MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 27 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 55 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 75 (2012 = 92*)  (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 150 (2012 = 241) (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 40 (2012 = 52)...

It is widely known that OSHA permits a worker who is in EXCLUSIVE CONTROL of an electrical plug when electrical is the ONLY energy source to perform their servicing and maintenance without applying a lockout device on the plug.  This is permitted by 1910.147(a)(2)(iii)(A) Work on cord and plug connected electric equipment for which exposure to the hazards of unexpected energization or start up...

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has recently announced the release of the newest version of ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection Code Version 3.0.  A benchmark standard that has been incorporated into many industrial fall protection programs around the world, the code establishes requirements for an effective and comprehensive fall protection management system. It then addresses technical...

They’re everywhere on the Internet: seemingly legitimate organizations offering “instant” CPR or first aid certification for busy people who are required to hold current certification. And it often says right on those websites that online-only CPR or first aid certification is “nationally accepted“. It is not. No major nationally recognized training program in the United States endorses certification...

The guidance in this fact sheet will help respiratory protection program administrators, managers, and powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) wearers understand the importance of a PAPR’s battery in assuring effective respiratory protection. The respiratory protection program administrator should assure that PAPR manufacturer recommendations for battery storage, care, usage, and disposal are addressed....

Facility is the state’s largest distributor of fertilizers, industrial, and agricultural chemicals.  The facility manufactures sodium hypochlorite (bleach), using chlorine and sodium hydroxide as reagents. The facility also serves as a storage and distribution center for bulk and bagged industrial chemicals including anhydrous ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and sulfuric acid. The facility produced,...

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You just can’t make this stuff up!  This is NOT photoshopped – this is a REAL Emergency Action Plan posting found in multiple locations around a facility.  Seems the reliability of the emergency alarm system was not meeting 1910.165, so the answer was a very reliable “back-up” system.

This is perhaps the best demonstration showing how gases behave in our atmosphere.  But the kicker is when he POURS THE GAS onto the flame!

  MANY THANKS to my RENEWING Partners in Safety 2013 Fatality Tracker Electrical 26 (2012 = 68) (2011 = 81) (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift 54 (2012 = 52) (2011 = 84) (2010 = 110) (2009 = 88) Mining* 71 (2012 = 92*)  (2011 = 248) (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) *no longer includes China accidents Explosions 150 (2012 = 241) (2011 = 218) (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 39 (2012 = 52)...

Hydraulic injection can be defined as the puncturing of the epidermis by a jet of a fluid under pressure. Hydraulic injection injury is the term used to describe an injury sustained by an individual following an injection of fluid, usually while operating or inspecting pressurised hydraulic equipment. While reported instances of injury through hydraulic injection are comparatively uncommon in the UK,...

In October of 2004, a 32-year-old male maintenance worker died from electrocution while working at an assisted living facility in Washington State. The victim was changing a broken metal halide bulb in a ceiling fixture. To remove it, the victim turned off the area wall light switch and taped the switch in the “off” position. The victim climbed into the attic space and detached the fixture “light can”...