A few months back I posted an article regarding OR-OSHA’s revisions to their “STATIONARY COMPACTORS, SELF-CONTAINED COMPACTORS AND BALERS” standard and offered up the idea that we could/should be using this state plan standard as our own guidance in how we manage safety around our equipment, even though we are not in the state of…...
There is not a safety professional on this planet that has not had to deal with a worker putting side shields on their street glasses and trying to pass them off as “safety glasses”. These days we often get the argument from the worker that the lenses are “plastic and are the same as safety…...
What is the difference between “street glasses” and ANSI High Impact Safety Glasses Read More »
When we do our many third-party S&H audits around the country, there are a few findings we could just leave on our spreadsheet as they are so common from business to business. One of these common findings is the lack of annual training for employees on their rights to access, view, copy, etc., their own…...
Ever heard of “Access to employee exposure and medical records” Read More »
Have you ever seen a fire extinguisher with a HAZCOM label (e.g., NFPA 704 or HMIS) and thought to yourself…that is overkill? Well, actually, it is not overkill, and it may be a requirement for the facility under the HAZCOM standard when the extinguisher contains a hazardous chemical. OSHA defines compressed gas as a physical…...
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1910.303(g)(1): “Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.” 1910.303(g)(1)(i): “Working space for equipment likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized shall comply with the following dimensions, except as required or…...
Clearance in front of electrical panels – why does OSHA require it? Read More »
OSHA does have an exception to “consumer products” in regard to what has to be in the HAZCOM program. For example, Windex would be excluded if the quantities used on site are that of what a consumer would use. So, if you have a few bottles of Windex in janitorial closets, you do not need…...
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Each year, HAZCOM is OSHA’s most often cited standard, and many of us would agree that a HAZCOM program is like the “A” of the ABCs of safety. However, we often see programs that are not up to 100% compliant. Here are the OSHA requirements for our written program. Does your program meet these? In…...
Can your HAZCOM program stand-up to a OSHA inspection? Read More »
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has released the Violation Findings Fourth Quarter Report for 2010. The report is based on 65 reports from 38 jurisdictions, consists of 170,643 inspections with 17,201 violations. This is a 10% violation rate…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...
This instruction, Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in General Industry, establishes OSHA’s general enforcement and guidance policy for its standards addressing personal protective equipment (PPE)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
OSHA’s Issues Compliance Directive on Personal Protective Equipment Read More »
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video depicting two major accidents caused by the intentional release of flammable fuel gas near work areas, one year after the Kleen Energy explosion…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Summary: a large box retailer has a trash compactor. Workers were found to enter the trash chute that feeds the compactor. The interlock on the compactor door was defeated, and thus, the compactor would run with the door open. Workers use a 2X4 to push down material inside the compactor. Employees did not lock out…...
The State of West Virginia now requires that propane technicians be trained, certified, and licensed. The Chemical Safety Board issued the recommendation following the CSB investigation of a propane explosion at the Little General Store in Ghent, WV, that occurred on Jan. 30, 2007. The blast killed four people and seriously injured five others. The…...
West Virginia Enacts CSB Plan for Licensed Propane Techs Read More »
