The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun publishing weekly summaries on fatalities and catastrophes (multiple people injured) in the workplace. Per OSHA regulations, employers must report this data to OSHA within eight hours of an event occurring. The result of more “open government” within the Obama administration and better access of information by the general [...]
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CHEMTREC (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center) was established in 1971 by the chemical industry as a public service hotline for emergency responders, such as fire fighters and law enforcement, to obtain information and assistance for emergency incidents involving chemicals and hazardous materials. Registration with CHEMTREC helps assist shippers of hazardous materials to comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulation 49 CFR § 172.604, which requires hazmat shippers to provide a 24-hour emergency telephone number on shipping documents for use in the event of an emergency involving hazardous materials. What is CHEMTREC, view an overview video HERE. CHEMTREC services include a broad range of critical resources that can help emergency responders mitigate incidents involving hazardous materials, such as:
Bill learns the importance of using PPE… the [...]  Black Friday's Crowds With Black Friday looming, OSHA has recently issued a fact sheet on crowd control at retail sales events. Last year a worker was trampled to death while a mob of shoppers rushed through the doors of a large store to take advantage of an after Thanksgiving Day “Black Friday” sales event. The store was not using the kind of crowd control measures recommended in OSHA’s fact sheet. “Crowd-related injuries during special retail sales and promotional events have increased during recent years,” said acting Assistant Secretary for OSHA Jordan Barab. “Many of these incidents could be prevented, and this fact sheet provides retail employers with guidelines for avoiding injuries during the holiday shopping season.” The fact sheet provides employers with recommended elements for crowd control plans. Plans should include having trained security personnel or police officers on site, setting up barricades or rope lines for pedestrians and crowd control well in advance of customers arriving at the store, making sure that barricades are set up so that the customers’ line does not start right at the entrance of the store, preparing an emergency plan that addresses potential dangers, and having security personnel or customer service representatives explain approach and entrance procedures to the arriving public. Click after the break to download a copy of the fact sheet Continue reading Black Friday is Near: OSHA Issues Fact Sheet on Crowd Control  Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsSource: Omron STI’s website Omron STI’s “Gotcha Stick” Safe Distance Scale accurately tests the allowable barrier opening size, based on the distance from the point-of operation as determined by OSHA data. This three-segment stick features English measurements on one side, and Metric measurements on the other. Guarding machinery by means of hard (fixed) barriers is one of [...]
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), the certification board for those looking to complete or maintain their CSP designation, recently released the results of their 2009 Salary Survey for individuals holding the CSP certification, as well as those with the OHST, and CHST certifications and/or the designation of ASP. The new database holds a [...]
OHSAS 18001 2007 is an occupational health and safety management standard that define a set of occupational health and safety (OH&S) management requirements for occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS). OHSAS 18001 2007 was developed by the OHSAS Project Group, a consortium of 43 organizations from 28 countries. This consortium includes national standards bodies, registrars (certification bodies), OH&S institutes, and consultants. The purpose of OHSAS 18001 is to help organizations to manage and control their OH&S risks and to improve their OH&S performance. OHSAS 18001 is a voluntary standard for developing a occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). It enables an organization to proactively control safety and health risks and improve performance. Additionally, it may be used as a compliment to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. A quick overview includes: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $87,430,000 in propose penalties against BP Products North America, Inc. for 709 alleged failures to comply with the 2005 settlement agreement and citations, and violations of safety and health standards identified during the agency’s inspection of the corporation’s refinery in Texas City, TX [...] The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched a free e-course (approximately 30 minutes in length) entitled the Business Case for Health & Safety. The course (i.e. information session) can be viewed at anytime. (HERE is a direct link to the course in English) The goal of the Business Case for Health and Safety is [...] The entire NIOSH document can be found HERE In 2008 more than 145 million people in the U.S. were employed in the civilian workforce. Every day, approximately 9,000 workers are injured on the job and 15 workers die from a fatal workplace injury. Work-related illness claims the lives of about another 135 workers and retirees daily. According [...] |
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