FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The answers can be determined but only after documented due diligence using Task Based Risk Assessment (past blogs) and assessing feasibility of hazard controls. coupled with lower order controls (Awareness, Training and Procedures and PPE) is typically used to achieve acceptable risk.
FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
In past years I’ve written about the value of the ANSI B11 standards and risk assessment. Key to learning how risk assessment and feasible risk reduction work together is to undergo experiential learning. Key to learning how risk assessment and feasible risk reduction work together is to undergo experiential learning.
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FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
It chronicles the foundations and evolution that brought those engaged in the practice of engineering and safety to the current state of PTD in one company. Applying lessons learned from individual projects was problematic because no practical risk assessment methodologies were in use. Download The Article Here .
FDR Safety
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Safety professionals concerned with safety, efficiency and compliance should have the concepts of “acceptable risk” and “feasibility” in the forefront of their thinking. In every case, the “acceptable risk” and “feasibility” of lockout/tagout or machine guarding was the central issue. ANSI B11.0
FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Unfortunately, we find that much of this training has no foundation… Let me explain. For those of you who deal with PSM, you know this is a critical first step in determining if a traditional risk-based approach will suffice from a compliance perspective. Show me” is a simple and fast way to assess the foundation for worker training.
FDR Safety
DECEMBER 2, 2015
A new series of ANSI standards is now available to assist employers in assessing how to comply with OSHA standards, determine feasible safeguards or harmonize with ISO and U.S. was created in 2010 as a foundational standard for the safety of machinery. All machinery contains hazards, and some level of residual risk.
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?
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