The goal of this blog post is to whet the appetite of those who may not be sufficiently familiar with ANSI B11, the series of U.S. national standards dealing with the safety requirements for general industry machines.
An article on an Australian safety website described the tragic death of a worker whose coat was caught in a lathe and asked the question that is the title of this article: Can metal lathes be made safe? The answers raise some basic issues about retrofitting machines for safeguarding.
OSHA’s proposed Injury and Illness Protection Program, known as I2P2, apparently won’t be seeing the light of day anytime soon, if ever, and that is a good thing for workers and employers.
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OSHA is concerned about an alarming increase in deaths during work on cellphone towers and is pointing to fall protection problems as a major contributor.
The resurgence of the construction industry is good news, but it comes with safety challenges, including shortages of experienced workers and managers.
What’s the first question to ask when an interlock bypassed — why the employee bypassed the safeguard or what is it about the task that required bypassing?
Off-the-job safety efforts are a good step but typically play second fiddle to workplace metrics. It’s time for a more holistic approach to metrics.
You must obviously do those things required by OSHA, but that alone will not eliminate workplace injuries, especially those associated with non-routine tasks.
Unfortunately, one “hidden hazard” continues to go little noticed while remaining an underlying cause of work related accidents and material theft. It undermines employee morale and the entire corporate business culture: Substance Abuse.