FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

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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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 6, 2021

_. 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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FDR Safety

APRIL 15, 2020

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. The only practicable and feasible means of addressing this issue is to deal with it as part of your training for the control of hazardous energy. What can we do?

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FDR Safety

APRIL 15, 2020

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. The only practicable and feasible means of addressing this issue is to deal with it as part of your training for the control of hazardous energy. What can we do?

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

FDRsafety continues to encounter situations where worker training is incomplete or lacking, especially in safety. I recently attended the 2 nd Annual Process Safety Summit in Washington DC on Oct 15-16, 2019. I do not like standard safety signs and warnings because they typically mean little to the worker.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This blog utilizes research and data from a range of professional safety journals (i.e., Professional Safety) and research reports, and blends it with economic realities and common company leadership expectations. It is written as a series for those who are new to safety or have an expanded role within safety.

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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. Call me… A few minutes of discussion could possibly improve your safety program and LOTO procedures. Former No.

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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 The foreword to ANSI B11.0

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This article also discusses means and methods for workers to safely perform service and maintenance tasks when energy is required.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 3, 2022

The goal of every construction project management is to complete the project, and the balancing of resources, finances, time, and feasibility plays a crucial role in its completion. . This process will repeat until the construction project management team finds the project to be feasible to complete. .

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

After recently concluding a class with a couple of safety pros and larger group of operations executives from a manufacturing company, it occurred to me that what was missing in my blogs was a description of “how” to go about the process. Presentation on risk assessment and feasible risk reduction. Return to meeting room and debrief.

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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. 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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Safety Services Company

MARCH 16, 2018

How to Promote Employee Safety in the Workplace. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover employee safety. On the job safety is a program of proactive participation between employers, supervisors, and employees; safety is everyone’s business. Everyone needs to be involved in company safety.

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Safety Services Company

MAY 10, 2018

Safety Programs. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going continue to cover the ins and outs of Safety Programs. This week, we're going cover the ins and outs of what should be included in your workplace safety program. Establishing Safety Programs. Attending all required safety programs and health meetings.

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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. The ANSI B11 series of standards is for general industry machine safety. was created in 2010 as a foundational standard for the safety of machinery.

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FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

Many, if not most safety courses, are designed for administrative issues of compliance. We use risk assessment and feasible risk reduction methodology that is part of the ANSI B11 family of general industry machine safety standards. The good news is that FDRsafety can help. Even better is that our process is simple.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Workplace Safety. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover workplace safety. Freedom from danger is a wonderful concept, but to make that goal a reality requires considerable planning, training, commitment, management skills, and above all THINKING about workplace safety. Thinking About Workplace Safety.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Myth: Lockout must be done, even if it is not feasible. OSHA: Based upon an analysis of the rulemaking record, OSHA believes that the safe performance of activities such as repair, maintenance and servicing, requires the deenergization of machines or equipment whenever feasible. 2 at OSHA, former VP of Safety and Health at AK Steel.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 29, 2018

PPE for Industrial Safety . Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of PPE for industrial safety. Let’s review the most common categories and types of PPE available: Eye and face protection: Industrial safety glasses, goggles, face shields, welding helmets. Industrial Safety for Back Health.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 23, 2023

The construction arm of the Seddon Group, which only returned to profit of £2m last year after a prior year loss, was also hit by market inflation, project delays and fire safety remediation costs. Failure of several key subcontractors on major projects saw Seddon Construction suffer a £15m loss last year.

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FDR Safety

JUNE 23, 2014

An article on an Australian safety website described the tragic death of a worker whose coat was caught in a lathe and asked the question that is the title of this article: Can metal lathes be made safe? that prevents the machine from starting while open will remove or significantly reduce most lathe safety risks…. Back to lathes.

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Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll explore how you can use ChatGPT in your construction company to improve communication, scheduling, document management, safety, and more. ChatGPT can also make collaborating with off-site teams and SMEs easy by brainstorming ideas and resolutions while evaluating their feasibility for the project. Book a demo or try it free.

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Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll explore how you can use ChatGPT in your construction company to improve communication, scheduling, document management, safety, and more. ChatGPT can also make collaborating with off-site teams and SMEs easy by brainstorming ideas and resolutions while evaluating their feasibility for the project. Book a demo or try it free.

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Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

At the start of any project, a business case must be created and evaluated to ascertain the feasibility of the project. Stakeholders then perform feasibility testing accordingly. Are feasibility study reports, sketch drawings, and working drawings completed, coordinated, checked, and signed off at appropriate times? Initiation.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

While 100% electrification may not be feasible, a significant climate impact can be achieved with hybrid electrification that balances capital expenditure (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx) while providing flexibility for the future.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 1, 2013

The March issue of ASSE’s Professional Safety magazine was devoted to the subject of Prevention through Design (PtD), with three excellent articles that covered: Integrating PtD into undergraduate curricula. Our bosses told us not to look to safety because they had no more information than they did. The answer – precious little.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. The General Duty clause is a catchall in the Occupational Safety and Health Act and it is frequently misunderstood, even by OSHA inspectors themselves.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Most safety pros will react with, “You have to be kidding me.” We suggest that you: • Assemble a team of safety professionals, supervision and employee(s). • Do a walk-through and assess your current state of compliance. We are not. Despite the very low risk, OSHA is indeed citing for the things noted above.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

A decision by the Occupational Safety Health and Review Commission offers importance guidance to all industries, particularly stamping, about when OSHA’s lockout/tagout regulations should be applied and when not. When a light curtain is penetrated, no energy is transmitted to the clutch. This decision is important for all industry.

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BD+C

JUNE 29, 2016

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun evaluating the potential for a new process noise in construction standard. OSHA is planning to issue a request for information in November to gauge the effectiveness and feasibility of adopting more noise-hazard requirements.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Another would include modifying and adopting ordinary plant safety tours to suit this purpose. Jim Stanley is one of the nation’s most respected occupational safety consultants. 2 at OSHA, former VP of Safety and Health at AK Steel. ” Myth: We must always shut down primary power for Lockout. Former No.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

If you can feasibly get rid of the item or process causing the contaminant, substitute it with a non- (or less-) toxic alternative, or use it in a manner which prevents it from coming into contact with workers, do it. Generally speaking, PPE should be a supplement to safety controls, and not the only line of defense.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It is a safety threat that can result in fatalities. Thankfully, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA has laid out guidelines to ensure the safety of employees exposed to extreme conditions. The same can be said for cold stress safety. Inspect Engineering Safety Precautions. How Cold is Cold?

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 24, 2019

It is a safety threat that can result in fatalities. Thankfully, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA has laid out guidelines to ensure the safety of employees exposed to extreme conditions. The same can be said for cold stress safety. Inspect Engineering Safety Precautions. HOW COLD IS COLD?

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Construction Junkie

JULY 20, 2020

Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard Standard affected: 29 CFR 1926 Status: Proposed Rule Stage Expected Timeframe: July 2020 Description (from agenda): Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing corrections and amendments to the final standard for cranes and derricks published in August 2010.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 6, 2016

If OSHA’s suggestions are reasonable and feasible, obviously that’s the right way to go. Before you sign an informal or formal OSHA settlement agreement, I encourage you to contact a third-party, objective occupational safety and health consultant for a “second opinion.”.

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Lets Build

JULY 8, 2022

More stringent safety and work procedures have been introduced by many businesses, with legislation likely to follow. Some companies have introduced limits on the number of staff in defined areas, while the increasing adoption of RPE (rate of perceived exertion) also helps to mitigate risks. Impact on construction budgets.

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