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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

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Confined spaces pose serious risks such as entrapment, exposure to noxious fumes, physical injury, and suffocation due to lack of airflow. Because of these very real scenarios, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set very strict guidelines for employers and employees regarding working in a confined space.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

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Confined spaces pose serious risks such as entrapment, exposure to noxious fumes, physical injury, and suffocation due to lack of airflow. Because of these very real scenarios, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set very strict guidelines for employers and employees regarding working in a confined space.

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

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Regarding ladder safety , it’s important to review selecting the right ladder, proper set up, precautions and emergency guidelines. Most fall and ladder accidents are preventable when following OSHA guidelines. At these heights, more than 4,500 injuries and 60 deaths stem from scaffold-related incidents happen each year.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Is there a plan in place on how to avoid injury, and are there first aid procedures in case of injury. Accident and incident investigation plan. Are only authorized, competent employees permitted to perform repairs? Every year thousands of workers are hurt or killed because of accidents. A lockout/tagout program.

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Corporate Wellness & Safety

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The best Corporate Wellness Program we can recommend is an Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Preventing work related injuries and illnesses must be given precedence over operating productivity, whenever necessary. Implementing Injury & Illness Prevention Programs (IIPPs).

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Corporate Wellness

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The best Corporate Wellness Program we can recommend is an Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Preventing work related injuries and illnesses must be given precedence over operating productivity, whenever necessary. Implementing Injury & Illness Prevention Programs (IIPPs).

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Selling Safety So the Employees Buy

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Employees should be thoroughly trained how to safely do their job before they are permitted to begin unsupervised work. They can say to themselves, “This guy is injury-free, knowledgeable, and successful at his job. There is a debate about whether employees should be rewarded for following safety guidelines. That’s a fair point.

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