by Bill Taylor, CSP | Jun 6, 2019 | Compliance Audits, Construction Safety, Mock OSHA Inspections, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Safety, Safety Training, Safety Training |
Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 psi and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment. 1910.242(b). While it is one of the shortest of the OSHA...
by Bill Taylor, CSP | May 15, 2019 | Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Process Safety Management, Safety Training |
Manual paper cutters, also known as paper trimmers or guillotine cutters, in addition to being a useful office tool, seem to last forever. That’s why we will occasionally run across one that seems to be of an earlier vintage and is not equipped with a finger guard...
by Bill Taylor, CSP | Apr 26, 2019 | Compliance Audits, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Safety Training, Safety Training |
A common finding, and apparently another little-known violation, is the use of worm-gear type clamps for securing air nozzles and other equipment to compressed air hoses (Figure A). I probably see this serious violation at about 90 percent of the facilities I enter....
by Bill Taylor, CSP | Mar 27, 2019 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training |
A storm was rolling through my neighborhood bringing wind and heavy rain. I watched what I considered to be both a miracle of nature and the epitome of parenthood unfold in my front yard. A pair of robins had built a nest in a dogwood tree in front of my bay window...
by Bill Taylor, CSP | Feb 19, 2019 | Compliance Audits, Construction Safety, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Program Development, Safety Training, Safety Training, Uncategorized |
Hand tools and the use of hand tools seems simple and straight-forward; therefore, few employers provide any training in hand tool safety. Likewise, few employers conduct formal tool inspections. However, employees are frequently injured by using unsafe tools or by...
by Bill Taylor, CSP | Feb 12, 2019 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Safety Training, Safety Training |
Again, OSHA has increased fines to make adjustments for inflation. In case you missed it, the new penalty structure is as follows: Violation Type Penalty Repeated$132,598Willful$132,598 Serious$13,260 Other-Than-Serious$13,260 Posting Requirements$13,260 Employers...
