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Sprinklers save lives and they save billions of dollars each year from fire losses; however, if a head is activated accidentally, we can suffer serious damage from all the water and the downtime. So protecting our heads from accidental discharge is as important as protecting them from contamination and delayed activation. In this article, I would like to discuss the question I get...
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The “Swiss Cheese” model developed by James Reason is an example of the epidemiological model. This is a complex, linear cause-and-effect model where accidents are seen as the result of a combination of
active failures (unsafe acts) and
latent conditions (unsafe conditions)
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This is a simple, linear cause-and-effect model where accidents are seen as the natural culmination of a series of events or circumstances that occur in a specific and recognizable order. The model is often represented by a chain with a weak link or a series of falling dominoes. In this model, accidents are prevented by fixing or eliminating the weak link, by removing a domino, or by placing a barrier...
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Car Seal
Lockout/Tagout
(LOTO)
For
OPERATIONAL
CONTROL of
valves
For
MAINTENANCE &
SERVICING
CONTROL of
energy isolation devices
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This picture represents the fun side of working with clients who want to be world-class and meet the “intent” of a code or standard, not worrying if it just meets OSHA. This is a refrigeration client who is really trying to make this start-up an example for other facilities within the organization to emulate. During a Pre-PSSR (before the official PSSR) we came across...
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Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus (EEBA) have been around my entire career and I have used the mouth-bit style and the supplied air bag-over-the-head style. Actually, I have never had to use one, but I had them at my facilities when I was a Safety Manager in the chemical and semiconductor industries. So I have learned to hate these devices! One day I suggested we remove them from...
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Question 1: If an employer pays for and allows respirators to be worn on a voluntary basis when respiratory protection is not required to meet any OSHA standard, is it then regarded as though the employer is mandating the use of the respirators?
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The quick and easy answer is YES and before the changing of Presidential administrations the wheels were in motion, even after several court set-backs. But some would like to accuse me of being a “consultant” and spreading fear to drum up business. I used to laugh off these comments and accusations, but today I received a call on my way home from a great day of training that...
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Just in case you missed the news today… OSHA will NOT finalize its proposal to remove the word “UNEXPECTED” from the control of hazardous energy (LOTO) standard but will further consider this issue in light of the overall standard. Here is their rationale for this decision at this time…
OSHA proposed making changes to subpart J of part 1910—General Environmental...
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Today I was working with a client who informed that there is a “shortage” of Helium (He) and prices are starting to rise significantly and this could have a financial impact on their business in the future. Some may not be aware but He is a gas that is used in high purity processes as we see in pharmaceuticals and other “very clean” processes for leak testing. So I did some...
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At 10:15 a.m. on February 12, 2015, an employee was working from the elevated basket of a manlift, installing sheetrock in an area of the job site where water piping was undergoing pneumatic testing, at 130 psi. At the same time, another contractor was performing a compressed air leak test. An 80-pound section of the pipe under pressure dislodged and struck and killed the employee in the elevated basket...
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OSH ACT of 1970 SECTION (5)(a)(1):
The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:
The employer did not establish, communicate, and implement safe work practice procedures to eliminate struck-by hazards...
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