A free online Arc Flash Safety Quiz is available on the Arc Flash Labels and Signs web site. Take this short 12 question quiz and compare how you did on each question with others who have taken the quiz.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
New Online Arc Flash Quiz
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New Hampshire Manufacturer Faces $134,900 In OSHA Fines
OSHA Press Release
CONCORD, N.H. -- Boston Felt Co. Inc. of Rochester, N.H., has been cited for 66 alleged willful, serious and other-than-serious violations of health and safety standards by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The felt products manufacturer faces $134,900 in proposed fines stemming from OSHA inspections begun in February of this year.
"These citations address a wide cross section of health and safety concerns that are basic to a manufacturing environment," said Rosemarie Ohar, OSHA's area director for New Hampshire. "Failing to correct these conditions exposes employees to the hazards of hearing loss, burns, lacerations, amputation, crushing, fire, explosion, asbestos, being struck by forklifts or being overcome by toxic or oxygen-deficient atmospheres."
The company was issued one willful citation, with a $56,000 fine, for not ensuring the use of hearing protection by employees exposed to high noise levels. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with an intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and regulations.
Forty-seven serious citations, carrying $74,700 in fines, were issued for incomplete or inadequate training, monitoring and testing for employees exposed to high noise levels; unguarded moving machine parts; electrical hazards; a sprinkler system not maintained in working order; damaged propane storage tanks located too close to the building; an incomplete emergency response plan; inadequate or incomplete safeguards for employees working in confined spaces; inadequate or incomplete safeguards to prevent the accidental startup of machinery during maintenance; untrained forklift operators; damaged forklifts not removed from service; lack of personal protective equipment; tripping and fall hazards; and inadequate or incomplete safeguards for employees working in areas where asbestos or potentially asbestos-containing materials were present. A serious citation is issued when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
The company also was issued 17 other-than-serious citations and fined $4,200 for failing to accurately record occupational injuries and illnesses, inadequate recordkeeping, and other safety and health conditions. Other-than-serious citations address conditions that have a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
Boston Felt has 15 business days from receipt of its citations to request and participate in an informal conference with OSHA's area director or to contest them before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The inspections were conducted by OSHA's Concord Area Office, telephone (603) 225-1629.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
CONCORD, N.H. -- Boston Felt Co. Inc. of Rochester, N.H., has been cited for 66 alleged willful, serious and other-than-serious violations of health and safety standards by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The felt products manufacturer faces $134,900 in proposed fines stemming from OSHA inspections begun in February of this year.
"These citations address a wide cross section of health and safety concerns that are basic to a manufacturing environment," said Rosemarie Ohar, OSHA's area director for New Hampshire. "Failing to correct these conditions exposes employees to the hazards of hearing loss, burns, lacerations, amputation, crushing, fire, explosion, asbestos, being struck by forklifts or being overcome by toxic or oxygen-deficient atmospheres."
The company was issued one willful citation, with a $56,000 fine, for not ensuring the use of hearing protection by employees exposed to high noise levels. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with an intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and regulations.
Forty-seven serious citations, carrying $74,700 in fines, were issued for incomplete or inadequate training, monitoring and testing for employees exposed to high noise levels; unguarded moving machine parts; electrical hazards; a sprinkler system not maintained in working order; damaged propane storage tanks located too close to the building; an incomplete emergency response plan; inadequate or incomplete safeguards for employees working in confined spaces; inadequate or incomplete safeguards to prevent the accidental startup of machinery during maintenance; untrained forklift operators; damaged forklifts not removed from service; lack of personal protective equipment; tripping and fall hazards; and inadequate or incomplete safeguards for employees working in areas where asbestos or potentially asbestos-containing materials were present. A serious citation is issued when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
The company also was issued 17 other-than-serious citations and fined $4,200 for failing to accurately record occupational injuries and illnesses, inadequate recordkeeping, and other safety and health conditions. Other-than-serious citations address conditions that have a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
Boston Felt has 15 business days from receipt of its citations to request and participate in an informal conference with OSHA's area director or to contest them before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The inspections were conducted by OSHA's Concord Area Office, telephone (603) 225-1629.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
OSHA Proposes $2,780,000 Fine In Oklahoma
OSHA Press Release
OSHA proposes $2.78 million fine against Cintas Corp. following Tulsa, Okla., employee death in industrial dryer
Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio and Washington facilities also inspected
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today proposed $2.78 million in penalties against Ohio-based Cintas Corp. following an inspection into the March 2007 employee death at the Cintas laundry facility in Tulsa, Okla. The employee was killed when he fell into an operating industrial dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry on a conveyor that carries the laundry from the washer into the dryer.
