OSHA
Flammable Liquids
When it comes to workplace hazards, few things can be more dangerous than a fire. Each year in the United States there are over 70,000 workplace fires, with many of them being serious. From these fires, there are about 200 employee deaths each year. This is a very significant number, and it shows that not…
Tony Ferraro | April 25, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Fire Safety, OSHA, Safety
How to Train Employees on Lockout/Tagout Systems
Maintenance workers have dangerous jobs; when crawling around inside machinery for repairs, there’s always a risk that someone will come along and start a piece of equipment without knowing that there’s someone inside. This is true whether the risk comes from shock/electrocution, crushing, or any other kind of hazard. In order to minimize this risk,…
Tony Ferraro | April 24, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Lockout Tagout, OSHA, Safety
Summer Workplace Hazards
When the cold temperatures of winter fade away, and the heat of the summer approaches, it is important to look at how workplace safety can be affected. Each season brings with it a different set of safety concerns, and if not properly addressed, it can lead to accidents, injuries or illness that could have otherwise…
Tony Ferraro | April 23, 2014 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Scaffolding Safety – Addressing Slips and Fall Hazards
Scaffolding has been aiding in the construction of both home and commercial buildings, in various forms, for hundreds of years now. In the 1600s, wood planks were inserted into vacant spaces purposefully created in bricks walls, then boards would be laid between them to create a platform which workers could stand on to reach higher…
Tony Ferraro | April 21, 2014 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
“Back” to the Basics – Preventing Lower Back Injuries in the Workplace
Back pain and injuries account for some of the most reported and most serious common workplace injuries worldwide. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a country whose labor department doesn’t dedicate pages of literature to both employers and employees solely on this topic. Loss of work days and productivity, lifelong injuries and disabilities, and…
Tony Ferraro | April 16, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Back Injuries, Forklift Safety, Health, Injuries, Injury Prevention, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Safety
Chemical Safety in the Workplace and SDS (Safety Data Sheets)
Working with hazardous chemicals can be one of the most dangerous activities for workers to engage in for a number of reasons; not the least of which being that many chemicals used in production are used in small quantities, meaning that they last a while between re-stocks and workers don’t have to handle them constantly.…
Tony Ferraro | April 9, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Forklift Safety, GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety
Grab Bag: Safety Signs and Labels
There are many topics in the safety sphere which transcend any individual business or industry, and become vital in just about every industrial operation (and sometimes non-industrial as well) in existence. The wide range of safety signs, labels, and the associated rules and suggestions that go along with them certainly fit into this category without…
Tony Ferraro | April 3, 2014 | Safety Products | ANSI, Emergency Evacuation, Equipment Labeling, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Arc Flash Explosions & Prevention
Most commonly, the hazards we associate with electricity and exposed electrical equipment are those due to direct contact. In these cases, a worker might accidentally touch an uninsulated wire or piece of electrical equipment, and momentarily become a conductor themselves. Severe burns and arrhythmia or stoppage of the heart can occur. What most people don’t…
Tony Ferraro | April 2, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Equipment Labeling, Fire Safety, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs
Often Overlooked: Silica Exposure in Construction
Anyone who has ever been on, or even near, a construction site knows that it can be very messy. This applies to large construction companies building a new skyscraper as well as to an individual handyman doing a bathroom remodel. While dirt and dust are to be expected in these areas, they should never be…
Tony Ferraro | April 1, 2014 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, Safety
What’s Coming in 2014 from OSHA
In an ongoing effort to keep up with the rapidly changing occupational hazards, OSHA focuses their efforts on specific areas each year. In 2014 they have selected a diverse set of topics that they will be taking a close look at. Whether OSHA is busy writing new standards, performing additional inspections or offering updated guidelines,…
Tony Ferraro | March 28, 2014 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Standards
Job Safety Analysis
Preparing a job safety analysis is an important part of any facility or safety manager’s job. These reports can be extremely beneficial in identifying what types of risks exist in a specific job, so action can be taken to keep people safe. Once you know the risks, it is much easier to either do something…
Tony Ferraro | March 21, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Facility Marking, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Ladder Safety in the Workplace
You’d be hard-pressed to find a business that doesn’t keep at least one ladder on hand. From warehouses with hard to reach shelves to office buildings with light bulbs that need changing, most workplaces have a reason to keep a ladder or two (or more) on hand. For such simple contraptions, OSHA and other organizations…
Tony Ferraro | March 19, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Ladder Safety, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Proper PPE for Face Protection
When it comes to staying safe in the workplace, there is nothing more important than proper face protection. The human face is quite vulnerable to a wide range of threats, and the results of an injury can be absolutely devastating. Some injuries that wouldn’t be an issue if they happened on other parts of the…
Tony Ferraro | March 14, 2014 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, PPE, Safety, Workplace Safety
Five Steps to Proper Hand Protection in the Workplace
Cuts and lacerations, sprains, broken bones, burns, and infections all affect the hands of millions of workers every single year in America. While employees generally seek to be careful and are protective of their own bodies, accidents happen and, when they do, they can range from the very minor to the very severe, going so…
Tony Ferraro | March 13, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Hand Safety, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
How to Avoid Burns within the Workplace
In many industries, slips, trips, falls, and lifting injuries make up the vast majority of injuries that workers are prone to experience. In others, however, occupational risks make other incidents more likely. In the case of restaurant kitchens, fast food establishments, chemical and production facilities, and any case in which the heating, cooking, welding, and/or…
Tony Ferraro | March 12, 2014 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety