Employees risked potentially lethal suffocation caused by dangerous fumes as the company did not test the atmosphere and properly ventilate the air in food transport tankers before allowing workers to enter. After receiving an employee complaint, OSHA initiated an investigation on Aug. 6, 2014, at the tank-cleaning facility. The agency issued two willful and six serious safety violations involving...

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The Certified Electrical Safety Worker (CESW) is a professional credential that demonstrates a working knowledge of NFPA 70E® Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. By meeting the experience and training requirements and then taking and passing the CESW exam, this certification will set you apart and show the world that you uphold the highest professional standard when it comes to electrical...

Facilities that have qualified electrical workers MUST have glove testing/replacement program and most do; however, there is always the question as to “when does the clock start on the testing frequency”?  Gloves that have been issued AND removed from their packaging the clock starts right away; however, gloves that remain in the manufacturer’s packaging the gloves have sort of a grace period of 12...

There have been millions of dollars spent over the past decade on Arc Flash Analysis.  And although I am one who spent some of that money because I believe in their value, I am asked often if this costly analysis is actually required.  Most facilities have hired an electrical expert to perform a very detailed analysis of each electrical cabinet in the facility and this costs a lot of $.  So a lot of...

 

 

We have been seeing a lot of companies requiring all workers to wear high visibility vests in all areas of their facility.  Most of these vests are made of synthetic materials and this brings about my concerns.  SAFTENG has recently been at three different facilities where we have witnessed welders and electrical workers wearing these synthetic vests.  OSHA may or may not take issue with wearing these...

Mere months after two employees were injured by dangerous machines, the facility again put workers at risk. Acting on a complaint, OSHA found workers unjamming and servicing machines without proper safeguards during an Aug. 25, 2014, inspection. This is the fourth time in the past year that the facility has been cited for hazards at its food box manufacturing facility.  OSHA has proposed fines of $122,500...

OSHA is issuing a final decision of what Arizona “shall” do to protect workers in that industry (15 page decision (scheduled for release tomorrow).  The short summary is, Arizona (ICA/ADOSH) will need to enforce what’s in subpart M to retain its 18e status.  You can ALL feel a measure of humble pride that we had a small part in this important milestone for our nation’s and state’s workers.   As the...

MARPLOT 5.0 is now available for download at http://www2.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software. The program has been completely redesigned and has many new features. Note: If you’re upgrading to MARPLOT 5.0 from MARPLOT 4.x or MARPLOT 3.x, follow the instructions in the guidance documents (provided on the download page) to ensure that your data is transferred successfully to the new version. Some MARPLOT...

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