Dean McKenzie has more than 40 years of experience in construction, having started in the steel mills of Gary, Ind., as a journeyman millwright in the mid-1970s.
Positive expectations are definitely helpful—as long as they're in balance.
The pre-conference program identifies 10 technical sessions as "hot topics" for this year—and they look very promising.
Often, employees who have been injured develop serious attitudes about safety and have great credibility when they speak about safety to others.
In 2014 alone, 2,630 workers suffered from heat illness and 18 died, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
If planned properly, many components that will be a part of the permanent and final installation could be a part of the overall temporary power for the project.
The registration of food facilities has long been considered a key component of food safety.
Be prepared to communicate. This is an element of response that is often overlooked and needs to be continually practiced.
The ANSI Z358.1-2014 standard serves as a benchmark within the United States and also internationally to help protect workers from eye injuries from caustic and corrosive substances.
Allowing time for workers to acclimate to working in cold weather and limiting the length of outdoor shifts help prevent cold-related injuries. The right types of protective clothing are also essential.
"It is nothing short of a public health crisis when you see a substantial increase of avoidable overdose and death related to two widely used drug classes being taken together," said FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf, M.D. "We implore health care professionals to heed these new warnings and more carefully and thoroughly evaluate, on a patient-by-patient basis, whether the benefits of using opioids and benzodiazepines – or CNS depressants more generally – together outweigh these serious risks."
From OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down to bridge collapse investigations and trenching hazards, the construction industry can learn from mistakes in order to boost its safety performance.
Michael Huerta discussed the importance of collaboration in Oshkosh, Wis.
The standards to be followed are Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs); Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs); a Pathogen Monitoring Program (PMP) for Lm that includes environmental, ingredient, and finished product testing; and a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan and/or a written Food Safety Plan.
Oscar Renda Contracting faces $124K in OSHA penalties.
The program is the first of its kind among North American professional sports.
ARC has received a $1.066 million AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support AmeriCorps members to help the Red Cross teach children and adults in 15 states about home fire safety and being prepared for emergencies.
Scapa North America has been cited for 17 violations.
Seattle Bulk Shipping Inc. is currently appealing violations for which it was fined $424,850 and is considered a severe violator by L&I, meaning it is subject to follow-up inspections to determine whether the conditions still exist.
The alliance will better protect workers for an initial three-year term.