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It’s Pipe Marking Season! Get All Your Pipe Marking Resources in One Place

Now that spring has arrived and everything is thawing out, it’s the perfect time to take stock of your facility’s pipe labels. Maybe your labels took a beating over the winter and could use some cleaning. Maybe they’ve been in place for many years and are starting to look worn. Maybe you just haven’t thought about them in a while. When the weather improves, it’s a good time…

CSS Editorial Staff | April 3, 2017 | Industry News | Ammonia Pipe Marking, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Labeling, OSHA, Pipe Marking, Regulations & Compliance, Safety

OSHA Moves Effective Date for Final Rule on Beryllium to May 20th

Beryllium is a chemical element that is fairly rare in nature, but used in a variety of industries. Specifically, it is used as an alloying agent when producing products such as springs, spot-welding electrodes, electrical contacts, and much more. This element has long been known to present health and safety issues for those who work with it if proper precautions are not taken. Exposure to beryllium has…

Tony Ferraro | March 31, 2017 | Industry News

OSHA’s Training Program Operating Efficiently According to GAO

  In addition to providing regulations, guidelines, and inspections, OSHA also offers an important training and education service, known as the Outreach Training Program. In fiscal year 2016, this program reached almost 900,000 workers and provided them with important training on a wide range of topics related to occupational hazard recognition and prevention. According to a recent Government Accountability Office report, which was released earlier this month,…

Tony Ferraro | March 27, 2017 | Industry News | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety

OSHA Updates on PPE

This week Summit Safety Group looks at some OSHA updates and what they look at when performing a walkthrough in a facility. Specifically, what they are looking at in regards to personal protective equipment used in any given situation. The video points out that offering personal protective equipment to employees is not sufficient to pass an OSHA walkthrough. Instead, there must be a full PPE hazard assessment…

Tony Ferraro | March 20, 2017 | Industry News | OSHA, PPE

What Safety Metrics Really Make the Difference

Anyone in the safety industry knows that there is no shortage of metrics available. Every group of people seems to want to look at things based on a different set of metrics, all of them swearing that theirs is the best out there. This topic was discussed in an interesting post on the OSHA Discussion & Support / Occupational Safety / EH&S / HSE group on LinkedIn.…

Tony Ferraro | March 13, 2017 | Industry News | Safety Metrics

LinkedIn Corner: Are Shorts Safe in Specific Work Environments?

Gregory Harriss, a Safety Coordinator at GEM Electric, recently posed an interesting question in the Construction Environmental Health and Safety group on LinkedIn. He posted, “We are electricians and I was told that employees are wanting to wear shorts in the summer time on the job sites. I personally have not seen any place that says no they cannot per OSHA…” This is a great question, and…

Tony Ferraro | March 6, 2017 | Industry News | Regulations & Compliance, Safety

OSHA – Important Dates in 2017

2017 is shaping up to be a big year for changes from OSHA (as almost every year seems to be). There are already a number of key changes being rolled out, and being aware of the these changes and their effective dates is very important. The following are some of the most important dates from OSHA so far in 2017. January 1st – Anti-Retaliation Law As of…

Tony Ferraro | February 27, 2017 | Industry News | OSHA

March 2017 is the First Annual #LadderSafetyMonth

Millions of people each year climb up on ladders to complete a wide range of different tasks. Whether it is a homeowner trying to fix the siding, or a construction company working on a job, ladders are an essential tool that most people will need to use at one time or another. Unfortunately, ladders also present serious risks to those who are using them, and people on…

Tony Ferraro | January 4, 2017 | Industry News | Ladder Safety, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety