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The IAFF Division of Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine has been notified of a safety issue concerning stored fire fighter turnout gear. W.L. Gore & Associates has issued a safety alert for all users of Gore moisture barriers. The identified problem involves seam tape separation when the gear has been stored in its original packaging for three or more years before being issued and worn. When...
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A concrete company has been cited for ten serious safety violations by OSHA after a plant operator, 39, was fatally engulfed in a fly-ash storage silo on Aug. 6. The worker entered the cone-bottom silo in an attempt to break up clumps of fly ash that had clogged the bottom discharge. After attempts to dislodge clumps with a metal bar and air hose did not work, he climbed into the silo without a harness...
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This response to your letter regarding training requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to a truck driver who is responsible for loading and unloading hazardous materials from a cargo tank motor vehicle with the power unit attached. Specifically, you are unclear on whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or the Pipeline...
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A first (1st) public review of draft standard BSR/IIAR 2-201x, Safety Standard for Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems is now open. The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) invites you to make comments on the draft standard. Substantive changes resulting from this public review will also be provided for comment...
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RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Of course I am posting this with the slant to “safety incentives”, but this video DESTROYS the concept of incentives with the review of some very valid and significant studies. THIS IS A MUST SEE for anyone that already has or is considering starting a “safety incentive” program. When he begins...
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This week’s video is meant to keep our focus on pressure vessel management. Although this video is on a MUCH smaller scale than what an industrial plant would deal with, it does show us how a pressure vessel is hydro’ed (pressure tested), how the vessel can fail, how critical it is to uses “coded/certified” welders, and how the weld can be your weakest link in the construction...
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Most safety professionals practice the hierarchy of controls: Elimination/Substitution, Engineering Controls, Administrative Controls, and LASTLY Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). But there is always this thing called “feasibility” when it came to asking for capital to install “engineering controls”. Earlier this year OSHA issued a memo discussing how they would enforce 1910.95(b)(1), which requires...
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PLEASE share this video with all your family, friends, and co-workers. More cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year, according to State Farm claims data. In fact, grease and cooking-related claims more than DOUBLE on Thanksgiving Day compared to an average day in November. With the popularity of turkey frying, people are at risk for fryer-related fires and...
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By definition, confined spaces have limited or restricted access that may make rescue difficult. There must be written rescue procedures for confined spaces. Read this section for information on the responsibilities of rescue personnel and rescue procedures and equipment. Some employers believe that having a good rescue team is the most important part of a confined space entry program. A rescue...
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This is not the first time I have suggested using other government regulations to improve our baseline safe work practices. But WorkSafe BC has done such a nice job in this publication that we all need to cut and paste these isolation requirements into our current confined space entry program. These isolation requirements are just OUTSTANDING practices that offer a much higher level of...
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