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The state of Connecticut is passing a bill to require volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance company to comply with Conn-OSHA

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…...

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OSHA’s new NEP on Falls is not just for construction

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…...

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Things that make me go hmmm…

That PSV is from a Vinyl Chloride car… so can you see why I am confused by what I see in this NTSB PR pic? Can you name at least two things that make you go Hmmm? Source: https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20230321.aspx… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...

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OSHA officially cancels the Robotics CPL

This Notice cancels STD 01-12-002 Guidelines For Robotics Safety, which has been replaced by the OSHA Technical Manual Section IV: Chapter 4 –Industrial Robot Systems and Industrial Robot System Safety.  The 1987 STD 01-12-002 Guidelines For Robotics Safety was outdated. The 2021 update to the OSHA Technical Manual Section IV: Chapter 4 – Industrial Robot Systems…...

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I2P2 is OSHA’s way of requiring an SMS

What is an Injury & Illness Prevention Program (I2P2)?  It is a very basic, 8-element, safety management system (SMS).  It is OSHA’s attempt to fundamentally change from the complaince model to an SMS model to manage workplace safety and health.  OSHA has been talking about I2P2 for nearly 20 years and has faced relentless pushback…...

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NIOSH publishes page on Control Banding

Control banding is a generic technique used to guide the assessment and management of workplace risks for chemicals without an occupational exposure limit (OEL). The majority of chemicals in commercial use do not have an established OEL. OELs include NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (RELs) and OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs). OELs help to assess and…...

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OSHA needs to better address complaints and referrals for increased worker safety (OIG investigation)

WHY OIG CONDUCTED THE AUDIT OSHA is responsible for ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for millions of workers nationwide and does so partly by conducting inquiries and inspections of potential hazards. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 and FY 2020, inspections from complaints and referrals were slightly greater than 40 percent of OSHA’s total inspections…....

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CAL-OSHA OSH Appeals Board Decision in Heat Illness Prevention Case Adds Clarity to Provision of Water Requirements

The Department of Industrial Relations Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) has issued a precedential decision regarding the provision of water at outdoor worksites, affirming that it must be as close as practicable to the areas where employees are working to encourage frequent consumption. The case clarified the definition of what “as close as…...

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Lack of knowing where energy isolation device was located resulted in electrocution

At 1:45 p.m. on July 18, 2022, an employee, 51, was preparing to replace an ice machine at a retail store. The employee searched for the electrical panel to de-energize the ice machine but could not locate it. The employee was employed by a refrigeration equipment company and did not work at the retail store…....

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Insurer not required to pay for fire where sprinkler was off

Here is the summary of the Apeals Coourts decision, and this was NOT a red tag program issue.  This was an INSPECTION and CORRECTION issue!!! Here is the summary of the decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appellants Fun F/X II, Inc. and Cao Enterprises II, LLC (collectively “Fun…...

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1910.1020 document retention screams for a formal SMS to meet OSHA minimum expectations

Not many folks spend a lot of time reading 1910.1020 Access to employee exposure and medical records and it shows during most of our OSH audits.  The standard is not a safety standard, so most safety pros don’t spend much time on the standard.  But there is a lot of “document control and retention” needs…...

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NFPA 704 – size matters!

SAFTENG audits are known to be “detailed” (the nice way to say it).  We believe that when we are working with MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS such as OSHA standards and those standards adopted by a facility to support compliance with these minimum standards, all the details matter.  One of the most deficiencies we come across involves…...

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