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ANSI B11 and risk assessment: The best kept secret in safety

FDR Safety

Risk assessment, or RA for short, will guide you in the application of feasible risk reduction controls. Importantly, RA (especially Task Based Risk Assessment) is a powerful offensive and defensive tool to ward off potential OSHA citations. Remember that the goal of risk assessment is to achieve feasible risk reduction.

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5 Success Factors for Construction Firms

Construction Marketing

Unanticipated events- accidents, severe weather, shipping delays. Although we want to document everything, it’s not feasible. Benefit: Documentation builds your defense, but avoiding all together avoids costly legal fees. Some factors of a complex environment: Multiple subcontractors and locations. Generate accurate estimates.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Accident and incident investigation plan. May become an issue in legal cases where a defense of unpreventable employee misconduct is raised. Every year thousands of workers are hurt or killed because of accidents. For the most part these accidents were caused by unsafe acts, whether intentional or done without thinking.

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Everyday Employee Safety

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Incident and accident investigations: Know how to investigate near-miss incidents and accidents. The quality and level of training may become an issue in contested legal cases where a defense of unpreventable employee misconduct is raised. Hazard identification and control: Know how to identify and control hazards.

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Safety Programs

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Accident/Incident Investigation: Accidents/Incidents need to be investigated by trained individuals to understand why the accident or incident occurred, and what actions can be taken to prevent a recurrence. Reports of the incident will be in writing and identify the causes of the accident or near miss occurrence.

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Are Zipper Boots Durable?

Work Gearz

The footwear, designed for military and defense professionals, allows them to be ready for action in the quickest time possible. If a person is in a scenario where he needs to remove his boots to avoid an accident, he may do so with ease. If feasible, allow at least 10 hours between wearing the boots. .

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PPE for Industrial Safety

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PPE is the last line of defense, and should only be used when engineering controls and administrative controls aren’t feasible. In theory, engineering controls are the most effective defense against hazards and administrative controls are the next choice. This is the last defense between a hazard and an employee injury.

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