Time to get prepared for the intense heat that a large group of workers will be exposed to during the next few months and prevent heat illness at work and on the job. Outdoor and indoor heat exposure can be dangerous. Millions of U.S. workers are exposed to heat in their workplaces. Although illness from…
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OSHA believes that contemplated changes to a process must be thoroughly evaluated to fully assess their impact on employee safety and health and to determine needed changes to operating procedures. To this end, the Process Safety Management standard contains a section on procedures for managing changes to processes. Written procedures to manage changes (except for…
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Ladders are essential tools, yet more workers are injured in falls from ladders than from any other elevated surface – roofs, scaffolds, balconies, even stairs. Most falls happen because workers select the wrong type of ladder for their job, or they set up the ladder improperly and the ladder shifts or slips unexpectedly. Summary of…
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A New Year is always time to rethink and recharge your goals and ambitions. A fresh start to so many things. What about your safety culture and the supervisors and workers that are a part of it? Consider the following recommendations enhancing safety culture in 2025. Enhancing Safety Culture in 2025 Rebranding Create a new…
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Are your worksite safety policies ambiguous? This article may help you to avoid this issue. Have you ever attempted to perform work that has a certain level of risk and found out that the safety and health management system does not have a policy reviewing the risk and corrective measures to take? Or if a…
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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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