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Assessing Feasibility

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The answers can be determined but only after documented due diligence using Task Based Risk Assessment (past blogs) and assessing feasibility of hazard controls. Most safety professionals are familiar with the Hazard Control Hierarchy shown right. The post Assessing Feasibility appeared first on FDRsafety.

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What to Do When LOTO is Not Feasible

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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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Good Safety Signage

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There are good safety signs, bad safety signs and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety sign” is shown to the right. The FDR TaBRA process includes determination of feasible risk reduction for the specific machine and task. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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How To Create Effective Safety Signage

FDR Safety

There is good safety signage, bad safety signage and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety signage” is shown to the right. The FDR TaBRA process includes determination of feasible risk reduction for the specific machine and task. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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Are Your Safety Policies Asking for Trouble?

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FDRsafety supports and promotes employers developing strong safety policies, training their employees and enforcing those policies. Enforcing machine lockout when lockout is not feasible. Mike Taubitz spent many years in top positions at General Motors, including stints as Global Safety Director and Global Regulatory Liaison.

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ANSI B11 and risk assessment: The best kept secret in safety

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national standards dealing with the safety requirements for general industry machines. Risk assessment is one of the most powerful safety tools we have. Risk assessment, or RA for short, will guide you in the application of feasible risk reduction controls. Are you ready to unlock the “best kept secret” in safety?

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EP04: Essential Lessons for a New Safety Professional

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_. When you’re just starting out in the safety field, it’s important to embrace the idea that you don’t know it all. shares some hard-earned lessons for new safety professionals. shares some hard-earned lessons for new safety professionals. Lessons for new safety professionals. Safety certifications are important.

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