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Lock Out Accidents with an Effective Lockout/Tagout Program
Every year, people are killed on the job by activated machinery. Many of those deaths could have been prevented by following lockout/tagout procedures to turn off machinery that is being serviced or repaired. OSHA’s rules and procedures for lockout/tagout are found at 29 CFR 1910.147. The standard identifies three employee roles: Authorized employees are those […]
TRI Reporting of Hydrogen Sulfide
Clear the Air for Respirator Training
May is Clean Air Month, which makes it a good time for respirator refresher training. If the air in any area of your workplace contains hazardous materials, you need to train employees to work safely in those areas by using respirators properly. Today’s Advisor presents a respirator training exercise for you to use with your […]
SPCC Tier Program: Why You Want to Qualify
Guard Against Amputations
Yesterday, we talked about preventing amputations. One of the best protections is machine guarding, the topic of today’s Advisor. The purpose of machine guarding is to protect the machine operator and other employees in the work area from hazards created by: Ingoing nip points Rotating parts Cutting and shearing Punching and bending Reciprocating and transversing […]
10 Things You Don’t Know About SPCC
How to Identify Amputation Hazards in Your Workplace
Workplace accidents resulting in amputations are often severe, sometimes disabling, and always preventable. A moment’s inattention—and a hand is caught in machinery. A single misstep; a foot slips in. Maybe the amputation is immediate, or perhaps the doctors determine later that a limb is too damaged to repair. Either way, it could have been prevented. […]
Overview of Universal Waste Regs
Before and After Workplace Violence: What OSHA Recommends
These strategies can help you manage workplace violence risks to prevent violent incidents as well as deal effectively with aftermath of an incident. One-sixth of violent crimes occur in the workplace, according to OSHA. There are over half a million incidents each year. What’s more, violence is the second leading cause of workplace deaths. Three […]