Sanitation workers were exposed to equipment hazards during cleaning operations.
PM Engineered Solutions of Watertown, Connecticut faces $236K in penalties.
Johnnie McDade Grocery faces $9,000 in penalties.
Procedures must keep pace with industry 4.0 smart manufacturing.
OSHA finds a lack of energy control procedures, inadequate machine guarding, workers exposed to occupational noise and respirable crystalline silica.
Episode 106
What are some of the things you can do to ensure your lockout/tagout program are compliant with OSHA's standards? Find out in this episode of OH&S SafetyPod as Editor Sydny Shepard walks you through the top thee components of an energy control program.
OSHA has announced the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for FY 2021 at NSC.
Episode 102
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard takes a deep dive into one of OSHA's most frequently cited standards: Machinery and Machine Guarding, General Requirements.
The company was issued one willful violation for failing to ensure proper machine guards.
Episode 100
We are switching things up for the 100th episode of the podcast! This time around, OH&S Content Editor Shereen Hashem interviews Editor Sydny Shepard about the evolution of the podcast, covering COVID-19 and worker safety and wellness.
Episode 98
Join editor Sydny Shepard as she lays out why it is so important to keep workers in the construction industry safe from the top four most fatal hazards on the job.
Sims Lohman is cited for repeatedly exposing workers to machine hazards, facing more than $200K in fines.
Republic Steel in Canton was placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Employer faces $339K in proposed penalties for willful, serious violations.
In rare instances, procedures like LOTO are overlooked due to blatant disregard.
Episode 87
Six people died and 12 more were injured in a preventable incident at a poultry plant last January. In this episode, editor Sydny Shepard details OSHA's investigation and dives into workplace violence, COVID-19 vaccination mandates and more.
An unexpected steam release was the cause of death for two employees at the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
There are many benefits to renewable energy.
Episode 70
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard rounds up the most costly and serious citations OSHA has doled out in the last year.
Fieldbrook Foods Corp. failed to address hazards that led to workers’ amputations.