Work Gearz
MAY 16, 2022
With the risk of workplace accidents and the fair share of daily trouble and hardships, construction workers do have to put up with a lot on a day to day basis. Visual conspicuity is the primary reason for construction workers opting for bright yellow vests. Being a construction worker is not really a walk in the park.
Pro Builder
JUNE 15, 2023
To prevent accidents and mitigate injuries on the jobsite, the Occupational Safety Health Agency (OSHA) regulations and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards are evolving , and manufacturers of workplace safety gear are responding with new and improved designs for hard hats , work gloves, and more. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Safety Services Company
APRIL 30, 2014
Additional measures include: A dedicated spotter that is positioned to gauge clearance distance with visual aids like line of site landmarks and can give timely information to the operator through direct communication. OSHA Definition of A HNOC Clarified for the HCS. Range control warning device. 2014 Interpretations.
FDR Safety
MARCH 18, 2013
Last August I wrote about how the methodology was instrumental in OSHA vacating a lockout citation. But the method is helpful in many situations, including: Deciding if a task that is normal, routine and repetitive to an operation and eligible for the OSHA exception to lockout is OK from a risk perspective.
FDR Safety
MARCH 11, 2019
I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” If you do not have a written procedure (safe operation, machine specific lockout, shutdown, etc.) In most cases, there is nothing but transfer of knowledge via on-the-job learning.
Safety Services Company
APRIL 4, 2014
In April 2010, OSHA released a memorandum requiring all employers to offer OSHA training in a language that all employees understand. The new rules require OSHA compliance officers to monitor the effectiveness of on-site training for non-English speakers. In other words, do the workers really understand? Encourage participation.
FDR Safety
JULY 20, 2015
and typical of injuries borne out by the OSHA recordable cases where engineering safeguards do not apply. They were the slips, trips, fall, strains, struck by a hand tool, etc.
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