BD+C
AUGUST 2, 2017
Although OSHA doesn’t have an ergonomics standard, the construction world has long focused on the principles of ergonomics for safety and worker comfort in the form of tool design, braces, harnesses and lifting processes.
Carol Hagen
APRIL 22, 2015
OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standard goes into effect June 1, 2015 and will require pictograms on labels as a safety measure. These visual cues should heighten our awareness so why not place them on your plans to remind employees as they enter work areas what is present? Why visuals are so important to safety.
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FDR Safety
OCTOBER 1, 2020
How can you reduce or eliminate your exposure, improve your comfort and comply with the OSHA regulations? The result – use a welding helmet that combines a ventilation system and meets all the personal protective equipment and other OSHA respiratory protection requirements. It has an air flow of 7.6
FDR Safety
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” The post The Complexity Of OSHA’s PSM Standard appeared first on FDRsafety. In most cases, there is nothing but transfer of knowledge via on-the-job learning.
Work Gearz
JANUARY 15, 2022
As per OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), all electrical gloves must be checked on a regular basis and prior to use. Electrical protection equipment is defined by OSHA in 29 CFR 1910.137. However, several exceptions are indicated in OSHA 1910.137. Gloves should be examined again at a reputable laboratory.
FDR Safety
MARCH 18, 2013
Last August I wrote about how the methodology was instrumental in OSHA vacating a lockout citation. But the method is helpful in many situations, including: Deciding if a task that is normal, routine and repetitive to an operation and eligible for the OSHA exception to lockout is OK from a risk perspective.
FDR Safety
MARCH 11, 2019
I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” If you do not have a written procedure (safe operation, machine specific lockout, shutdown, etc.) In most cases, there is nothing but transfer of knowledge via on-the-job learning.
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