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Sometimes it’s difficult to get a problem cleared up around your workplace. Even when OSHA cites a condition, you may have difficulty tracking it down at all of your facilities or bringing all of your equipment up to standard. It’s important to try, though—if you don’t, you could be cited for either a “repeat” violation […]
Falls hurt—and worse, they can disable or kill. Fall injuries occur in every industry, but they can be prevented or reduced in severity by the worker who is alert.
OSHA investigations identify employers that took adverse action against employees for reporting injuries.
OSHA’s lockout/tagout standard [29 CFR 1910.147] requires employers and employees to take proper steps to prevent unexpected machine startup accidents.
HazCom training must now include information about the new GHS format safety data sheet (SDS) and GHS-compliant labels.
When an employee is out of work due to an injury or illness, it’s in everyone’s best interest to get that person back on the job safely and as soon as possible.. For employers, an effective return-to-work program can reduce workers’ compensation costs and improve employee morale and productivity. For employees, returning to work can […]
OSHA has been actively pursuing a regulation requiring employers to establish an injury and illness prevention plan (I2P2). But the agency’s latest regulatory agenda suggests a change in direction. Although I2P2 plans are the law in many states, federal OSHA has not yet required that employers establish formal written I2P2 plans to find and fix […]
For workers whose body clocks are constantly disrupted due to irregular work schedules, drowsiness on the job can be a major safety issue.
Yesterday, we reviewed safe stacking procedures. Today, we focus on another important safety dimension of safe material handling and storage—conveyors. Employees should be familiar with these basic safety rules for working with and around conveyors: Keep conveyors clean at all times. Know the capacity of the conveyor system to prevent overloading. Inspect conveyors on a […]
Your defensive driving program should stress how to avoid collisions and how to drive safely in the dark. Collisions are a major cause of injury and death in traffic accidents. The main types of collisions are: Head-on collisions Hit from behind Hitting the driver in front Side collisions Two-car collisions are among the most common […]