ENR Construction
JANUARY 19, 2023
Fabio Pires, 31, an electrical engineer and union operating mechanic died last year after sustaining severe burns, but the Massachusetts firm disputes agency conclusions in proposing total of five serious and willful violations against it.
FDR Safety
APRIL 15, 2014
Does OSHA Understand its Own Machine and Equipment Guarding Directive? Does OSHA Understand its Own Machine and Equipment Guarding Directive? It would appear that OSHA believes that all machinery/equipment with moving parts requires guarding regardless of its location or position. OSHA’s position is just wrong.
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FDR Safety
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
If you want a change in attitude, you need to assure that your safety policies and procedures facilitate workers, management and union personnel dealing with real world issues to achieve both acceptable risk and compliance with OSHA.
Safety Services Company
OCTOBER 2, 2014
OSHA recently reported that more than 4,000 workers died from workplace accidents last year, and nearly three million others were injured, or became ill, due to work-related actions. NEAR-MISS – Incidents where no property was damaged and no personal injury sustained. These should be considered warning signs. Team training.
FDR Safety
AUGUST 28, 2012
We have a great team: management, union, engineering – and a management that wants to do the right thing. It’s great watching a process that creates better working relationships among management, workers and the union unfold with increasing buy-in. But something far more important is happening.
Work Gearz
APRIL 29, 2021
We recommend that employers use a noise dosimeter to evaluate the environmental noise that workers sustain during a work shift. OSHA Noise Level Recommendations at WorkPlace. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) considers noise levels that exceed 85 dB in the work environment harmful and potentially damaging to hearing.
Work Gearz
MAY 7, 2021
Professionals that sustain exposure to loud noise without protection may end up with either temporary or permanent hearing loss. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) considers any level of noise that exceeds 85 dB is dangerous and most likely damaging to a worker’s hearing.
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