The Spring Hill plant's workers used to make Saturn vehicles, but its production line was shut down in 2009 amid GM's bankruptcy. But now the automaker plans to spend $350 million there, creating or retaining about 1,800 jobs.
Among other things, railroad employees responsible for securing trains must tell train dispatchers the number of hand brakes applied, the tonnage and length of the train, the grade and terrain features of the track, any relevant weather conditions, and the type of equipment being secured.
When working with electrical arc flash, it is up to the employer to develop a Hazard Risk Analysis. Each facility is required to complete an assessment that identifies what, if any, risks are present and the severity of each risk.
The 90-year-old technology of using rubber gloves for shock and leather gloves for protection of the rubber soon could be turned on its head by innovation.
Oct. 1’s third keynote session, a new addition to the educational program this year, looks like a "must attend" session of its own: the Prescription Drug Keynote.
Safety is not a bolt-on program that can be managed after the project begins; safety should be integrated into how work is performed, as are cost, schedule and quality.
The members' emergency response backgrounds and their excellent reaction times to incidents are some of the team's biggest contributions to the project's safety program.
Several cleaning technologies are available. They greatly reduce the risk of slips and falls and equipment injuries from working inside tanks where water or cleaning solutions collect at the bottom.
Mixing novel technologies and methods with increased diligence in patient room decontamination is key to improving infection prevention.
Specialty gloves designed to withstand the hazards of high-pressure jetting strikes must be used to prevent injury, and they can be used in other industrial applications where the operator is exposed to high-pressure fluids.
Lockout/tagout and rubber insulating gloves help to protect workers.
There are five hazardous waste management regulations that improve worker safety.
Safety is no longer "in the rear view mirror chasing upper management objectives." We are now leaders of the merged upper management team that runs the company.
The number of various federal laws and regulations makes it imperative for an institution to maintain some sort of compliance calendar or other tool to organize and manage the process.
Companies should work directly with an industrial vacuum supplier to assess facilities' needs and goals.
Person-worn safety monitoring devices ensure that no emergency incident is ever left undiscovered.
ANSI Z359.7-2011 took effect on Oct. 3, 2012. It applies to all products within the Z359 Fall Protection Code.