Attached is a Quality and Safety Alert for ALL DeWalt Large Grinders that have been manufactured prior to week 32, of this year.  These grinders have been manufactured since sometime earlier than 1995.  This is a real one and a good catch as this does NOT appear on the DeWalt website under their recalls section. One of their product subject matter experts is slated to contact us to discuss...

As you know, EPA regulates certain hazardous chemical facilities under 40 CFR Part 68 – known as the EPA Chemical Accident Prevention or Risk Management Plan (RMP) program.  EPA is aware that state and local communities are major stakeholders in the RMP program, and as such the Agency would like to alert you to a step we are taking to improve the efficiency of this program. Under the Risk...

Without a doubt, my mentor and motivator!  Not many shows in my lifetime that I would make sure I am in front of a TV when it came on, but Living Color was a firehouse favorite because of Fire Marshal Bill.

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 This is always a good discussion during our audits and training, and one where my team and I feel OSHA is technically wrong in their standard.  Let me explain… … HomeRead More »

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Haynes since 2005, Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 75 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment  79 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 236 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 201 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 48 (2010=50) (2009...

It’s here!!!!!!  OSHA announced today they are officially EXPANDING the PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program (NEP) to cover the ENTIRE NATION and State Plans.  This Instruction applies OSHA-wide. Both programmed and unprogrammed inspections will take place in all OSHA Regions and will begin immediately in all Regions.  Some Key Points to share with your management...

 

MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Haynes since 2005, Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 75 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment  76 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 235 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 200 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 47 (2010=50) (2009...

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