What is stop work authority? Will this stop my production? Does this mean my project schedules are delayed hours? Days? Nope. In fact, stop work authority can save you, the employer, potentially 10’s or 100’s of hours of time and man hours spent handling the aftermath of a seriously injured employee. Think OSHA investigations and [...]
Drugs/Alcohol in the work place. Drugs in our society, be it licit or illicit, are not uncommon. Operating equipment of any kind or the work place is not suitable for drug use (including some prescription drugs). The reason being is that many drugs can effect or impair mental and physical function. On the job, one [...]
MSHA Equipment Hazard alerts: As you know various manufacturers from time to time issue product recalls or some other quality problem notice. I was intrigued to learn that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) does the same think. MSHA has two types of alerts; one a safety alert the other is an Equipment Hazard [...]
Learn how to not burn. This safety task is fairly simple. According to OSHA identify potential sources of flammable gases and then identify potential ignition sources. You identify potential sources of flammable gases by knowing what flammable gases which could potentially be on site. Do this by examining your job site and identifying activities involving [...]
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 [...]
Learn how to not burn. This safety task is fairly simple. According to OSHA identify potential sources of flammable gases and then identify potential ignition sources. You identify potential sources of flammable gases by knowing what flammable gases which could potentially be on site. Do this by examining your job site and identify activities involving [...]
Training, it’s not just for newbies. Training, and refresher training, is an excellent method of keeping in front of employees (this includes top management to new hires) abreast of not only OSHA safety regulations but your company’s safety policies and practices. Knowing how to safely carry out work tasks is simple, but very important. Remembering [...]
Signs Matter in the real world. It’s a hot summer day, with 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 [...]
2021 Backing incidents. Prevention. Backing incidents are just like front-facing strikes, only different. An operator is moving the equipment rearward and a person is walking, standing, or kneeling behind the equipment, unseen by the operator. Each year more than 70 people are fatally injured in backover incidents. Such incidents or near misses occur even when [...]
Safety training plays a big role in work place safety. Fall protection training is required in certain instances in the work place. Learn how to not fall. (It is simpler than you might think.) Most of us have climbed trees in our youth. Climbing trees is a youthful event. The desire to climb toward the [...]