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A Wake-up Message for Employers or An Ounce of Prevention…

FDR Safety

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. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. load and improperly used a come-along attached to the load to align and install a precision shaft. load and improperly used a come-along attached to the load to align and install a precision shaft.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. load and improperly used a come-along attached to the load to align and install a precision shaft. load and improperly used a come-along attached to the load to align and install a precision shaft.

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Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit?

FDR Safety

This blog is targeting small employers, especially those involved with sheet metal fabrication. are all operations that often do not allow use of engineered safeguards like two hand controls, light screens, etc. Call us before you get hit with Serious or Willful citations. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

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Are Your Safety Policies Asking for Trouble?

FDR Safety

FDRsafety supports and promotes employers developing strong safety policies, training their employees and enforcing those policies. Enforcing machine lockout when lockout is not feasible. Using words like “Always…” in the policy. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. Let’s explore #5. appeared first on FDRsafety.

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5 Questions Regarding OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

Safety Services Company

OSHA is working on the creation of a new standard that would require employers nationwide to establish a thorough, written injury and illness prevention program (IIPP). Why does OSHA want employers to have an Injury and Illness Prevention Program? million suffer a serious work related injury or illness each year.

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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Rather it is a provision under the Occupational Safety and Health Act that says that an employer has a general duty to furnish to each of its employees a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard.

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