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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. This Instruction supersedes OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-019, National Emphasis Program on Amputations that was published in August of 2015. For more advice on safety, please call us at (615) 628-8746.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

Where do gravity related accidents fall in the eyes of OSHA? In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. In the OSHA cases, the Agency might suggest that gravity is a hazardous energy to be controlled. As part of your documented training, remind them… GRAVITY WINS.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

Where do gravity related accidents fall in the eyes of OSHA? In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. In the OSHA cases, the Agency might suggest that gravity is a hazardous energy to be controlled. As part of your documented training, remind them… GRAVITY WINS.

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Constellium Joins *ISNetworld®

Safety Services Company

It streamlines the prequalification process by providing a centralized platform for contractors to manage their safety and compliance documentation. What You Should Know About Constellium Constellium is a global leader in the sustainable production and recycling of aluminum products.

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Assessing Feasibility

FDR Safety

This blog complements past blogs and my most recent blog about the OSHRC overturning OSHA citations regarding LOTO on Matsu presses. The answers can be determined but only after documented due diligence using Task Based Risk Assessment (past blogs) and assessing feasibility of hazard controls.

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The Complexity Of OSHA’s PSM Standard

FDR Safety

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.” In a few cases, the documentation of procedures is so voluminous as to be of little value for the new worker doing the job alone.

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Stronger leadership on safety needed at colleges

FDR Safety

There have been several other campus deaths in the past two years caused by accidents that in other cases would have been under the jurisdiction of OSHA. In a nutshell, the picture is this: Students are not employees and are not under the jurisdiction of OSHA; hence injury and illness is not recorded.

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