Cintas is the largest uniform supplier in North America, with more than 400 facilities employing more than 34,000 people. The facility in Tulsa has 160 employees.
"Plant management at the Cintas Tulsa laundry facility ignored safety and health rules that could have prevented the death of this employee," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr.
Forty-two willful, instance-by-instance citations allege violations of the OSHA lockout/tagout standard for the failures to shut down and to lock out power to the equipment before clearing jams, and to train four employees responsible to clear jams that lockout/tagout applies and how to perform the operations. One repeat citation alleges the failure to protect employees from being struck or pinned by the conveyor. Three serious citations allege the failures to protect employees from falls, to have a qualified person inspect the lockout/tagout procedures and to certify the procedures as required.
In a separate case, OSHA today issued five repeat and two serious citations with penalties totaling $117,500 for violations of the lockout/tagout and machine guarding standards found at the Cintas Columbus, Ohio, facility. OSHA also has opened investigations in Arkansas and Alabama. Washington, an OSHA State Plan state, has issued four citations with proposed fines totaling $13,650, alleging violations for similar hazards at the Yakima Cintas facility.
A willful violation is one committed with intentional disregard of the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act or plain indifference to employee safety or health. A serious violation is one that could cause death or serious physical harm to employees, and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard.
Cintas has 15 working days from receipt of the citations to contest the citations and the proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by preventing injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The agency has a vigorous enforcement program, having conducted more than 38,000 inspections last year and exceeding its inspection goals in each of the last seven years. In fiscal year 2006, OSHA found nearly 84,000 violations of its standards and regulations. Employers and employees with questions regarding workplace safety and health standards may call OSHA's toll-free hotline at (800) 321-6742.
OSHA proposes $2.78 million fine against Cintas Corp. following Tulsa, Okla., employee death in industrial dryer
Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio and Washington facilities also inspected
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today proposed $2.78 million in penalties against Ohio-based Cintas Corp. following an inspection into the March 2007 employee death at the Cintas laundry facility in Tulsa, Okla. The employee was killed when he fell into an operating industrial dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry on a conveyor that carries the laundry from the washer into the dryer.
Cintas is the largest uniform supplier in North America, with more than 400 facilities employing more than 34,000 people. The facility in Tulsa has 160 employees.
"Plant management at the Cintas Tulsa laundry facility ignored safety and health rules that could have prevented the death of this employee," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr.
Forty-two willful, instance-by-instance citations allege violations of the OSHA lockout/tagout standard for the failures to shut down and to lock out power to the equipment before clearing jams, and to train four employees responsible to clear jams that lockout/tagout applies and how to perform the operations. One repeat citation alleges the failure to protect employees from being struck or pinned by the conveyor. Three serious citations allege the failures to protect employees from falls, to have a qualified person inspect the lockout/tagout procedures and to certify the procedures as required.
In a separate case, OSHA today issued five repeat and two serious citations with penalties totaling $117,500 for violations of the lockout/tagout and machine guarding standards found at the Cintas Columbus, Ohio, facility. OSHA also has opened investigations in Arkansas and Alabama. Washington, an OSHA State Plan state, has issued four citations with proposed fines totaling $13,650, alleging violations for similar hazards at the Yakima Cintas facility.
A willful violation is one committed with intentional disregard of the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act or plain indifference to employee safety or health. A serious violation is one that could cause death or serious physical harm to employees, and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard.
