Here are a few tips that will improve not only your compliance but also the overall efficiency of your emergency action plan. 1) ALWAYS have two muster/assembly areas (e.g., a primary and a secondary) on opposite ends of the facility 2) MARK/LABEL these areas accordingly so that it is noticeable to contractors, truck drivers, visitors who have been separated from their hosts, etc. 3) Try to pick an...

Yes, there is a safety program called the car-seal program. In most chemical processing plants, a car-seal program is a CRITICAL program in their PSM/RMP program; however, this program has uses in almost any type of facility with relief valves, cooling water systems, eyewash/safety showers, etc. This program is designed as an administrative control technique to maintain safety-critical valves in their...

In July 2004, the AWS Safety and Health Committee engaged an outside independent expert, Woodhall Stopford MD, MSPH, of the Duke University Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, to review the literature of published articles related to the neurotoxicology of manganese, particularly including manganese found in welding fume. … HomeRead More »

OSHA has announced that it has temporarily withdrawn from review by the Office of Management and Budget its proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on employer injury and illness logs. … HomeRead More »

Marking its 11th year, the annual Workplace Safety Index combines information from Liberty Mutual, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the National Academy of Social Insurance to identify the top causes of serious workplace injuries. … HomeRead More »

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2007 since 2011 since 2009 since 2/11 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 5 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; 23 (2010 = 110) (2009=88) Mining 36 (2010 = 480) (2009 = 586) Explosions 42 (2010 = 246) (2009 = 302) Cranes 6 (2010 = 50) (2009 = 82) Falls 23 (2010 = 139) (2009 = 172) (2008 = 250)...

INDUSTRIAL Worker Dies in Recycling Plant Accident (an industrial accident claims the life of a worker at a recycling plant – the victim was found dead just before 11:30 p.m. after firefighters extinguished a flaming front-end loader – the body was found several feet from the heavy machinery in an area that is piled high with crushed automobiles – Medical Examiner’s Office was...

INDUSTRIAL OIL RIG Oil rig worker critically injured in industrial accident in Gaines County (an oil rig worker, 34, remains in critical condition following an industrial accident – he was airlifted after a metal object struck him in the head as he was working – the driller said he saw a metal object called an elevator ear break, fall and strike the worker on the forehead – investigators...

STORY OF INTEREST Hard hat saved worker’s life, Ontario police department says (police are crediting the protective head gear worn by a construction worker with saving his life following an industrial accident on January 6) INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL Worker injured in electrical accident at Page Field Airport (one person has been transported to a Hospital following an electrical accident at an Airport...

INDUSTRIAL CRANE FATALITY Crane topples at JaxPort, killing worker (a portable industrial crane brought in to dismantle a shipping crane collapsed around noon, killing one worker – the man killed was the crane operator – pieces of the retired crane he was removing for scrap toppled and crashed onto the cab of the crane he was operating – he died at the scene) AMMONIA Ammonia leak causes...

Many THANKS to my RENEWING PARTNERS in SAFETY! 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical (2010 = 90) Forklift/Manlift (2010 = 110) Mining (2010 = 480) Explosions 6 (2009 = 302) 2 (2010 = 50) Falls 6 (2009 = 172) Work Zone (2010 = 50) Trenching (2010 = 54) LOTO/Guards 3 (2009 = 68) (2008 = 66) 5 (2010 = 112)

Many THANKS to my NEW {amp}amp; RENEWING Corporate Partners in Safety! since 2006 since 2009 since 2004 2011 Fatality Tracker 1 (2009 = 100) Mobile Equipment{amp}nbsp; (2010 = 110) Mining (2010 = 480) Explosions (2010 = 246) Cranes (2010 = 50) Falls (2010 = 139) (2008 = 250) 2 (2009 = 69){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 69) 4 (2009 = 48){amp}nbsp; (2008 = 90) 5 (2009 = 68) (2008 = 66) 5 (2009 = 73) (2008 =137) NOTICE:{amp}nbsp;...