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 [...]
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 [...]
Knowledge equals safety. What does this simple statement mean? One word. Training. Employees trained to recognize hazards and unsafe conditions at work will know where risks to their safety and health exist. Knowing that a hazard exists means the employee can take appropriate steps to avoid/reduce/eliminate the risk to their safety. Training on how to [...]
You don’t have to follow OSHA: You can have stricter safety policies. You of course know that the OSHA safety rules are safety minimums. In other words, these safety rules are the bare bones of good safety practices. But did you know OSHA welcomes you, the employer, to adopt stricter safety rules? Yup. If you [...]
Actual Safety Training. It’s not optional. You no doubt have heard that safety training of employees is a good idea. And safety training is a good idea. But did you know there are certain topics that the Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA) requires? Its true. OSHA requires training if your employees operate forklifts, or work [...]
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 back-over incidents. Such incidents or near misses occurring even where backup alarms in functioning. [...]
Safety on ladders and stairways. New and improved method of avoiding falls from ladders, stairs and equipment: 3 Points of contact! Work place injuries are a plague on business: Loss of a valuable employee, down time or slower progress on the project, economic costs. You’ve heard it all before. You know this first hand as [...]
So, your insurance agent calls up and asks if he can stop by to chat. You say sure, always have coffee on, stop on by. The agent stops in and after some chit chat says the work comp insurance company is notified him they have some concerns with the account. You say, well, we’ve had [...]
Hydrogen sulfide safety. In the safety world hazard recognition plays a vital role in keeping your people safe from unsafe behaviors and/or conditions. Some hazards are easily recognized, for example an employee climbing up a 20 foot ladder with tools held in both hands. (This is a fall hazard by the way.) Common sense right? [...]