by Bill Taylor, CSP | Sep 5, 2019 | Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Program Development, Safety Training, Safety Training |
Headlight Dimmer Switch on Floor OSHA makes it clear at 1910.146(d)(5)(iii) that when testing the atmosphere in a permit-required confined space, testers should check oxygen first, followed by flammables, and finally, toxic gases and vapors. This makes no sense since...
by Laurel Gallion, RN, BSN, MPH | Aug 13, 2019 | Compliance Audits, Construction Safety, Exposure Monitoring, Mock OSHA Inspections, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Training, OSHA Recordkeeping, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Program Development, Respiratory Protection, Respiratory Protection Training, Safety Training, Safety Training |
Silica is one of the most abundant and complex naturally occurring minerals and the main component of sand. Quartz is the stable crystal form of silica, while tridymite and cristobalite are less stable crystalline forms. Crystalline silica becomes the...
by Jonathan Poole | Jul 17, 2019 | Arc Flash, Arc Flash Training, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Safety, Safety Training, Safety Training |
Injuries and accidents are bad for business. Consider the consequences. First, operating costs immediately increase. Added expenses might come directly from adjustments to workers compensation rates or arrive in the form of regulatory fines levied by outside agencies....
by Robert Campbell | Jun 27, 2019 | Compliance Audits, Contract Nursing, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Training, OSHA Recordkeeping |
Sadly, workplace violence continues to be reported in the news almost every day. While OSHA has no specific regulation addressing workplace violence, a recent court decision supports OSHA’s use of the General Duty Clause in workplace violence cases. OSHA has taken...
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 | 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....