Cintas has 15 working days from receipt of the citations to contest the citations and the proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by preventing injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The agency has a vigorous enforcement program, having conducted more than 38,000 inspections last year and exceeding its inspection goals in each of the last seven years. In fiscal year 2006, OSHA found nearly 84,000 violations of its standards and regulations. Employers and employees with questions regarding workplace safety and health standards may call OSHA's toll-free hotline at (800) 321-6742.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Respirator Protection an Important Safety Issue
In scanning blogs this morning I ran into a post on a wood working blog that has good advice about respirator selection and use. Even though the blog seems to be targeted at home shops, this posting has advice that applies to us all:
You can read the blog post on the Popular Woodworking Blog
You can read the blog post on the Popular Woodworking Blog
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
MSDS Free Online Tutorial and Quiz
ILPI provides a free online seven part MSDS quiz accompanied by a short tutorial. In each section you will read some background material about OSHA-required MSDS content, consult an MSDS sheet, and then answer a few questions.
You'll find the quiz and tutorial at: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/quiz/part1.html
You'll find the quiz and tutorial at: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/quiz/part1.html
Labels: rtk labels, Safety Training
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Monday, August 13, 2007
Free Online Safety Training
A web site that provides a variety of free training includes OSHA safety training among their offerings. Four courses are currently offered:
- Hazard Communications
- Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
- Back Safety
- Forklift Safety and Operation
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Friday, August 10, 2007
National Census Of Fatal Occupational Injuries In 2006
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday released its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2006.
There were 5,703 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2006, down slightly from the revised total of 5,734 fatalities in 2005. The rate of fatal work injuries in 2006 was 3.9 per 100,000 workers, down from a rate of 4.0 per 100,000 in 2005. The numbers reported in this release are preliminary and will be updated in April 2008.
While fatal highway incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal work-related event, accounting for nearly one out of four fatal work injuries, the number of highway incidents fell 8 percent in 2006. The 1,329 fatal highway incidents in 2006 was the lowest annual total since 1993. Nonhighway incidents (such as those that might occur on a farm or industrial premises) remained at about the same level in 2006. Work-related pedestrian fatalities were lower.
Fatal work injuries involving falls increased 5 percent in 2006 after a sharp decrease in 2005. The 809 fatal falls in 2006 was the third highest total since 1992, when the fatality census began. Fatal falls from roofs increased from 160 fatalities in 2005 to 184 in 2006, a rise of 15 percent.
Key findings of the 2006 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries:
- The overall fatal work injury rate for the U.S. in 2006 was lower than the rate for any year since the fatality census was first conducted in 1992.
- Coal mining industry fatalities more than doubled in 2006, due to the Sago Mine disaster and other multiple-fatality coal mining incidents.
- The number of workplace homicides in 2006 was a series low and reflected a decline of over 50 percent from the high reported in 1994.
- Fatalities among workers under 25 years of age fell 9 percent, and the rate of fatal injury among these workers was down significantly.
- The 937 fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers in 2006 was a series high, but the overall fatality rate for Hispanic or Latino workers was lower than in 2005.
- Fatalities among self-employed workers declined 11 percent and reached a series low in 2006.
- Aircraft-related fatalities were up 44 percent. The 215 fatalities involving aircraft in 2006 represented a 44 percent increase over the 149 in 2005. Overall, there were 44 multiple-fatality aircraft incidents claiming 137 workers in 2006, including one (the August 2006 Comair crash) that resulted in 23 fatalities. The annual number of aircraft fatalities tends to be volatile and has ranged from a high of 426 fatalities in 1994 to a low of 149 in 2005.
You can read the complete report at: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm
There were 5,703 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2006, down slightly from the revised total of 5,734 fatalities in 2005. The rate of fatal work injuries in 2006 was 3.9 per 100,000 workers, down from a rate of 4.0 per 100,000 in 2005. The numbers reported in this release are preliminary and will be updated in April 2008.
While fatal highway incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal work-related event, accounting for nearly one out of four fatal work injuries, the number of highway incidents fell 8 percent in 2006. The 1,329 fatal highway incidents in 2006 was the lowest annual total since 1993. Nonhighway incidents (such as those that might occur on a farm or industrial premises) remained at about the same level in 2006. Work-related pedestrian fatalities were lower.
Fatal work injuries involving falls increased 5 percent in 2006 after a sharp decrease in 2005. The 809 fatal falls in 2006 was the third highest total since 1992, when the fatality census began. Fatal falls from roofs increased from 160 fatalities in 2005 to 184 in 2006, a rise of 15 percent.
