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Accident Prevention

31 January

Hidden in the stats: The dangers of maintenance work

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Articles

Thorough record keeping is essential to a strong safety program, but even organizations that keep good records may be missing something in their numbers: the high risk presented by maintenance activities. Mike Taubitz, Senior Advisor to FDRsafety, offers tips to deal with this risk. Read the full article.

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30 January

Noise control: How to plan for OSHA’s new interpretation

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Articles

OSHA is making noise about noise and industrial employers need to be thinking about how they might retrofit plants as a result. By FDRsafety Senior Advisor Mike Taubitz. Read the full article.

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26 January

As OSHA withdraws ergonomics proposal, here’s what else it should rethink

  • Posted by Jim Stanley
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Enforcement, OSHA, Recordkeeping

In its second course reversal in a week, OSHA has withdrawn a proposal to step up recordkeeping requirements for ergonomic injuries, naturally raising questions about what else the agency might be rethinking. My suggestion is to look next at the …

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17 January

Keep alert to off-shift, contractor risks you may not see

  • Posted by Mike Taubitz
  • Categories Accident Prevention

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a long-standing foundation of the safety profession. Many jobs have low to moderate risk which is controlled by standardized work methods or instructions that could include procedures, training, awareness, PPE, etc. Such jobs may only …

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31 December

Cut health insurance costs by reducing off-the-job injuries

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Articles

Many organizations are encouraging employees to lose weight and stop smoking in hopes of scoring a win-win-win: the workers get healthier, the organization experiences fewer insurance claims, and less work time is lost to sickness. But FDRsafety CEO Fred Rine writes that fewer organizations are taking advantage of similar savings they could obtain if they took the same approach to employee safety off the job. Read the full article.

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09 December

OSHA’s fix on fall protection for residential construction leaves serious issues unresolved

  • Posted by Jim Stanley
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Enforcement, OSHA

OSHA has for sometime been trying to clear up the confusion it created about fall protection standards for residential construction, but the proposed fix may still leave many issues unresolved. Last month, OSHA chief David Michaels said in a speech …

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08 December

Hidden in the stats: The dangers of maintenance work

  • Posted by Mike Taubitz
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Recordkeeping, Research, Training

Thorough recordkeeping is essential to a strong safety program, but even companies that keep good records may be missing something in their numbers: the high risk presented by maintenance activities. About 6 percent of workers are involved in maintenance activities …

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02 November

Employers likely to face expense to meet OSHA requirements for controlling noise

  • Posted by Mike Taubitz
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Enforcement, OSHA

Employers in construction and general industry are likely to have a whole new category of expenses – and potential OSHA citations — to worry about if the agency’s “proposed interpretation” on noise regulations goes into effect. Since 1983, OSHA in …

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01 November

November 2010 newsletter

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, FDRsafety newsletter, Training

How to reduce off-the-job injuries and cut health insurance costs
Free tool to conduct OSHA required hazard assessment for personal protective equipment
Introducing Steve St. Laurent, Spanish-language safety awareness trainer
Latest from our blog

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31 October

How to spend $1 to save $4: Improve your safety program

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Articles

For the past year, the focus in occupational safety has been on enforcement, with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proclamation that there is a “new sheriff” in town. But companies should not forget that a good safety program can save them money, writes FDRsafety President Jim Stanley. Read the full article.

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