At NSC on Monday, speaker Sam Smolik, SVP America Manufacturing and Refining Operations at LyondellBasell, offered some management advice he has learned over 40 years in the manufacturing business. He said he started at LyondellBasell when the company wasn’t in the best shape, but they have worked really hard to get where they are today.
OSHA cites two construction contractors for nine violations; penalties total more than $151K
September 28, 2015
A complaint that an employee had been partially buried when an excavation collapsed brought OSHA enforcement officers to a Glennco Excavating, Inc. construction site in Missoula, Montana.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate that about 20,000 amputations occur each year. Between 1,600 and 2,000 (10%) of these amputations have occurred among mechanical power press operators.
A series of 45-minute “lab sessions” on the NSC expo floor cover these topics: • Risk assessment and your electrical safety program To do a risk assessment, you need to understand what, in your business, might cause harm to people and decide whether you are doing enough to prevent that harm.
A new report on workplace fatality numbers, more details on that costly Bumble Bee Foods worker’s death and a new mine rescue outpost opens in Kentucky. These were among the top occupational safety stories posted on ISHN.com this week.
Fewer roadway accidents and less driver fatigue are among the results of the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) rules implemented in 2013, according to a report released recently by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Theme park company says killer whale trainers are safe
September 25, 2015
The company that operates theme park SeaWorld and the California agency responsible for protecting the state’s workers are clashing in court. SeaWorld Entertainment is contesting four citations issued by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health in April alleging that measures used to protect employees who work closely with killer whales are insufficient.
The latest edition of ISO 9001, ISO's flagship quality management systems standard, has just been published. This concludes over three years of revision work by experts from nearly 95 participating and observing countries to bring the standard up to date with modern needs.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Improving Safety Performance: A TED Talk Style Discussion On The Roles Of Culture, Procedure, and Technology (Shawn Galloway, President, ProAct Safety and Steve Ludwig, Safety Programs Manager, Rockwell Automation) – Multiple studies show that, rather than focusing on risk or cost avoidance, Safety Managers should focus on the productivity gains that can be obtained through comprehensive safety programs including cultural, procedural, and technical elements.
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