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Safety is a process, and as such, needs to be managed. This section offers resources to create a viable safety program, sell it to senior management, train supervisors and employees in using it, and then track and report your progress. Look also for ways to advance your own skills in these areas, both for your current job, and those that follow.
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The EPA is proposing to reissue its hotly debated Pesticide General Permit (PGP) under authority of the CWA Section 402—the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The existing 5-year PGP expires midnight, October 31, 2016. According to the Agency, the proposed reissued PGP has the same conditions and requirements as the existing PGP. The proposal […]
Two recent OSHA fact sheets may be of interest to employers in the agriculture and maritime industries.
Recently, one of our subscribers asked the following question:
Recently, one of our subscribers asked the following question: I am looking for guidance on developing a lockout program where I can protect my employees from disassembled equipment while transferring the locks without having a physical hand off. Our second shift must leave equipment disassembled and locked out at midnight when they go home. We […]
Recently, one of our subscribers asked the following question: We have numerous tanks on site (mostly <2,500 gallons) that are used in food manufacturing. They are round with a manhole access. We also receive deliveries of milk in tanker trucks. Employees are required to visually inspect the tanks and tankers for cleanliness after the cleaning […]
Recently, one of our subscribers asked the following questions: Is a confined space on a permanently moored casino vessel adjacent to a land-based hotel covered under OSHA’s more restrictive general industry rule or under the maritime rules? Since the general industry standards are more restrictive than the maritime standards, if the vessel does fall under […]
A business that rents heavy equipment says it’s making progress toward zero injuries. Find out about their newest initiative to enhance and spread safety awareness.
It’s tempting to think that all of your safety and health concerns are limited to the shop floor. But it’s just not true. Keep reading for important information about an office hazard that could have tragic consequences.
Putting on a clean, fresh uniform helps your employees feel good about starting their shift. But there may be risks involved in laundering that uniform at home. Find out more here.
When you put an effective safety program in place–one that eliminates as many hazards as possible, substitutes safer alternatives when available, and uses engineering controls to minimize other hazards–your workers can start to think of the workplace as “safe.” And when people feel safe, what happens? They might let their guard down.