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Feasibility For Machine Guarding Is A Big Deal For Employers and Employees

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Finding safeguards for a specific task is challenging because a physical guard may not be feasible. OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. A feasibility assessment usually takes less than an hour.

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Finding safeguards for a specific task is challenging because a physical guard may not be feasible. OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. A feasibility assessment usually takes less than an hour.

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

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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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The Drone Age

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Okay, call us the skunks at the 21st-century Drone Age party, but we think the last sentence should end in a question mark, as in “U-SAFE?” ” It’s bad enough that the FAA thinks it’s feasible to soon start allowing thousands of commercial drones to fly in the U.S. Apple pickers, get ready to duck.

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Everyday Employee Safety

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The quality and level of training may become an issue in contested legal cases where a defense of unpreventable employee misconduct is raised. To reduce MSD hazards, feasible engineering, work practice or administrative controls must be used. Please join us next Friday for more safety and compliance tips!

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry ambled out of his office to accept our 2012 State of the Year Award last spring and then spent nearly an hour explaining his economic development strategy to us, face-to-face. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Perry told us he has no intention of slowing down and giving the other states a chance to catch up to Texas.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Education teaches us why safe practices and procedures are important; education affects attitudes about safety, and attitudes affect behavior. May become an issue in legal cases where a defense of unpreventable employee misconduct is raised. Please join us next Friday for more safety and compliance tips! Education and Training.

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