"We are all working toward optimal performance of both new and existing buildings, and this partnership will be beneficial for both ASHRAE and BOMA members,"said ASHRAE President Kent Peterson, P.E.
Among other recommendations, ASSE says to have vents checked to ensure that water heaters and gas furnaces are clear and operable; for interior spaces, ensure no wall or ceiling materials are in danger of falling.
"The facility's outstanding efforts have included management commitment to safety and health, and employee involvement in safety and health programs," said Charles E. Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator in Kansas City, Mo.
Central Michigan University professor Mark Cwiek will present the book he co-authored, "Optimize Your Healthcare Supply Chain Performance: A Strategic Approach," and participate in a book signing session at the American College of Healthcare Executives annual congress March 10 to 13 in Chicago.
With the hint of springtime comes a renewal of energy and a newfound determination to get ahead of all those safety job demands! We build and rebuild our "to do" lists and scrutinize each entry, trying to improve the great and bring up to compliance the not-so-great portions of our company's safety program. (Anyone who believes his program cannot be improved is sadly mistaken!)
Question: One of our forklift truck operators recently complained of headache. I think he might have been overexposed to carbon monoxide (CO).
It was a model job site, each employee wearing spotlessly clean safety glasses or goggles at every workstation. (Here is where experience comes in, however. The trash cans and floors held the evidence: newly deposited wrappers from someone walking through and handing out new equipment just before the inspection!)
Owners of Class E office buildings in New York have an alternative to tape-based photoluminescent safety products currently in use on stairs and stairwell landings.
Applying to about 8,600 federal buildings, the interim policy says the transporters' speed must be limited to 3 mph.
Increasingly, health & safety professionals find themselves the dubious owners of a variety of software tools and large-scale software systems. These tools and systems serve a variety of purposes, from assessment to measurement, to data management and analysis, to large-scale EH&S program automation and administration.
The summer of 2003 was one of the wettest in Maryland history. Later that fall, an indoor environmental quality (IEQ) investigation in a leased facility revealed mold growth in the air handing units (AHUs) and main supply duct of all 12 of the building’s HVAC systems. During the next two months, we worked with occupants, our leasing agent, the building owner, and his contractor to successfully remediate the mold growth. We decided to assess mechanical hygiene in 15 other buildings.
The company has received a report of a consumer suffering an electric shock after an electrical component came into contact with an ungrounded nozzle on one of the recalled units.
I’ve seen many executives and senior managers sincerely seeking to enhance employee involvement. They realize engaged workers are more likely to be more motivated, do higher-quality work, make better suggestions, deliver improved service, be more alert and aware—and show far better Safety results.
Sawn fingers, severed limbs, crushed torsos, and blinded eyes are among the many and sometimes deadly injuries common to sawmill work. Today’s laser-enhanced, electronically operated blades are a far cry from the water-powered saws of yesteryear, but the industry’s hazards have remained largely the same since the nation’s first mill was built at Jamestown, Va., in 1608. Four hundred years later, OSHA still considers sawmilling one of the most dangerous occupations in the country.
The theme for the Feb. 19-20 event, held at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Va., is "Developing a Healthy Safety Culture."
In addition to the busy manufacturing facility, the secretive operation's distribution channels bring a host of additional hazards, which are clearly being well managed, said the Worker's Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.
Employment tests are effective tools, but employers using them must take care not to violate federal anti-discrimination laws.
Participants in steel and airline plans are the most likely to have their benefits reduced, the agency says.
This standard incorporates a new annex to help users estimate and evaluate risks from potential hazards in the environment or in facilities, and select the appropriate alerting signal word and sign format consistent with the type and degree of hazard.
Engineers and owners need the latest data to make good decisions about HVAC systems for specific applications.