SAFTENG.net has been around in several forms since 1994. One of the core principals that made the site what it is today is the generosity of fellow safety professionals. The site’s database of over 13,000 images came from our members, most of which have remained loyal to this day. The site has allowed me to…...
Tip #1- quick safety seat checkup Does your child ride in the back seat? The back seat is generally the safest place in a crash. If your vehicle has a passenger air bag, it is essential for children 12 and under to ride in back. Does your child ride facing the right way? Infants should…...
In 2004, NFPA 91, Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Particulate Solids established a “sizing basis” for flammable duct work (as well as Combustible Dust ductwork). This sizing basis comes from the fact that the code prohibits the flammable/explosive concentrations from exceeding 25% of the LEL…… Membership Required You...
This section is dedicated to all those workers doing SAFETY THE RIGHT WAY! So many times we focus on the NEGATIVE SIDE of safety, leaving the most important side…POSITIVE FEEDBACK to those that practice safety to go un-noticed. With the help of one of our subscribing Construction Company, I present to you Doing it RIGHT!…...
This standard describes minimum practices and procedures to prevent worker exposure to dangerous safety and health hazards in a confined space. It also recognizes the dynamic character of confined spaces as they occur in construction. Thus, the standard and our enforcement focus on the employer’s whole program as conceived, documented and implemented as a primary…...
A five-pound CO2 cylinder being stored in a compressed gas storage cage at a power plant failed catastrophically and became a missile. The cylinder destroyed the storage cage, then struck one of six stationary hydrogen storage cylinders used as emergency make-up for the hydrogen supply system. One of the hydrogen cylinders was broken away from…...
