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Tag Archives: safety
Are you responsible for contractors?
If you have a contractor working at your site, and they are found to have safety violations, OSHA can hold you responsible as the company that hired the contractor. It does not matter whether or not the contractor’s work puts … Continue reading
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Tagged CHESS, contractor, contractor safety, general contractors, liability, OSHA, OSHA citations, safety
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Keep It Clear: Electrical Panels
Look for new requirements for keeping the area around electrical equipment (panels, shut offs, etc) clear. This is from a recent National Electrical Code update: Keep It Clear:Proposal for 2014 NEC would sharpen requirements for clear work space Jeffrey Sargent … Continue reading
Posted in News, Powered Equipment
Tagged CHESS, electrical code, electrical safety, live electrical, NES, NFPA, OSHA, safety
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OSHA cites Wisconsin company after fire
Fontarome Chemical, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company located in St Francis, WI (just outside of Milwaukee), received 17 citations from OSHA after an investigation following a fire at their facility last year. Most of the citations and accompanying proposed fines of … Continue reading
New OSHA website provides information on preventing backover incidents
I was surprised to read how many workers die from being backed over. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 70 workers died from backover incidents in 2011. A backover incident occurs when a backing vehicle strikes a worker … Continue reading
Lockout/Tagout
Lockout/tagout refers to securing tools and equipment when they are being repaired to reduce or eliminate the chance of accidental release of energy. What that means is that if you are working on equipment that could accidentally start up, or … Continue reading
Posted in Powered Equipment, Safety policies
Tagged CHESS, electrical safety, lock out/tag out, lockout, OSHA, safety, workplace fatality
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Ignore OSHA regulations: pay the price
I was reading a recent OSHA QuickTakes newsletter and the press releases about companies that received six figure OSHA citations. What struck me was the seemingly complete ignoring of regulations. Four contractors in New Jersey were cited for failing to … Continue reading
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Tagged CHESS, OSHA, OSHA citations, OSHA Fines, personal protecti, safety, worker fatality, workers comp
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Minnesota AWAIR Program
Minnesota has a requirement that certain industries must have “A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction”(AWAIR) program. This program serves as the basis for a good safety programs. The program spells out: General policy statement about safety: what are the company’s … Continue reading
“Take 3″ actions to prevent flu
The CDC advises three actions to prevent or reduce flu: Get a vaccine Take everyday actions Take flu antiviral drugs if prescribed. Everyday actions are simple steps: Cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze Wash hands frequently with soap … Continue reading
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Tagged CHESS, flu, flu vaccine, hand sanitizers, hand washing, Home safety, OSHA, safety
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OSHA Recordkeeping Concerns
Some employers I speak with have a hard time understanding the concerns relating to OSHA recordkeeping. All injuries, other than those only requiring first aid, must be recorded on the OSHA log, if you have more than ten employees at … Continue reading
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Tagged CHESS, falsify safety records, OSHA, OSHA 300, OSHA log, OSHA recordable, recordable injury, safety
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Personal injury rates are just a small part of the story
Some companies put a lot of emphasis on personal injury rates, as if few injuries is a critical measure of success of a safety program. There are a lot of arguments against that thinking – few or no personal injuries … Continue reading
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Tagged Chemical Safety Board, CHESS, CSB, Deepwater Horizon, injury rates, oil explosion, OSHA, OSHA 300, recordable injuries, safety, workers comp, workplace injuries
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