Who is covered by OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard? The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees. This includes any employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances — including hazardous waste — and who are engaged in one of the following operations as […]
The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2013 (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013): Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR
Many of us got a “chuckle” from the 2013 Photo of the Week #42 (Smoking & Flammables) but here is proof it is NOT a laughing matter. We continue to see people who seem to forget that gasoline is a highly flammable liquid and that ignition sources like matches, lighters and lit smoking materials are a
On or about March 30-April 1, 2010, EPA conducted an inspection at one facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68. On or about September 27-29, 2010, EPA conducted another inspection of the business but at another facility in a different location to determine compliance with Section 112(r)
On October 15, 2012 EPA conducted a compliance inspection of a specialty steel treating business (“Facility”) to determine its compliance with the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Act, and set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Based on the October 15, 2012 inspection and documents submitted by Respondent,
Here we sit, ending the year 2013, 20+ years after OSHA promulgated its Control of Hazardous Energy (e.g., Lockout/Tagout) standard. Yet, we still see so much confusion regarding this safety-critical standard. We get so much resistance on some of the most basic requirements of LOTO that I thought it would be helpful to dispel two
Look closely… and what do you see? Think about your piping RAGAGEP(s) for pressurized piping such as ASME B31.3 or .5. Answer… What we are seeing is a piece of welded pipe that was being installed in an Ammonia Refrigeration process. As REQUIRED by ASME B31.5, Section 527.5… 527.5 Qualification Records The employer shall maintain copies
We are now down to less than 30 days to have our training completed on Labels and SDS’s. Here is yet another state OSHA Plan that has gone out of its way to produce some excellent GHS HAZCOM presentations. This Hazard Communication Employee Training program has been divided into three modules for use as “toolbox”
Just when you think we have seen/heard it all when it comes to management no brainers, but this one bares repeating. IN-OSHA recently cited a food manufacturing facility with a Willful ( in Indiana they call them “Knowing” citations) for having their employees remove the stainless steel clean out port, and then put their finger on
Would you do this or permit an employee to do this in an excavator? What risks do you see in this practice? What questions would you be asking if an employee/manager came to you and said “hey I want to put that equipment up on that stand and I will do it like this….”
The textile factory worker is left unconscious on his feet after getting his head stuck in a machine. When firefighters arrived at the factory they found the worker unconscious and being held upright because his head was clamped by the machine. FF’s had to use expansion tools to pry apart the machine so the man
At least once a year some company who got a VPP approval tries to use that approval as a vehicle to get out of a citation. In this OSHRC case, a contractor at a chemical facility had a tankcar cleaning accident that claimed the life of a worker. The worker entered a railcar to retrieve
