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How to hold a Safety Stand-Down

April 23, 2018

A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. How to conduct a Safety Stand-Down Companies can conduct a Safety Stand-Down by taking a break to have a toolbox talk or another safety activity such as conducting safety equipment inspections, developing rescue plans, or discussing job specific hazards.

Why another Stand Down?

April 23, 2018

Over the last four years, OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction has grown to include events in 50 states and internationally (more than 150 public events in the US. alone).

CLOSE – A new online tool for managing confined space risks

April 23, 2018

The IRSST has just made available a free online tool for analysing and managing the risks associated with work in confined spaces. The tool, called CLOSE, is intended for use by people already qualified for confined space risk management, including prevention officers, supervisors, clients, principal contractors, designer-integrators and rescuers.

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Freestanding mast-climbing work platform remains stable during fall arrest, if properly used

April 23, 2018

If you have seen a construction site recently, you may have noticed workers standing on elevated equipment that resembles scaffolding, except with only one platform level for workers. With its ship-like mast, this equipment is aptly called a mast-climbing work platform, or mast climber for short.

A Confined Space blog post

Production over safety at Tesla: “People are getting hurt every day”

Jordan Barab

April 20, 2018

Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX and Tesla is a seriously strange and driven guy. That can be a good thing in some circumstances and even amusing if it’s your next door neighbor or crazy uncle. But when you own a major car company, it can mean workers getting hurt or killed. Last May we wrote about a report chronicling Tesla’s poor safety record.

SonicAire introduces SA XD2 Fan, approved for hazardous locations

New fan from SonicAire is UL approved for operation in Class II, Division 2 locations

April 20, 2018

SonicAire, Inc., leading manufacturer of overhead dust control fans, has announced the company’s latest product offering: a UL approved fan designed for operation in hazardous locations. The new SA XD2 is UL approved for Class II, Division 2 environments.

ASSE announces Outstanding Safety Educator of the year

April 19, 2018

A professor of safety management at West Virginia University has been named William E. Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Gary Winn, Ph.D., CHST, who teaches in the school’s Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, heads up the school’s safety management master’s degree program and occupational safety and health doctorate.

Utah feed company maintains zero injury, illness rate

April 18, 2018

Ten. Six. Zero. Those are important numbers for a Utah animal feed manufacturer Balchem Corporation. The company recently celebrated ten years in OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, and six years of maintaining an annual recordable injury and illness case rate of zero. That last accomplishment resulted in reductions in its worker compensation insurance premiums.

Garbage collectors want tougher penalties for motorists who endanger them

April 18, 2018

While a great deal of roadside safety attention is focused on construction zones, garbage collectors are also at risk of being struck by motorists who don’t slow their speed and give refuge trucks sufficient space.

High winds may have caused fatal fall from ladder

April 17, 2018

Strong wind gusts may have been a factor in a fall that killed a Houston-area construction worker last week, according to the Star-Telegram. The April 13 incident occurred at the Hurst Conference Center and claimed the life of an employee working for a roofing contractor.