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8 Jul, 2024

Additional information resources to OSHA.

By |2024-07-08T11:55:10-06:00July 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Additional information resources to OSHA. The world of safety is a large one and there are many resources employers and safety professionals can access for safety information. The following is a list of excellent resources in various areas of safety control. OSHA’s Alliance Program.  Participants of this program have developed safety products on specific industries [...]

18 Jun, 2024

Mine visitor site specific training.

By |2024-06-18T08:19:34-06:00June 18th, 2024|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Safety practices, Uncategorized, Worker Safety|0 Comments

Mine visitor site-specific training. Mining-Site Specific Training. Keeping visitors safe on your surface metal/nonmetal mine site. Mine operators typically have nonminers on the mine site, like truck drivers, who haul/transport the mined products off-site for end users.  Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) has a rule concerning the safety training for such mine site visitors.  This [...]

1 May, 2024

Workplace Incident Reports, or Learning from Mistakes

By |2024-05-01T11:35:12-06:00May 1st, 2024|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Worker Safety|0 Comments

Workplace Incident Reports, or Learning from Mistakes. If you are a safety manager for a company you no doubt handle incident investigations as part of  your job. The general purpose behind post incident investigations and reports is to provide insight into the cause (root case, etc.) of an incident so that repeat incidents is reduced [...]

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.  [...]

11 Oct, 2023

Learn how to not burn.

By |2023-10-11T15:38:48-06:00October 11th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Hazard Identification, Miner Safety, Mining, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Worker Safety|0 Comments

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 [...]

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 [...]

6 Sep, 2023

Mine Safety Health Administration Safety Alerts.

By |2023-09-06T09:16:41-06:00September 6th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Safety practices, Safety programs, Worker Safety|0 Comments

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 pillar collapses, among many others. Go [...]

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