Key findings of the 2006 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries:
- The overall fatal work injury rate for the U.S. in 2006 was lower than the rate for any year since the fatality census was first conducted in 1992.
- Coal mining industry fatalities more than doubled in 2006, due to the Sago Mine disaster and other multiple-fatality coal mining incidents.
- The number of workplace homicides in 2006 was a series low and reflected a decline of over 50 percent from the high reported in 1994.
- Fatalities among workers under 25 years of age fell 9 percent, and the rate of fatal injury among these workers was down significantly.
- The 937 fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers in 2006 was a series high, but the overall fatality rate for Hispanic or Latino workers was lower than in 2005.
- Fatalities among self-employed workers declined 11 percent and reached a series low in 2006.
- Aircraft-related fatalities were up 44 percent. The 215 fatalities involving aircraft in 2006 represented a 44 percent increase over the 149 in 2005. Overall, there were 44 multiple-fatality aircraft incidents claiming 137 workers in 2006, including one (the August 2006 Comair crash) that resulted in 23 fatalities. The annual number of aircraft fatalities tends to be volatile and has ranged from a high of 426 fatalities in 1994 to a low of 149 in 2005.
You can read the complete report at: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Miners Trapped In Crandall Canyon Mine
I had not planned to comment on the miners trapped in the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah, except that once again the media is going beyond reporting facts. This points out the importance the we in the safety industry must place on communications. Part of our disaster planning needs to include communication with the community and media.
Here is the latest news from the Mine Safety and Health Administration
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 10:00 a.m. EDT.
Miners continue to work round the clock to locate the missing miners. They are working 12-hour shifts. Approximately 39 miners are currently working underground and have repaired all ventilation controls, with all outby stoppings by the 119 cross-cut repaired. Drilling from the surface of the mine with a 2-inch drill has commenced and reached roughly 450 feet underground at an approximate rate of 70 feet per hour. The trapped miners are believed to be 1,500 feet underground. Ground movement has required rescue efforts inside the mine to slow while additional safety measures are implemented to protect the rescuers. A total of 12 mine rescue teams are available to go underground, with four teams currently on site. Assistant Secretary of Labor Richard E. Stickler is on site to support the rescue and to ensure that all of MSHA's resources are brought to bear in reaching these miners.
Here is the latest news from the Mine Safety and Health Administration
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 10:00 a.m. EDT.
Miners continue to work round the clock to locate the missing miners. They are working 12-hour shifts. Approximately 39 miners are currently working underground and have repaired all ventilation controls, with all outby stoppings by the 119 cross-cut repaired. Drilling from the surface of the mine with a 2-inch drill has commenced and reached roughly 450 feet underground at an approximate rate of 70 feet per hour. The trapped miners are believed to be 1,500 feet underground. Ground movement has required rescue efforts inside the mine to slow while additional safety measures are implemented to protect the rescuers. A total of 12 mine rescue teams are available to go underground, with four teams currently on site. Assistant Secretary of Labor Richard E. Stickler is on site to support the rescue and to ensure that all of MSHA's resources are brought to bear in reaching these miners.
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OSHA Offers New Construction Compliance Assistance Module
Yesterday OSHA debuted a new Construction Module for its Compliance Assistance Quick Start Web tool, the agency's Web-based tool that introduces employers and employees, especially those at new or small businesses, to the compliance assistance resources on OSHA's Web site.
The Construction Module provides a step-by-step guide to help employers and workers in the construction industry comply with OSHA's construction standards. Visitors to the page can generate a set of compliance assistance materials tailored to their jobsites.
"This new Compliance Assistance Quick Start module is another example of how OSHA is making valuable information immediately and easily accessible to employers, employees and businesses so they can build and sustain safe and healthy work environments," said Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jonathan L. Snare. "It's important we make every effort to help put this kind of material in the hands of those who need it."
The Construction Module introduces users to the OSHA standards addressing the leading hazards at construction sites, such as falls and electrical hazards, and provides links to the relevant OSHA compliance assistance resources, including OSHA quick cards, fact sheets, booklets, posters and Web pages. The Module also includes information on training, record keeping and developing a work site safety and health program. In addition, it features a collection of OSHA's Spanish-language materials for the construction industry.
