSHA) as an employer, unless it is regulated by the federal OSHA law. By law, Conn–OSHA governs workplace safety for the state and its political subdivisions
This new NEP on falls covers: Roof top mechanical work/maintenance Utility line work/maintenance (electrical, cable) Arborist/tree trimming Holiday light installation Road sign maintenance/billboards Power washing buildings (not connected to painting) Gutter cleaning Chimney cleaning Window cleaning Communication Towers For other non–construction work activities where a worker is observed working at height, an inspection may be
