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OSHA Issues NEP to Reduce Fall-related Injuries and Fatalities

OSHA , the U.S. Department of Labor, on May 01, 2023, announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections. The emphasis program Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 5 monthsMay 19, 2023 ago
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Planning for the 2023 Fall Prevention Stand Down

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 378 of the 986 (38%) of construction fatalities recorded in 2021 (BLS data). Per the data from the 2020 BLS data. Those deaths were preventable. (https://www.osha.gov/stop-falls-stand-down, 03/29/2023) While the statistics are Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 6 monthsMarch 31, 2023 ago
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ANSI/ASSP Z16.1-2022 and Leading/Lagging Indicators

(Adapted from ASSP notice) On Feb. 23, 2022, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the approval of the Z16.1 safety standard titled: ANSI/ASSP Z16.1-2022, Safety and Health Metrics and Performance Measures. This standard defines requirements and expectations for organizations to establish effective measurement systems that assess safety and health Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 11 monthsNovember 11, 2022 ago
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Planning for Spring Weather in Your Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

As we wait for the Winter to come to an end, now is the time to review your Emergency Action Plan and how it specifically addresses Spring weather hazards for your employees. We should assess for the types of hazards that Spring weather presents to the employees. Then review with Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsMarch 2, 2022 ago
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Planning for the 2022 Fall Prevention Stand Down

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 351 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2020 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. (https://www.osha.gov/stop-falls-stand-down, 02/02/2022) While the statistics are not stated here, there are many worker fatalities in the Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsFebruary 2, 2022 ago
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Emergency Planning

Considering the two recent incidences in Illinois at an Amazon facility and in Kentucky at a candle factory with the tornado that tore through both of them, it’s a good time to review your emergency action plan and your preparedness for an emergency. The first thing to do is determine Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsDecember 16, 2021 ago
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Winter Weather Safety

Winter weather safety always considers cold stress such as hypothermia and frostbite however there are many other hazards to consider including driving, being stranded, shoveling snow, clearing snow from roofs, power outages, and other similar concerns. OSHA has a webpage dedicated to these types of winter-related hazards titled Winter Weather Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsDecember 1, 2021 ago
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Safety Topics Other Than COVID-19

Is it possible to focus too much on one part of our worker safety efforts and put less emphasis on other elements of keeping our workers safe? For example, with all of the focus on the recently released OSHA ETS for COVID-19 and the subsequent court filings and stays issued, Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsNovember 14, 2021 ago
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Plastics Industry Safety Report

In the August 09, 2021, edition of Plastics News, there was a Special Report: Workplace Safety titled “A Look Into Workplace Deaths and the Aftermath” discussing the number of deaths in plastics processing factories based upon a review of OSHA records from 2011 through 2020 that showed, at least, 60 Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsAugust 18, 2021 ago
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Safe + Sound Week, August 9-15, 2021

Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August recognizing the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. Successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, Read more…

By Wayne Vanderhoof, 2 yearsAugust 1, 2021 ago

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