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3 Jul, 2023

Learn how to not burn.

By |2023-07-03T10:42:18-06:00July 3rd, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, 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 identifying activities involving [...]

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 [...]

6 Jun, 2023

Learn how to not burn.

By |2023-06-06T10:46:27-06:00June 6th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Hazard Identification, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, 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 [...]

19 May, 2023

Training: Its not just for newbies.

By |2023-05-19T09:28:26-06:00May 19th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Ladder and stairway safety, Lock Out Tag Out, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Worker Safety|0 Comments

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 [...]

15 May, 2023

Signs Matter in the real world.

By |2023-05-15T10:03:05-06:00May 15th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Hazard Identification, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Utility Construction Safety, Worker Safety|0 Comments

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 [...]

12 May, 2023

Backing incidents. Prevention

By |2023-05-12T11:57:17-06:00May 12th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Hazard Identification, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Utility Construction Safety, Worker Safety|0 Comments

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 [...]

26 Apr, 2023

Safety training plays a big role in work place safety. Fall protection training is required in certain instances in the work place.

By |2023-04-26T14:32:12-06:00April 26th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety programs, Walking and climbing surfaces|0 Comments

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 [...]

4 Apr, 2023

You don’t have to follow OSHA: You can have stricter safety policies.

By |2023-04-04T13:33:25-06:00April 4th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employer OSHA Compliance, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Mining, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Worker Safety|0 Comments

2022  You don’t have to follow OSHA: You can have stricter safety policies. 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 [...]

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 [...]

20 Mar, 2023

How to develop an effective training program.

By |2023-03-20T14:50:05-06:00March 20th, 2023|Avoiding Work Place Injury, Employee Safety, Employer OSHA Compliance, Mine Safety Training, Miner Safety, Oil and Gas Safety, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Safety, Safety practices, Safety programs, Worker Safety|0 Comments

How to develop an effective training program. Training.  More than simply talking about a subject.  The presentation need to be accurate, credible, clear, and practical. Probably the most important element is understanding you are delivering your training to adults.  Many of whom have years of experience practicing their trade.  Did you know one of the [...]

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