A 53-year-old contract truck driver with almost 11 years of experience was killed when a parked truck rolled over him during a pre-operational inspection, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). MSHA investigators found the contractor didn’t ensure its driver chocked trucks parked on a grade and failed to maintain braking systems […]
A new technical report on exposure sampling for engineered nanomaterials offers guidance on workplace sampling for carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers (CNF), silver and titanium dioxide. On July 29, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published “Technical Report: Occupational Exposure Sampling for Engineered Nanomaterials,” which provides sampling information on the three types […]
With the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declaring monkeypox a “public health emergency of international concern,” do employers need to take action? According to law firm Seyfarth Shaw, the answer is, “Not at this time.” “Unlike COVID-19, which is transmitted in the air, monkeypox’s primary route of […]
Safety professionals know that workplace examinations are important so hazards can be identified and corrected before employees start working. Regular workplace safety exams can catch hazards that may otherwise be missed. And when those hazards are found they need to be corrected as soon as possible. Why? Because the longer the hazard is present the […]
OSHA isn’t the only U.S. Department of Labor agency that’s worried about workers being affected by extreme heat this summer as the Wage and Hour Division just launched its own heat awareness campaign. “Operation Beat the Heat” is the division’s effort to reduce heat safety violations and heat-related injuries and illnesses in the agricultural industry. […]
Safety professionals know why lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures need to be specific to individual pieces of equipment: because there can be big differences from one machine to the next. Beside being an OSHA requirement, it’s important to have specific LOTO procedures in place for individual machines since general rules that apply to all the equipment could […]
A 28-year-old haul truck driver was killed when his haul truck, which was parked on a grade, rolled downhill and pinned him against his personal pickup truck, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). MSHA investigators found Frontera Materials Inc., operator of the Mobile Crusher #3 mine in Hidalgo County, Texas, failed […]
A federal investigation into a worker’s death in a belt conveyor revealed an employer’s inadequate machine guarding, lockout/tagout and inspection procedures, all of which contributed to the fatal incident. The worker, who had 27 years of experience, didn’t lock out the conveyor system before attempting to clear debris from the belt, failed to ensure a […]
A fatal explosion in a Massachusetts auto shop was caused by a failure to provide a proper hot work procedure and a general safety program. On Sept. 25, 2019, a 64-year-old auto mechanic was injured while welding on top of a nearly empty steel drum of flammable washer fluid. As he began to weld, the […]
