OSHA has revealed its annual list of Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards.
Employing these techniques can be the difference between a safe, routine maintenance activity and a serious injury.
Many companies face significant challenges in achieving an effective and compliant lockout/tagout program in place—especially as it pertains to lockout.
With changes in a facility comes changes in its electrical hazards. Make sure you’re keeping up.
Laser safety is a commonly misunderstood topic. Here are several of the major hazards of industrial class 4 lasers, and the current methods of protection.
OSHA has launched an initiative to focus more agency inspections on reducing workplace hazards that could lead to amputation injuries in the Pennsylvania manufacturing industry.
Electrical LOTO programs are important for any safety program.
OSHA has cited the Georgia-based peach farm $128,004 after an employee suffered fatal injuries at the facility.
The craft beer brewing industry has been booming lately, but OSHA has also been citing employers left and right for these common violations.
Episode 3
Follow along as OH&S editors Sydny Shepard and Amanda Smiley discuss the top three safety trends of 2019 sponsored by Avery Industrial.
Enhancing flame resistant PPE safety programs to protect against combustible dust hazards.
A lockout/tagout system is essential to any safety program.
Last week, OSHA cited Howard Industries Inc. in Mississippi for exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards after a fatality at the facility.
A tortilla company is cited and fined $81,682 for exposing employees to amputation hazards in Labelle, Florida.
San Diego Convention Center will be the backdrop for this year’s NSC Congress & Expo.
OSHA cites Arbre Group Holding, or Holli-Pac Inc., for consciously exposing employees to multiple health and safety hazards.
One fabrication company is cited for failing to protect its employees from a handful of preventable hazards.
After a worker was caught in an outdoor bark conveyor belt and suffered fatal injuries, OSHA cited Pukall Lumber Company Inc. for two willful violations and 13 serious violations. The company is now in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Clear, systemized safety procedures and good practices will keep your patients and employees safe with fewer accidents.
Companies should keep in mind that while standards are in place for a reason, exceeding them will always create a safer workplace.