While hands may be protected with gloves, arms without proper protection are vulnerable to cuts, abrasions, and burns.
I recommend four ergonomic objectives that can apply to any company member who walks, lifts, pushes, uses tools, pulls, climbs or just sits or stands in place.
Hot work should not be done where flammable vapors or combustible materials exist. Both the work and the equipment being used by the welder should be placed outside any hazardous area.
This year's Trends Study said the largest number of net increases reported by respondents was for including wellness components in their programs.
A Job Hazard Analysis is the most critical part of the job—this gives us an opportunity to go in the field with operations and review, recognize, and control hazards at the job site or in the area.
Great customer service never goes out of style.
Is your plant prepared for pressurized flammable liquids and pressurized gas fires?
Culture will be why your compliance or advanced efforts fail. It will also be why your overall strategy succeeds or fails.
Just because a poison or inhibitor wasn't applied directly to the instrument doesn’t mean that it may not have been exposed to something while in a tool box, storage locker, or anywhere else gas detection equipment may be stored.
The company was cited by OSHA for using an improper lifting device and for failing to train employees on lifting equipment hazards. The company’s citations include one willful and three serious violations, and proposed penalties totaling $151,352.