Preventive maintenance plans are simply plans put in place to ensure all recommended and required preventive maintenance is performed on the tools and equipment in your facility. This can include everything for personal protective equipment to power tools to massive … Continue reading
It is not enough to simply make personal protective equipment available to your staff, you need to have very clear and concise policies surrounding this equipment to ensure it is in good, working order; is properly used; and is properly … Continue reading
Globus Printing & Packaging Co. has been cited for 24 health and safety violations by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These citations come with $91,800 in proposed penalties. The citations come after an inspection of … Continue reading
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Schwan’s Gloal Supply Chain, Inc. for 32 serious health and safety violations due to issues found at their Atlanta facility. During OSHA’s September investigation, inspectors also found 18 … Continue reading
Pressed Paperboard Technologies, LLC has been cited by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for nine safety and health violations. These violations consist of two willful violations, five serious safety violations, and two serious health violations. … Continue reading
An average of almost 2 workers per week die from confined space accidents. Most of these fatalities occur as a result of oxygen deficiency or the inhalation of toxic substances. In 2013, these two accident types accounted for 91% of … Continue reading
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is regulated by OSHA through Standard 1910.132. This standard covers a wide range of personal protective equipment, “including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers.” … Continue reading
Policies surrounding personal protective equipment must be carefully created and consistently followed to protect employees at work. Personal protective equipment is a last line of defense for employees working in potentially dangerous jobs, and without this equipment a simple malfunction … Continue reading
An arc flash event will injure employees in several ways. It will burn them, it will peg them with nearby objects, it will hit them with blunt force from the blast pressure, and it will damage their ears with a … Continue reading
Any facility with a confined space must ensure a permit entry system is not required before allowing open access of the space to employees. The requirements surrounding the need for a permit entry system can be found in OSHA Standard … Continue reading