13 Mar, 2024

Noise: Shouting and smart phones.

By |2024-03-13T09:06:42-06:00March 13th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Shouting and smart phones.   You likely know that the Occupational Safety Healthy Act (OSH Act) has a noise level limit.  But how do you know whether noise you are being exposed to exceeds the OSH Act limits? ( 85 decibels).  After all, not many of us, even us safety guys, carry around noise dosimeters. Here [...]

4 Mar, 2024

Assign Task, Complete Task, Inspect Completed Task.

By |2024-03-04T11:00:08-07:00March 4th, 2024|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Hazard Identification, Miner Safety, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Uncategorized, Utility Construction Safety, Worker Safety|0 Comments

Assign Task, Complete Task, Inspect Completed Task. Any time a task is required, say a repair or part replacement, that task was initiated for a reason. If a piece of equipment requires repair, that task is assigned to the appropriate person. The next step is task completion. The final step is to take a few [...]

10 Jan, 2024

Training.

By |2024-01-10T13:01:04-07:00January 10th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

You no doubt have training programs for your employees.  You have likely heard from others that training is important.  Many times, businesses provide training on the topics set forth in their safety manual.  This is great.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) both require training.  For OSHA [...]

1 Nov, 2023

Operators manuals-Read, be safe, avoid injuries

By |2023-11-01T09:53:55-06:00November 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Operators’ manuals-Read, be safe, avoid injuries. Operator’s manuals.  Almost every piece of equipment today comes with operator’s manuals.  Just how important is an operator’s manual in the safety world?    Well, consider this:  Some Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA) safety regulations require that equipment be operated according to specifications set forth in the manufacturer’s operators manual.  [...]

22 Sep, 2023

Signs Matter in the real world.

By |2023-09-22T10:12:04-06:00September 22nd, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Hazard Identification, Miner Safety, Mining, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Some young people go swimming in a closed mine.  They have to sneak through a fence and then pass several dozen hazard warning signs to get to the accumulated water in the mine site. Signs Matter in the real world.  It’s a hot summer day, very little breeze and any means of cooling off is [...]

16 Jun, 2023

Safety Expert Witness

By |2023-06-16T10:30:54-06:00June 16th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Safety expert witness. As you know experts’ witnesses provide subject matter expertise for lawyers, judges and juries.  The goal of using an expert witness is to shed light on topics not commonly known to the general person/public. The subject matter of safety is no different.  While it is not unreasonable for the layperson to simply [...]

29 Mar, 2023

Signs Matter in the real world.

By |2023-03-29T15:06:20-06:00March 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Signs Matter in the real world. It’s a hot summer day, very little breeze and any means of cooling off is welcome.   A young man (over 18 years old)  and some of his friends decide they have a great idea to cool down.  There is a closed mine about ½ mile away and they know [...]

19 Oct, 2022

Mine Safety Health Act Safety Alerts

By |2022-10-19T08:26:33-06:00October 19th, 2022|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Safety practices, Safety programs, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Mine Safety Health Act Safety Alerts. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) provides support for mine safety in ways other than mere inspections and citations.  MSHA also provides a great resource for making known safety hazards which exist at many mines.  Topics of these Safety Alerts include vehicle rollovers, roof and rib safety guidance, and [...]

12 Oct, 2022

Safety Rules are Written in Blood

By |2022-10-12T09:40:11-06:00October 12th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Safety Rules are written in blood. The Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) and Mine Safety Health Act (MSHA) are federal safety rules enacted to make the workplace safer for employees.   After decades of workplace injuries and fatalities, studies and workplace practices were reviewed to identify what was unsafe.  The result is OSH Act and [...]

21 Sep, 2022

Mine safety. Confined spaces

By |2022-09-21T10:09:19-06:00September 21st, 2022|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Hazard Identification, Lock Out Tag Out, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Safety practices, Safety programs, Uncategorized, Worker Safety|0 Comments

Mine safety.  Confined spaces.  Most workplaces in the US have confined space hazards.  Mining is no exception but with different twist. Many confined spaces in mining involved material processing equipment. Crushers, conveyors, and material storage bins.  Material  engulfment is a hazard that can be present where mined materials are handled.  For example, sand and gravel [...]

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