Facility Safety - Articles - Page 169

Your attention please: Make use of effective safety visuals

August 1, 2014

Workplace safety awareness is at an unprecedented high. Safety requirements and regulations are more thorough than they used to be, and each year brings a new set of safety recommendations and modifications on how to keep your facility and employees safe.

Pain prevention for a long-standing problem

Adam Strizzi

August 1, 2014

While first reported in the early 1980s, a study by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) is still cited today because it is considered one of the most comprehensive studies on how many people in the U.S. workforce experience foot and lower extremity pain or discomfort as a result of their work.

How clean is clean: the new Clean Standard K-12 offers benefits beyond classroom cleanliness

Tom Kloosterman Michael Pinto

August 1, 2014

Since effective cleaning for health must be assessed by something more than a visual inspection, exactly how can the effectiveness of cleaning be judged?

Safe and Secure: How kinetic mesh network technology protects a Texas drilling operation

Steven Griggs

August 1, 2014

The Permian Basin of west Texas contains billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas.

Chromium, noise and fall hazards found at NY extruding plant

July 30, 2014

OSHA has proposed $53,000 in fines for 11 serious violations against a New York manufacturer that exposed its workers to multiple hazards at its Fonda, NY facility.

Robot safety standards move forward

July 30, 2014

RIA continues its work on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee for Industrial Robot Safety’s Technical Specification TS 15066 for guidance on collaborative robot operations. This specification will provide additional guidance on the safe deployment of collaborative robot operations, which are described briefly in ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012 Parts 1 and 2.

United Airlines cited for exposing workers to electrical, other hazards

Same hazards found in 2011, 2013

July 28, 2014

United Airlines Inc. has exposed ground operation workers at the Newark airport to hazardous conditions, prompting OSHA to issue 16 citations and propose penalties of $101,300. The safety violations were found during a January 2014 inspection that is part of an OSHA effort to focus on workplaces with high rates of injuries and illness.

EPA seeks comments on risk management program changes

July 27, 2014

The EPA has published a Request for Information (RFI) to seek comment on potential revisions to its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations and related programs to modernize its regulations as required under Executive Order (EO) 13650: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security.

Overloaded bins caused building collapse, two worker fatalities

OSHA wraps up investigation into Omaha’s International Nutrition tragedy

July 24, 2014

An Omaha building collapse that killed two workers and injured nine others was caused by overloading nine storage bins on the building's roof level, an OSHA investigation has found.

Wildfire safety? There’s an app for that

July 22, 2014

Wildfires can strike in any state, particularly during the summer months. Fires are currently burning in Washington, Oregon, California and Utah and more states are under high watch for wildfires. Simple preparedness steps can help save lives.