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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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Everyday Employee Safety

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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. To reduce MSD hazards, feasible engineering, work practice or administrative controls must be used.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Having an effective workplace safety and health program will ensure you’re OSHA compliant and show your commitment to safety. Fulfills OSHA requirements. You know and understand OSHA regulations pertinent to the job you are doing. May become an issue in legal cases where a defense of unpreventable employee misconduct is raised.

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Top Fines & OSHA Regulations

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Fines & OSHA Regulations. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of Fines vs. OSHA Regulations. This week, we're going to cover 5 of the top 10 OSHA fines, and how you can avoid them. #10: OSHA regulations require that you receive training in the safe methods of doing your job.

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Safety Programs

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Consult and comply with OSHA standards. Fulfills OSHA requirements. You know and understand OSHA regulations pertinent to the job you are doing. The benefits of documentation: Experienced workers know that putting things in writing has benefits far more valuable than just avoiding an OSHA citation.

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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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State by State Incentives Guide

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Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program: Provides up to $95,000 for hardware projects and $50,000 for modeling projects to small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. 50,000 (max.) for projects creating at least 100 jobs.

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