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Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit?

FDR Safety

OSHA sees great opportunity because your industry does realize finger injuries and amputations that are not realized in other companies where operators have automation and/or engineered safeguards to protect the point of operation. Many, if not most safety courses, are designed for administrative issues of compliance. We can help.

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

FDR Safety

At the recent ASSE Professional Development Conference, there was considerable focus on risk assessment, voluntary standards and prevention through design. Risk assessment, or RA for short, will guide you in the application of feasible risk reduction controls. Accident Prevention'

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Prevention through design – a tip to make things easier

FDR Safety

The March issue of ASSE’s Professional Safety magazine was devoted to the subject of Prevention through Design (PtD), with three excellent articles that covered: Integrating PtD into undergraduate curricula. Design methods for implementing PtD, including things like policy, standards, processes and procedures, management of change, etc.

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Everyday Employee Safety

Safety Services Company

Incident and accident investigations: Know how to investigate near-miss incidents and accidents. Fulfills OSHA requirements. You'll know and understand the OSHA regulations that apply to your job. Putting training information in writing has benefits more valuable than just avoiding an OSHA citation.

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Evaluating OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard

Safety Services Company

OSHA’s respiratory protection standard was ranked as the fourth most cited violation in 2012 with 2,371 violations issued. Respiratory Protection, or CFR 1910.134, was created by OSHA in 1982 in an effort to protect workers from respiratory hazards. The standard consists of the following 13 subsections: A.

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Safety Programs

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Know your leaders: A company must designate leaders with formal safety program responsibilities, such as a safety committee or a safety coordinator. Reports of the incident will be in writing and identify the causes of the accident or near miss occurrence. Every companies goal should be zero accidents and injuries.

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PPE for Industrial Safety

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Modern PPE is designed to protect you against a variety of workplace hazards. Musculoskeletal: Back belts, joint braces, and other devices designed to prevent overexertion-type injuries. PPE is the last line of defense, and should only be used when engineering controls and administrative controls aren’t feasible. What is PPE?

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