Workplace safety is a concept that involves creating a safe working atmosphere, securing and safeguarding the lives of the employees or workers.  Workplace safety is of prime importance since there are professions, which involve risks that could turn out to be fatal.  There are people who are in close proximity to huge electricity flows, deep waters, huge machines, sharp objects.  There...

“Don’t make mountains out of mole hills”. Good advice and how many of us knew that we could actually control the outcome?  Many small things influence our lives, and not paying attention to them can sometimes have disastrous consequences —especially when it comes to safety.   Fortunately, most of us have been trained to keep an eye out for the “big hazards” that could cause injury.  But,...

Sports cars competing over race courses marked with racing stripes. People who race on the job are marked with cuts, bruises, and bandages.  There are places to race and places not to race. Speed belongs on the race course, not in the workplace. Almost everyone has been guilty of speeding through a job. We forget, until it’s too late, that “hurry up can hurt”.  In just...

We can get there, but it takes commitment…10,000% Commitment – 100% of the people complying 100% of the time! Are you on board? … HomeRead More »

There will be NO Incident Alerts published over the next two weeks.  I will update them all on Monday 8/12/13. … HomeRead More »

 

Would you fire them?  Be sure to have your volume up so you can hear their discussion regarding safety.  WARNING!  Some inappropriate language.

MANY THANKS to one of the finest safety professionals…  Safety Wayne for sharing this. Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the...

Although the RMP Prevention Plan requirements for Program 2 and 3 very much mirror OSHA’s PSM requirements, the emergency response program requirements found in 68.95 Emergency Response Program go above and beyond the requirements of 1910.119(n) Emergency planning and response.  OSHA’s 1910.119(n) Emergency planning and response directs us to comply with 1910.38...

A paint maker died while cleaning the inside of a tank using a paint stripper that contained dichloromethane (methylene chloride). The victim was working by himself using a paint stripper to remove dried paint from the inside of a tank. The stripper contained methylene chloride, methanol, and mineral spirits. The tank was a permit-required confined space. The space was not adequately ventilated and...

Two (2) frozen food production plants have been cited by OSHA with 27 safety violations carrying fines of $150,000. OSHA received complaints alleging hazards with the ammonia refrigeration systems at these facilities. A fire at the Burlington facility Jan. 30 resulted in the destruction of a portion of the plant’s ammonia refrigeration system, causing significant property damage. No serious injuries...

A poultry processing plant has been cited with 11 safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $170,000. The inspection, which began in January, was initiated under the agency’s PSM Covered Chemical Facilities NEP. A willful violation, with a $70,000 fine, was cited for failing to document that the emergency shutdown system for the engine room was designed to ensure that the mechanical ventilation...