Violations of OSHA’s confined spaces safety regulations led to the death of a worker on June 19, 2014, at Michael Foods Inc. in Wakefield, according to the agency. The 23-year-old Latino worker was found unresponsive in a tanker truck at the company's Big Red Farms facility.
Additional stock signs are compliant with OSHA’s most recent consensus standard for signs
December 10, 2014
Brady (NYSE:BRC), a global leader in industrial and safety printing systems and solutions, today announced its new ANSI Z-535 safety signs. Over 300 stock signs are available in Brady’s top selling messages, including personal protective equipment (PPE), lockout tagout, hazardous materials, confined space and more. Custom signs are also available to meet unique message, artwork and size specifications.
A welder in a water tank. A farmer in a grain bin. A city worker in a manhole. These people face a similar peril — they’re all working in a confined space.
A New York concrete company that’s been in business for nearly 100 years gave itself a safety overhaul – and received SHARP recognition -- through OSHA's On-site Consultation Program.
The rapid growth of the oil and gas extraction industry in the U.S. has provided a wealth of new jobs and a burst of economic vitality for many states, but at a cost.
A 51-year-old worker was fatally injured when he became engulfed in flowing grain in a railcar load-out elevator at Prairie Ag Partners. The worker was killed when attempting to remove a jam from a chute while the auger was moving.
A worker at Watco Investments LLC reported suffering from respiratory inflammation after performing welding work inside a rail car in Omaha. OSHA has cited the company, operating as Watco Companies Inc., for three repeat and three serious safety violations, many involving OSHA's confined space safety regulations.
A 51-year-old worker was fatally injured when he became engulfed in flowing grain in a railcar load-out elevator at Prairie Ag Partners. The incident occurred March 15, 2014, when the worker attempted to remove a jam from a chute while the auger operated.
Center offers fall safety and confined space rescue training
August 14, 2014
Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA® and PROTECTA® brands, announced today it has opened a new training center in Tustin, California, one of 20 state-of-the-art training centers Capital Safety now offers worldwide, in addition to on-site training and online training tools and services.