FDR Safety
APRIL 15, 2020
In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. However, the ability for any management to foresee the thousands of maintenance tasks where a skilled worker must deal with gravity is not practicable nor feasible. What can we do?
FDR Safety
APRIL 15, 2020
In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. However, the ability for any management to foresee the thousands of maintenance tasks where a skilled worker must deal with gravity is not practicable nor feasible. What can we do?
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FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Using accepted ANSI standards, we are able to make use risk assessment, feasible risk reduction using the hazard control hierarchy and acceptable risk to solve real-world problems. When deciding that risk mitigation is needed, the concept of feasibility comes into play to demonstrate due diligence in complying with the OSH Act.
FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Recent cases (both OSHA and personal injury) suggest that industry’s quest to mandate employee performance may ignore the real world where workers encounter variables, and strict interpretation of the policy would literally prevent the work from being done. Enforcing machine lockout when lockout is not feasible. Let’s explore #5.
FDR Safety
AUGUST 29, 2018
Other signs suggest that the property owner or organization believes the caution provides some degree of indemnification in the event of an injury. The sign issues a warning but ultimately parents and children are left to their own best guess as to what might actually cause an injury.
FDR Safety
AUGUST 29, 2018
Other signs suggest that the property owner or organization believes the caution provides some degree of indemnification in the event of an injury. The sign issues a warning but ultimately parents and children are left to their own best guess as to what might actually cause an injury.
FDR Safety
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
To sustain a general duty clause violation, OSHA must prove all of the following, according to rulings by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and the federal courts: The employer failed to keep the workplace free of a hazard to which its employees were exposed. There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard.
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