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I know many of my friends in safety in the construction industry will find good use for these one page zingers regarding tools of the trade! Click on the image below to open the PDF file of 20 one page humorous quips about the tool(s). Many THANKS to Bob Cornett’s Safety Group for sharing this with us.
This is a 2.0 MB file so be patient with the download.
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This video is to show that a 1700′ tower can be climbed SAFELY WITH 100% TIE-OFF! This was done to refute the early video showing guys climbing a tower claiming this was “industry practice”. WARNING! If you have a health respect for heights, you may wish to be seated at ground level when viewing this video.
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On September 1, 2010, EPA conducted a compliance inspection at the facility to determine its compliance with the 40 C.F.R. Part 68. 34. Based on the inspection and a review of additional information received by U.S. EPA subsequent to that date, it has identified the following violations by Respondent of the Risk Management Program Regulations:
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Take a hard look at this commercially purchased sign. This is NOT an in-house made sign! Do you see the error? To make matters worse, the storage tank was properly labeled which conflicted with this area sign. Have you found the mistake yet?
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A wonderful story for EVERYONE regardless of your religious views around Christmas!
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The short answer is YES. This can be a hotly contested debate as there are both paid and volunteer departments that believe they are somehow exempt from basic safety programs. In the state of Ohio (OH) professional firefighters are NOT covered by OSHA since OH is a federal OSHA plan; and volunteers do not fall under OSHA. So in respect to complying with OSHA, both groups are correct. But in many...
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A facility that produces ultra pasteurized milk products failed to immediately notify federal and state emergency authorities of a chlorine gas release in 2012 at a milk facility in Portland, Oregon. By law, facilities are required to report hazardous releases to state and federal emergency response authorities in a timely manner. Eight employees, a truck driver, two contractors and a person who was...
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In a draft report released to the public today, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) proposes recommendations for substantial changes to the way refineries are regulated in California. Entitled “Regulatory Report: Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Rupture and Fire,” the CSB draft calls on California to replace the current patchwork of largely reactive and activity-based regulations with a...
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2013 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
32
(2012 = 68)
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
62
(2012 = 52)
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining*
87
(2012 = 92*)
(2011 = 248)
(2010 = 480)
(2009 = 586)
*no longer includes China accidents
Explosions
194
(2012 = 241)
(2011 = 218)
(2010 = 246)
(2009 = 302)
Cranes
51
(2012...
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WARNING! This video may be upsetting to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Yet another forklift accident caused by the operator driving forward with a load (i.e. OBSCURED VIEW)!
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Here are a couple of photos of some public Christmas decorations that caught me as an “oh no” moment. Someone has wrapped the string of lights fuses with aluminum foil to bypass or replace the built in fuses. Check all cords and never cheat a safety device. Share the word. Do not bypass safety at work, at home, or in the community.
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