Compliance Assistance Quick Start is on OSHA's Compliance Assistance Web page and provides step-by-step guidance on how to identify OSHA requirements and guidance materials that may apply to specific workplaces. In addition to the new Construction Module, Compliance Assistance Quick Start has modules for general industry workplaces and Hispanic outreach.
The Construction Module provides a step-by-step guide to help employers and workers in the construction industry comply with OSHA's construction standards. Visitors to the page can generate a set of compliance assistance materials tailored to their jobsites.
"This new Compliance Assistance Quick Start module is another example of how OSHA is making valuable information immediately and easily accessible to employers, employees and businesses so they can build and sustain safe and healthy work environments," said Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jonathan L. Snare. "It's important we make every effort to help put this kind of material in the hands of those who need it."
The Construction Module introduces users to the OSHA standards addressing the leading hazards at construction sites, such as falls and electrical hazards, and provides links to the relevant OSHA compliance assistance resources, including OSHA quick cards, fact sheets, booklets, posters and Web pages. The Module also includes information on training, record keeping and developing a work site safety and health program. In addition, it features a collection of OSHA's Spanish-language materials for the construction industry.
Compliance Assistance Quick Start is on OSHA's Compliance Assistance Web page and provides step-by-step guidance on how to identify OSHA requirements and guidance materials that may apply to specific workplaces. In addition to the new Construction Module, Compliance Assistance Quick Start has modules for general industry workplaces and Hispanic outreach.
Labels: Construction Safety, OSHA
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
A Compelling Safety Video
In addition to this blog I write a blog specifically about electrical safety. Yesterday I posted a video on my Arc Flash and Electrical Safety blog that I've not been able to get out of my head. I woke up this morning with this video in my thoughts.
Many of the industrial safety videos I've seen, particularly those about arc flash safety, present gruesome images of injured workers. This video has those images, but it is very different. It shows the importance of love in industrial safety. "Love" and "industrial safety" are two phrases that don't seem to belong together, but "this video demonstrates that they do very much belong together.
The video, called "Donnie's Accident" was made by Donnie's family. It demonstrates the importance of love for your family; love for your children; love for your wife and because of this love why industrial safety is so important.
Use either of the above links to see the Donnie's Accident video.
Many of the industrial safety videos I've seen, particularly those about arc flash safety, present gruesome images of injured workers. This video has those images, but it is very different. It shows the importance of love in industrial safety. "Love" and "industrial safety" are two phrases that don't seem to belong together, but "this video demonstrates that they do very much belong together.
The video, called "Donnie's Accident" was made by Donnie's family. It demonstrates the importance of love for your family; love for your children; love for your wife and because of this love why industrial safety is so important.
Use either of the above links to see the Donnie's Accident video.
Labels: Arc Flash, Safety Training, safety videos
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Monday, August 06, 2007
OSHA Proposes $68,600 in Penalties Against Furniture Delivery Company
ATLANTA -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $68,600 in fines against Southeast Independent Delivery Services for two violations of federal workplace safety standards.
OSHA opened an investigation in February 2007 following the death of a fleet mechanic who was pinned between two trucks while performing maintenance on one of the vehicles at the company's worksite in Suwanee, Ga.
"This was a preventable tragedy. Management had been aware of the need to take action since 2004 and had sufficient time to implement the necessary safety procedures but failed to do so," said Gei-Thae Breezley, director of the agency's Atlanta East Area Office.
OSHA issued one willful violation with a proposed penalty of $63,000 for alleged failure to implement and train employees on a lockout/tagout program to be used when performing vehicle maintenance. Lockout/tagout practices and procedures are intended to safeguard employees from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities.
OSHA also issued one serious violation with a proposed penalty of $5,600 for the company's failure to assure that employees used wheel chocks or applied the parking brake when working on vehicles.
Prior to this incident, the agency had issued safety violation citations to the company following a December 2006 vehicle collision in the yard which seriously injured one employee.
