Design Feasibility OSHA Regulation 
FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
THIS ARTICLE IS FOCUSED ON prevention through design (PTD) and why use of the term “zero energy” lockout/tagout (LOTO) for all service and maintenance tasks creates a range of adverse impacts. Examples of such impacts are: •impeding efficient and effective equipment designs when tasks (e.g., national consensus standards (e.g.,
FDR Safety
DECEMBER 10, 2014
Many of you may be wondering why, all of a sudden, OSHA is spending an inordinate amount of time inspecting the machines and equipment in plant maintenance areas. However, if you recently experienced OSHA’s increased focus in this area, you may wish you had read this sooner. Enforcement OSHA' We are not.
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Safety Services Company
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules. December 27, 2013. May 2, 2013. April 29, 2013.
FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
A decision by the Occupational Safety Health and Review Commission offers importance guidance to all industries, particularly stamping, about when OSHA’s lockout/tagout regulations should be applied and when not. When a light curtain is penetrated, no energy is transmitted to the clutch. This decision is important for all industry.
Work Gearz
JANUARY 11, 2022
Bump caps are not even approved by OSHA and therefore, there are no set rules whether you can wear your bump caps backwards or not. It entirely depends on your comfort and the demand of the job you are in to, whether it is feasible to wear the bump caps backwards. See also: Can You Wear a Hard Hat Backwards? And it’s a wrap!
Safety Services Company
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Thankfully, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA has laid out guidelines to ensure the safety of employees exposed to extreme conditions. This protective shut down is designed in order to conserve body heat and protect the brain. When feasible, wear hats or gloves can also protect you from cold stress.
Safety Services Company
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Thankfully, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA has laid out guidelines to ensure the safety of employees exposed to extreme conditions. This protective shut down is designed in order to conserve body heat and protect the brain. When feasible, wear hats or gloves can also protect you from cold stress.
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