FDR Safety
MAY 13, 2024
Finding safeguards for a specific task is challenging because a physical guard may not be feasible. OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. All machinery contains hazards, and some level of residual risk.
FDR Safety
MAY 13, 2024
Finding safeguards for a specific task is challenging because a physical guard may not be feasible. OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. All machinery contains hazards, and some level of residual risk.
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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.
FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Many forces and efforts have led those of us who are engaged in the practice of safety to where we are in PTD today, but with this article, the author presents a glimpse of the fundamental occurrences in one industry that have led to the progressive use of PTD in other industries. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.
FDR Safety
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
At the recent ASSE Professional Development Conference, there was considerable focus on risk assessment, voluntary standards and prevention through design. The primary reason to become familiar with ANSI B11 is that it guides risk assessment. Risk assessment is one of the most powerful safety tools we have.
FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
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. When deciding that risk mitigation is needed, the concept of feasibility comes into play to demonstrate due diligence in complying with the OSH Act.
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