Safety is largely about actions. But it’s also about attitude. We can observe actions objectively. But it’s harder to see into employees’ heads and hearts and examine their attitude toward workplace safety. Every employee must be dead serious about safety—or they could end up dead. As well as taking job safety seriously, a positive attitude […]
Most of us like to get our work done with the least amount of effort, and as quickly as possible. We all want to get the most work out of the energy we use on the job. This is good because it often results in discovering newer and more efficient ways of getting our job
I resolve… to accept responsibility for my safety and to help others around me do the same. Take time to examine your attitude about safety. Do you recognize that we must take responsibility for our own safety or are you one of those who think that “stuff just happens?” “You have a lot of control
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint
Notice the clever way operators bypassed this interlock. Just remove the key, replace the screws and insert the key into the home base. Unless someone is looking close, this interlock looks like it is in place and functioning. I moved the key away from the screws for the photo, but until I moved it, everything
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety” for their support! since 2009 since 2012 since 2012 2012 Fatality Tracker Electrical 37 (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 33 (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining 37 (2011 = 248) (2010 =
Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at OSHA, Region V for sharing this data with us! In fiscal year 2012, Region V leads OSHA Regions in conducting Local Emphasis Program (LEP) involving PSM and ammonia seems to be a common theme with several anhydrous ammonia releases that have been investigated. I wanted to focus on
Statement of Jordan Barab, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health – U.S. Department of Labor. Before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee on Education and the Workforce – U.S. House of Representatives; June 28, 2012
This has been translated from Portuguese so be kind! Many thanks to Nicolau Bello (longtime contributor!). Acidente mata duas pessoas em obras do Metrô de São Paulo Photo: AE / Luiz Guarnieri) / Accident happened in the bed of the future station on Line 5-Lilac Moema (Photo: Ramon Fabregat Bruna / VC in G1) Two
Here are some facts from OSHA documents (Preamble, CPL, LOIs, etc.) that I have compiled in the hopes that they may help define what OSHA means by (1) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and (2) Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit;
