Job Safety

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How Does Your Safety Calendar Look? Part Two

By John Cambre / July 19, 2024 /

November Carcinogens found in the workplace With Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November, carcinogens are a safety topic that should be frequently discussed. Unfortunately, around 1,806,600 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the US each year. Occupational cancer is all-too common and jobs such as firefighting, mining, or as a night shift worker can…

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How Does Your Safety Calendar Look? Part One

By John Cambre / June 18, 2024 /

How does your safety calendar look? Well, let us check it out. We are over two weeks into National Safety Month. How many of you celebrated your safety and health management system in honor of National Safety Month? Most did not. Why is it even essential to do so? Promoting safety and health among your…

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The Last Line of Defense: Personal Protective Equipment

By John Cambre / May 16, 2024 /

When assessing the hazard controls that are in place to protect workers from hazardous conditions, we look at the hierarchy of controls. Safety and health representatives must be knowledgeable about the selection of controls and how they work. The following is the standard approach to that selection: Personal protective equipment may not be the most…

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Hiring Safety Professionals For Shutdowns

Outages, Shutdowns, and Turnarounds: The Importance of Hiring Safety Professionals

By John Cambre / April 17, 2024 /

What is the unique nature of shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds? What workplace practices on shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds contribute most to improved safety performance? Key findings revealed companies utilizing these best practices have significantly lowered recordable incidence rates: Do outages, shutdowns, and turnarounds require a safety professional? The simple answer is YES! What should management…

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turnaround safety topics

5 Turnaround Safety Topics To Minimize Downtime And Maximize Safety

By John Cambre / February 22, 2024 /

As turnaround season emerges across industries such as oil and gas, chemical, power, and industrial, meticulous planning becomes imperative to ensure efficiency and safety. Safety staffing plays a pivotal role in orchestrating swift and thorough turnarounds, mitigating potential risks and future complications.  For your upcoming Turnaround, let ResponsAble’s safety staffing on demand, quickly provide you…

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osha recordkeeping requirements

Osha Record-keeping Requirements: I hate paperwork! Don’t you?

By John Cambre / July 18, 2023 /

The simple answer is yes! But when it comes to the Federal government rules, paperwork is still a requirement. Even a small business can be required by the Department of Labor/OHSA to keep certain records required by regulations. Let us start with the OSHA Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational…

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