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OSHA Safety

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OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene. Walkthrough.

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Safety School: Emergency Response Plans for Permit Required Confined Spaces

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Here are four basic questions to check that your emergency response plan for permit required confined spaces is complete. These four questions are just some of the emergency response variables that employers need to address before sending a worker down into a permit space, and the included documents help you ask them all.

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Where Maryland’s State Plan is Stricter Than OSHA

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Federal OSHA regulations are simply the minimum standard. Maryland OSHA (MOSH) is one of the “state plan” states that administer their own “mini-OSHA.” MOSH has beefed up their regulations on everything from: Excavation designs. OSHA doesn’t have regulations for every job, and tree care and removal are examples.

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Spotting Safety: Earthmoving Equipment Training

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OSHA forklift regulations explain the training required in 1910.178(l). The employer shall permit only those employees qualified by training or experience to operate equipment or machinery. A correctly trained operator should know this. Self Supporting Ladders. Forklift Counterweighting. Power Tool Trigger Guards.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Make sure you know the regulations that apply to your work environment and how to comply with them. Are only authorized, competent employees permitted to perform repairs? Having an effective workplace safety and health program will ensure you’re OSHA compliant and show your commitment to safety. Fulfills OSHA requirements.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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Inspect electrical power panel. Inspect control panel for loose connections. Inspect Bollard/Barricade coatings, decals and paint. All fall protection equipment is required by OSHA to be checked prior to each use. OSHA 1910.66, CALOSHA, AISC, AWS and local code requirements. Visually inspect for corrosion.

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Can Construction Workers Wear Tank Tops?

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Does OSHA approve of tank tops at construction sites? . Even though OSHA does not directly ban tank tops at construction sites, they do ask the businesses to ensure that workers wear clothes that prevent workplace hazards under the PPE standard, 1910.132. What should construction workers wear and, Why? .