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July 8, 2012
I resolve… to accept responsibility for my safety and to help others around me do the same. Take time to examine your attitude about safety. Do you recognize that we must take responsibility for our own safety or are you one of those who think that “stuff just happens?” “You have a lot of control over what happens to you”
I resolve… to take time for safety every day. Have you ever...
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July 8, 2012
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light . Also...
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July 2, 2012
Notice the clever way operators bypassed this interlock. Just remove the key, replace the screws and insert the key into the home base. Unless someone is looking close, this interlock looks like it is in place and functioning. I moved the key away from the screws for the photo, but until I moved it, everything looked proper.
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June 30, 2012
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING
“Partners in Safety” for their support!
since 2009
since 2012
since 2012
2012 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
37
(2011 = 81)
(2010 = 90)
(2009 = 100)
Forklift/Manlift
Mobile Equipment
33
(2011 = 84)
(2010 = 110)
(2009 = 88)
Mining
37
(2011 = 248)
(2010...
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June 30, 2012
Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at OSHA, Region V for sharing this data with us!
In fiscal year 2012, Region V leads OSHA Regions in conducting Local Emphasis Program (LEP) involving PSM and ammonia seems to be a common theme with several anhydrous ammonia releases that have been investigated. I wanted to focus on what OSHA is citing in the PSM regulations...
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June 29, 2012
Statement of Jordan Barab, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health – U.S. Department of Labor. Before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee on Education and the Workforce – U.S. House of Representatives; June 28, 2012
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June 28, 2012
This has been translated from Portuguese so be kind! Many thanks to Nicolau Bello (longtime contributor!).
Acidente mata duas pessoas em obras do Metrô de São Paulo
Photo: AE / Luiz Guarnieri) / Accident happened in the bed of the future station on Line 5-Lilac Moema (Photo: Ramon Fabregat Bruna / VC in G1)
Two people died in an accident in the work of a future subway station...
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June 27, 2012
Here are some facts from OSHA documents (Preamble, CPL, LOIs, etc.) that I have compiled in the hopes that they may help define what OSHA means by
(1) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and
(2) Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit; and
(3) Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.
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June 27, 2012
This is something I put together for a client a few years back.
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June 27, 2012
HHS proposes a revision to the current requirement for open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus (OC-SCBA) remaining service-life indicators (indicators), which are devices built into a respirator to alert the user that the breathing air provided by the respirator is close to depletion. HHS intends to revise the current standard to allow greater latitude in the setting of the indicator alarm...
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