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Accident Prevention

12 November

Stronger leadership on safety needed at colleges

  • Posted by Mike Taubitz
  • Categories Accident Prevention

A spotlight has been focused on UCLA ever since a horrific lab accident in December 2008 caused the death of a research assistant. Most recently, a chemistry professor pleaded not guilty to three counts of willful violation of an occupational …

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19 October

What to do when a safety standard doesn’t fit the task

  • Posted by Mike Taubitz
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Safety and sustainability

What happens when a worker is injured and you find that a standard was not followed? Do you point a finger at the worker or supervisor?  Maybe you take a systems view and try to improve your management system.   But, …

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15 October

Safety incentive programs ineffective, but OSHA rule is off-base

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

Safety incentive programs generally don’t work very well, but that doesn’t mean OSHA is on the right track with a memo the agency issued to restrict them. In an article in the current edition of EHS Today magazine , I …

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30 September

Sorting out federal priorities on sleep disorders and fatigue

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, Articles, Transportation safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has investigated the issue of sleep disorders for several years now and it’s becoming increasingly clear the agency will move on the issue soon. But it’s not enough for a trucking company to simply wait for the federal government to act, writes Rose McMurrary, Chief Transportation Advisor for FDRsafety. Read the full article.

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27 August

Identifying ‘invisible’ employees for safety training

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

Even at a company with a strong safety program some employees can be overlooked for training, leaving them vulnerable in case of an accident, fire or explosion. An excellent blog post by Curtis Chambers on oshatraining.com identifies these employees. They …

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09 July

OSHA urged to require Arizona to meet federal standards on fall protection

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

The American Society of Safety Engineers is asking OSHA to address a situation in Arizona that could threaten the safety of workers exposed to fall hazards in residential construction. Arizona’s governor has signed a bill into law saying that fall …

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18 June

I2P2, OSHA and the presidential election

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

With the economy still struggling and Republicans pointing to excess regulation as one cause, it seems unlikely that OSHA would roll out an ambitious new regulatory approach before the November presidential election. Or is it? As reported by OH&S magazine, …

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11 June

USDOT’s promised changes on Crash BASIC don’t materialize

  • Posted by Rose McMurray
  • Categories Accident Prevention, CSA, Enforcement, Transportation safety

In recent weeks, the truck and bus industries have been vocal in criticizing the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) slowness in reacting to, and adjusting, its 17-month-old Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program which uses safety performance data to …

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01 June

June 2012 newsletter

  • Posted by FDRsafety
  • Categories Accident Prevention, FDRsafety newsletter

How one company reduced injuries and illnesses by 80 percent
New senior advisors on industrial hygiene and ironworker safety
Best of the blog

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14 May

OSHA’s warning on incentive plans raises concerns

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

OSHA’s warning about workplace rewards programs that might encourage employees not to report injuries raises concerns that some good companies may be unfairly caught up in an enforcement action. Before I begin, let me make clear that no one at …

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