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

FDR Safety

Finding safeguards for a specific task is challenging because a physical guard may not be feasible. This article is intended to introduce you to a long-accepted concept recognized in OSHA and ANSI standards but is not well known or understood. A feasibility assessment usually takes less than an hour.

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FDR Safety

Finding safeguards for a specific task is challenging because a physical guard may not be feasible. This article is intended to introduce you to a long-accepted concept recognized in OSHA and ANSI standards but is not well known or understood. A feasibility assessment usually takes less than an hour.

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What to Do When LOTO is Not Feasible

FDR Safety

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. During my career in engineering and safety, I have observed thousands of machine setups and other tasks where LOTO is simply not possible.

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

FDR Safety

In too many situations, an employee was injured and OSHA stepped in with significant fines for violations of 29 CFR 1910.147. I’m proud of our record in helping clients litigate citations/violations and/or fulfill obligations under informal or formal OSHA settlement agreements. 2 at OSHA, former VP of Safety and Health at AK Steel.

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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. 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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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. any one employer could have in their facility. The 7500 lb.

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OSHA settlement sometimes needs a second opinion

FDR Safety

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. Does the suggested or mandated OSHA abatement reduce risk of injury to your employees?

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