The company has 15 working days to contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The Suwanee worksite was inspected by staff from OSHA's Atlanta East Area Office, 2183 Northlake Parkway, Building 7, Suite 110, Tucker, Ga.; telephone (770) 493-6644.
OSHA opened an investigation in February 2007 following the death of a fleet mechanic who was pinned between two trucks while performing maintenance on one of the vehicles at the company's worksite in Suwanee, Ga.
"This was a preventable tragedy. Management had been aware of the need to take action since 2004 and had sufficient time to implement the necessary safety procedures but failed to do so," said Gei-Thae Breezley, director of the agency's Atlanta East Area Office.
OSHA issued one willful violation with a proposed penalty of $63,000 for alleged failure to implement and train employees on a lockout/tagout program to be used when performing vehicle maintenance. Lockout/tagout practices and procedures are intended to safeguard employees from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities.
OSHA also issued one serious violation with a proposed penalty of $5,600 for the company's failure to assure that employees used wheel chocks or applied the parking brake when working on vehicles.
Prior to this incident, the agency had issued safety violation citations to the company following a December 2006 vehicle collision in the yard which seriously injured one employee.
The company has 15 working days to contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The Suwanee worksite was inspected by staff from OSHA's Atlanta East Area Office, 2183 Northlake Parkway, Building 7, Suite 110, Tucker, Ga.; telephone (770) 493-6644.
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Friday, August 03, 2007
Twenty Top Safety Hazards DVD
The following summarizes a press release from the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Inc. (MCAA)
As part of its commitment to safety excellence, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Inc. (MCAA) has created a DVD titled "Twenty Top Hazards: Recognition & Protection." The DVD provides worker training in the identification of 20 of the most common injury causing hazards in mechanical construction, including how workers should protect themselves from these hazards while performing their jobs.
In approximately 14 minutes, the DVD discusses these top industry safety hazards:
• Materials Handling
• Exposed Body Parts
• Struck-By Hazards
• Eye Hazards
• Sharp Objects
• Slips & Trips
• Exposed Floor Holes
• Ladders
• Aerial Lifts
• Perimeter Protection
• Falls
• Tool Guards
• Damaged Rigging
• Electrical Hazards
• Power Cords
• Welding Leads
• Welding Arcs
• Excavations
• Hazardous Materials
• Confined Spaces
MCAA members will receive a free copy of the DVD as a benefit of membership. Additional copies are available for purchase for $65 (member) or $195 (non-member), plus shipping. To order, visit www.mcaa.org or call 301-990-2200.
The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) serves the needs of approximately 2,300 firms involved in heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, piping, and mechanical service. They provide educational materials and programs to membersattain the highest level of managerial and technical expertise. MCAA includes the Mechanical Service Contractors of America, the Plumbing Contractors of America, the Manufacturer/Supplier Council, the Mechanical Contracting Education and Research Foundation and the National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau.
As part of its commitment to safety excellence, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Inc. (MCAA) has created a DVD titled "Twenty Top Hazards: Recognition & Protection." The DVD provides worker training in the identification of 20 of the most common injury causing hazards in mechanical construction, including how workers should protect themselves from these hazards while performing their jobs.
In approximately 14 minutes, the DVD discusses these top industry safety hazards:
• Materials Handling
• Exposed Body Parts
• Struck-By Hazards
• Eye Hazards
• Sharp Objects
• Slips & Trips
• Exposed Floor Holes
• Ladders
• Aerial Lifts
• Perimeter Protection
• Falls
• Tool Guards
• Damaged Rigging
• Electrical Hazards
• Power Cords
• Welding Leads
• Welding Arcs
• Excavations
• Hazardous Materials
• Confined Spaces
MCAA members will receive a free copy of the DVD as a benefit of membership. Additional copies are available for purchase for $65 (member) or $195 (non-member), plus shipping. To order, visit www.mcaa.org or call 301-990-2200.
The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) serves the needs of approximately 2,300 firms involved in heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, piping, and mechanical service. They provide educational materials and programs to membersattain the highest level of managerial and technical expertise. MCAA includes the Mechanical Service Contractors of America, the Plumbing Contractors of America, the Manufacturer/Supplier Council, the Mechanical Contracting Education and Research Foundation and the National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau.
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