Most people in the state don’t realize that as a driver, you are required to yield to pedestrian in all instances. This is an interesting read that talks about different pedestrian laws in the state of Florida:
To read the article, visit http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-pedestrian-safety-myword-092712-20120926,0,1815246.story.
In efforts to improve pipeline safety issues caused by recent disasters and report finding to the public, the U.S. Department of Transportation has recently launched a new webpage, Pipeline Safety Update, which includes guidelines on regulations, safety issues, and stakeholder information in it.
Links to programs such as the National Pipeline Mapping System, a pipeline safety page with checklists, links, One-Call Centers and 811 are listed on the page that will be useful for reference before any excavation.
Any input or documents that will help inform the stakeholder communities are welcomed when sent via email at pipelineforum@dot.gov.
To view the page, visit HERE.
Here is a great article titled “EHS Recruitment: It’s Not Just About Filling the Seat” from EHS Today. It lists and explains some of the best key hiring practices used by big corporations such as BP, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson to recruit the best environmental and Health Safety professional for their company. If you are in the recruiting process for your next safety professional, here are four important points to consider:
To view the original article, visit http://ehstoday.com/safety/ehs-recruitment-it-s-not-just-about-filling-seat?page=1.
Do you know if your respirators and their components are NIOSH tested and certified?
The standards require employers to establish or maintain a respiratory protection program to protect their employees. Whether you use air purifying or atmosphere supplying respirators, learn how to effectively select a fit for you, maintain, and properly wear your respirators needed.
Selecting a respirator is a very difficult task to accomplish. Under protecting your staff can lead to injury or illness while over protecting staff can be uncomfortable and very costly.
To select a respirator you must first assemble the necessary toxicological and safety information for each respiratory hazard. This typically starts with a walk through survey and an MSDS review. To determine the potential level of exposure the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that air sampling be conducted. While air monitoring is obviously the best option, a good industrial hygienist or safety professional will likely use a combination of air sampling and exposure modeling to make reasonable estimates of exposure.
After the potential exposures have been determined the next step is to compare the results with allowable levels of the particular contaminant (s). For comparison purposes you should consider using the NIOSH-REL’s, OSHA-PEL’s, and ACGIH- TLV’s, just to name a few.
Now comes the hard work! Based on the potential or measured exposures you’ll have to determine if your staff requires an air purifying respirator, or an atmosphere supplying respirator; whether they will need a full mask, half mask, or other type of face piece; whether they will need filters cartridges or some combination of the two. Finally you’ll have to ensure that a full respirator program has been instituted including medical evaluations, fit testing, training, cartridge change out schedules, etc.
Although this may seem difficult with some guidance along the way you will be able to ensure your staff is adequately protected! For more information on respirator selection visit the new NIOSH Respirator Information Page or contact Trevor Reschny, CSP at Safety Links Inc.
If you see a person come into contact with indoor electrical wires, do not touch the person. Attempt to switch the power off, if possible. If you cannot shut off the power, use a non-conductor (dry wood, rope, board, broom handle) to separate the person from the current.
If the person has come into contact with outdoor wires call 911 and then the power company immediately.
Do not attempt to touch the person or to try to free the person from the wires. Stay at least 100 feet away from any downed wires at all times.
After the person has been separated from the electrical source, you should:
To inquire more about general safety, contact us at 407-353-8165 or email us at info@transportins.net
OSHA has recently announced that their temporary enforcement measures in residential construction will be extended for three more months, until December 15, 2012.
These measures include:
As part of their efforts, OSHA has been actively working closely with the industry. Since October of last year, their On-Site Consultation Projects completed more than 2,500 onsite visits, conducted 925 training sessions, and delivered 438 presentations regarding residential construction. They also conducted more than 800 outreach activities on the directive. Another method they use to assist companies and organizations is by providing information of the industry on their website. They will continue to assist with educational and training materials to help facilitate employers with compliance.
All this is available in their webpage here and their Fall Prevention Campaign.
For more information on our Residential Fall Protection training, give us a call at 407-353-8165 or visit us here https://safetylinks.net/index.php/training/construction-safety-courses/residential-fall-protection.
According to a recent study by eTraining, a workplace safety education firm, you may face a higher danger on your job depending on the amount of driving involved rather than the specific type of profession you hold, such as being a sheriff or hunter, for example. The good news, however, shows on the graph which states that as the OSHA budget has increased, fatalities have certainly decreased.
In the study, it shows that all combined transportation incidents, including highway incidents, aircraft incidents, and other, make up a total of 49% of all multiple fatalities in the workplace. This is compared to the 20% of incidents that happen from fires and explosions, 17% from homicides and 13% of other uncategorized accidents.
And which states rate as the highest of this 2010 study? Texas tops the chart with the most workplace fatalities with a total of 456, California is next with 302, Pennsylvania is third with 219 and Florida in fourth with 215.
It’s important to remember, though, that falls are still the highest occurring incident in the construction industry, with electrocutions, being struck by an object, and caught-in/between as shown in the “Fatal Four” chart. According to eTraining, eliminating all of these four most common categories in construction would save 431 workers’ lives in America every year.
At the end of the page it shows 2011’s most frequently violated OSHA standards. Follow this link to view the study: http://etraintoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Workplace-Fatality-Data1.jpg.
To inquire about safety consultation or training for your staff, call us at 407-353-8165 or email us at info@transportins.net.
OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), which lists companies and organizations as employers who demonstrate indifference to OSHA regulations, has published criteria that will allow them to be removed from the list. This criteria was issued on August 16 and the employer on it may be considered for removal after the following:
For more information regarding the SVEP, visit http://s.dol.gov/VD.
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