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Mark H. Stromme

Mark Stromme is a workplace safety editor with J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., 3003 Breezewood Ln., Neenah, WI 54957; (920) 722-2848; Email: mstromme@jjkeller.com; Internet: jjkeller.com.

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Note the differences in confined spaces to follow the right standard

Mark H. Stromme
December 9, 2020

Working in a confined space can be hazardous but working in a permit-required confined space (permit space) is often downright dangerous.


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4 steps to an effective respiratory protection program

Breathe easy with a plan
Mark H. Stromme
October 14, 2020
OSHA requires that in any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, a written respiratory protection program must be established and implemented.
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Safeguard your employees

Using personal fall arrest systems require serious planning, training

Mark H. Stromme
July 14, 2020
Falling to a lower level may be a hazard employees are exposed to during their shift. However, taking the right precautions can keep employees from suffering injury or even death.
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Stay proactive in your workplace with hazard signs, alarms, and signals

Alerts on display
Mark H. Stromme
April 1, 2020

Workplaces can sometimes be dangerous and that’s why OSHA requires employers to alert employees to hazards that they could encounter. A proactive way to provide this protection is to use the necessary signage, alarms, and signals to alert workers to these hazards.


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Material handling hazards

Material handling hazards

Address lifting, moving equipment & cranes
Mark H. Stromme
January 1, 2020

Material handling consists of the moving, handling, and storing of materials in a facility using manual force, employee-operated equipment (forklifts), and automated equipment (conveyors). The handling and storing of materials inside a facility includes activities like:


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5 exposures that need protection

5 exposures that need protection

Hotspots for falls
Mark H. Stromme
December 4, 2019

When employees are performing construction work six feet or more above a lower level, you need to provide them with some type of fall protection. There is an exception for working on scaffolding — the threshold height for fall protection is ten feet. OSHA regulates falls at 1926 Subpart M.


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Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer

Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer

Mark H. Stromme
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is one of the most common elements on the planet, just behind oxygen. About 2.3 million workers are exposed to it in their workplace. It’s about 100 times smaller than sand and can be found on construction sites in building materials such as concrete, block, stone, sand, and mortar.


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Guardrails, nets & fall arrests

Guardrails, nets & fall arrests

Set up your fall protection system early in the work process
Mark H. Stromme
September 12, 2019

Preventing falls from heights when performing construction work is a top priority because falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017, there were 366 fatal falls to a lower level out of 971 construction fatalities.


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Lockout-tagout device procedures

Isolating hazardous energy with maintenance procedures

Lockout-tagout devices must resist corrosives, wet environments, improper removal
Mark H. Stromme
June 26, 2019

When employees perform maintenance on machinery or equipment, you must ensure that they know how to protect themselves from the release of hazardous energy. OSHA’s control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) standard at 1910.147 requires you to create procedures for employee protection.


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Know the hazards & leading causes of falls

Know the hazards & leading causes of falls

Don’t fall behind
Mark H. Stromme
January 7, 2019
Falls are the leading cause of death among private industry construction workers. This isn’t a surprise considering the duty to provide fall protection is traditionally the most frequently cited OSHA construction violation.
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