OSHA has released its preliminary list of the top 10 most frequent workplace safety violations for 2009.
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Tags: fall protection, frequent workplace safety violations, hazard communication, scaffolding, Top 10 safety violations 2009
Imagine this. A machine in your workplace has a sharp blade that chops things. Do you really have to tell employees not to stick their hands near the blade when the machine is running?
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Tags: common sense, machine guard, warning sign, Workers' comp
Is Minneapolis safer than Denver? How about New York City versus Seattle? Forbes magazine has ranked the top 10 safest cities in the U.S.
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Here’s a cautionary story for workers. John Capanna had a bright future at the age of 20. He was already a crew chief for his employer — a good job. Then, a workplace explosion burned over 90% of his body.
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As a safety pro, you’ve probably met a number of non-believers when it comes to warning workers about hazards. “What are the odds of that happening here?” they might ask. Now you can tell them, thanks to a new Web site.
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Employees across the country have a message for their co-workers during this H1N1 flu season: Don’t come in if you’re sick.
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Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, H1N1, swine flu
Here’s proof that workplace injuries happen in the service industry, too. And those injuries can lead to workers’ comp claims.
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Tags: back injury, casino dealer, service industry, workers' comp claims
Now that OSHA is keeping an eye out for incentive programs that discourage workers from reporting injuries, what can you do to encourage safe practices?
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Tags: encourage safe practices, incentive programs, report injuries
Employees across the country have a message for their co-workers during this H1N1 flu season: Don’t come in if you’re sick.
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Tags: H1N1 flu, stay home from work, swine flu
Saturation proof Sweat GUTR Sweatband
Introducing the innovative, saturation proof, Sweat GUTR (GUTR) sweatband that is proving very successful in the age-old battle to provide clear vision to industrial workers struggling to keep sweat out of their eyes. Traditional sweatbands try to absorb sweat and eventually become saturated and lose their effectiveness.
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The construction industry knows it’s a frequent OSHA target. Now we know that darkness won’t keep OSHA inspectors from their rounds.
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Tags: construction, night construction, silica
Klever Kutter
Its tough construction of high density plastic with stainless steel blades has a long useful life and lasts for hundreds of cuts. After that it can be conveniently discarded or recycled, eliminating the need to handle or replace used blades.
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A restaurant faces a $50,604 fine in the death of a 17-year-old employee who was parking cars. But this fine wasn’t from OSHA.
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Tags: child labor, death of 17-year-old, FLSA, parking valet death
Most companies have all the work-related hazards they need, thank you. They see no need to introduce additional hazards not normally associated with whatever work is involved. But one company’s unusual gimmick has set the stage for what promises to be an interesting workers’ comp decision.
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Tags: chimp attack, hazards, Workers' comp
OSHA added something new to its Web site this week.
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New Miller SafEscape™ ELITE Rescue/Descent Device
Extended service life – 7-year interval before an unused unit is required for recertification.
A proper safety at height program includes the necessary steps for safe and quick rescue in an emergency. The new Miller SafEscape ELITE Rescue/Descent Device (RDD) is the next-generation global solution for rescue/descent that lowers cost of ownership, meets all applicable safety standards throughout the world, enhances safety and is easy to use.
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In some states, when workers are placed on permanent partial disability, it’s expected that injured employees will make a “good-faith effort” to find alternate employment they can perform. However, one state court just found a reason to overturn that 15-year precedent and allow a worker to keep collecting.
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Tags: back injury, good faith effort, permanent partial disability, sit home and collect comp
California requires people using a cell phone while driving to use a hands-free device. Now, the state’s governor has had to tell his wife that the law applies to her, too.
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Tags: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, hands-free device, Maria Shriver, using cell phone while driving
A dust explosion at a plant in Florida sent four workers to the hospital. One had to be airlifted to a burn center for critical injuries.
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OSHA has fined a waste processing company $207,800 after an investigation prompted by a fatality at the facility.
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Next time you want to address proper ladder use and fall protection with workers, you might want to use this story about a man who fell to his death when he was trying to reach a light fixture.
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Tags: died from fall, fall protection, jury-rig
President Obama has signed an Executive Order banning 4.5 million employees from texting while driving.
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Tags: National Traffic Safety Administration, texting while driving, truckers
An explosion at a worksite may cost an employee his leg, if attempts to reattach it fail.
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Tags: explosion, gas fumes, sever worker's leg
It’s long been a subject of debate among safety pros: Do safety incentive programs reduce injuries, or do they encourage workers not to report when they get hurt? It seems OSHA has weighed in on the issue, buried within a directive for its inspectors.
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Tags: national emphasis program, Recordkeeping, safety incentive programs
Advanced Particulate Filter 2200 Series
3M is pleased to announce the introduction our new 3M™ Advanced Particulate Filter 2200 Series. These premium filters are designed for easier breathing and longer service life. They utilize new 3M filtration technology which provides standard NIOSH P100 filter efficiency while integrating the following benefits:
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is questioning President Obama’s choice to head OSHA.
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Tags: David Michaels, OSHA nominee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
2200GN95 Series Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask
This latex-free respirator is both a N95 respirator and surgical mask. The non-latex straps don’t irritate, don’t require pre-stretching, and they are securely attached. The exclusive Dura-Mesh® shell protects the filter media so it stays cleaner-looking longer. The shell resists collapsing, even in heat and humidity so the respirator holds its shape longer. The result is, fewer respirators used and lower costs.
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Several business groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed a lawsuit challenging OSHA’s per-employee penalty policy for safety gear violations.
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Tags: lawsuit, National Association of Manufacturers, per-employee violation, PPE, safety gear
New Miller Twin Turbo™ Fall Protection System
Provides a Lightweight, Easy-to-Use Solution for Continuous 100% Tie-Off
when Working at Low Fall Clearance
Miller Fall Protection announces the new performance-driven, patent-pending Miller Twin Turbo Fall Protection System that incorporates an innovative D-ring connector on the back of a full-body harness with two (2) Miller TurboLite™ Personal Fall Limiters (or self-retracting lifelines) for 100% tie-off.
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New Miller SkyGrip™ Temporary Horizontal Lifeline Systems
Designed for Steel and Concrete Fall Protection Application
Modular design increases versatility by enabling stanchion posts to be interchanged with base options for steel and concrete applications.
To meet the needs of construction safety, the new Miller SkyGrip Temporary Horizontal Lifeline (THLL) Systems enable workers to maintain 100% tie-off for continuous fall protection along the entire lifeline.
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Miller Online Training
Miller® Training announces new online Fall Prevention & Protection Training courses that can be easily accessed from the Miller Fall Protection website – www.millerfallprotection.com. The courses introduce proper fall protection procedures for anyone working at height.
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If one of your employees was injured in an exercise class, you wouldn’t expect that to be covered by workers’ comp. But that’s not how one court saw it.
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Tags: employee injured at gym, exercise class, Workers' comp
Imagine this: Someone finds one of your employees on the ground, conscious but incoherent, in your company’s parking lot. He dies two days later in the hospital. Cause: blunt trauma to his head. Is this death reportable to OSHA?
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Tags: blunt force trauma, OSHA reportable, parking lot, work-related employee death
Conveyor belts and tracks too often prove to be the source of serious employee injuries. Those injuries attract OSHA’s attention and wind up as fines.
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Tags: conveyor, foot injury, repeat violation
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