FDR Safety

JANUARY 9, 2018

I’m finding clients who have excellent lockout/tagout programs but who have not taken the necessary step of identifying tasks where LOTO is not feasible. It matters not that your procedure meets the test for acceptable risk and that power is essential. Your only recourse is to prove LOTO is not feasible.

Feasibility 198

Feasibility Risk OSHA Commissioning 198

FDR Safety

JULY 25, 2018

What’s often missed and not understood is the in-between, where tasks are not minor servicing but LOTO is not feasible. In situations where LOTO is not feasible, an ALTERNATIVE METHOD is needed. Without a documented procedure, a serious injury is waiting to occur. Why wait for an OSHA inspection to occur before taking action?

Employment 120

Employment OSHA Feasibility Safety 120

FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

This blog is targeting small employers, especially those involved with sheet metal fabrication. OSHA sees great opportunity because your industry does realize finger injuries and amputations that are not realized in other companies where operators have automation and/or engineered safeguards to protect the point of operation.

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OSHA Feasibility Fabrication Risk 149

FDR Safety

JANUARY 6, 2016

OSHA continues to cite employers aggressively, and at the same time is suggesting and frequently mandating certain types of abatement. If OSHA’s suggestions are reasonable and feasible, obviously that’s the right way to go. Is there a hazard to employees and is there reasonably predictable exposure and/or risk?

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OSHA Agreement Risk Injury 120

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

FDRsafety supports and promotes employers developing strong safety policies, training their employees and enforcing those policies. Enforcing machine lockout when lockout is not feasible. Policy and training needs to also deal with the 5% where serious injury could occur because safeguarding and procedures did not address the variable.

Safety 136

Safety OSHA Injury Feasibility 136

Safety Services Company

MARCH 29, 2018

Musculoskeletal: Back belts, joint braces, and other devices designed to prevent overexertion-type injuries. PPE is the last line of defense, and should only be used when engineering controls and administrative controls aren’t feasible. Back injuries are one of the most common and debilitating injuries in the U.S.

Safety 48

Safety Industrial Injury Equipment 48

FDR Safety

APRIL 11, 2016

Congressman Steiger (one of the Co-Sponsors of the OSHAct) in fact stated: The conference bill takes the approach of this House to the general duty requirement that an employer maintain a safe and healthful working environment. Such hazards are the type that can readily be detected on the basis of the basic human senses.

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OSHA Injury Inspections Safety 120