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Judie Smithers

Judie Smithers is an editor -  workplace safety with J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Neenah, Wis.; (800) 558-5011; www.jjkeller.com.

She is also authorized as an OSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer.

 

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hearing protectors and their efficiency

When hearing protectors are required, calculate their noise reduction efficiency

Attention to attenuation
Judie Smithers
February 1, 2017

When your workplace is noisy, your first reaction is to have affected employees wear hearing protection devices (HPDs). But you need details on each employee’s exposure and the effectiveness of the HPD you provide before you can know for certain that each worker is protected.


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LOTO training

Lockout-tagout training avoids the hazardous quick fix

Judie Smithers
November 1, 2016
It happens fast. Running a machine that removes bran from rice, the operator reached into the exhaust side to remove a buildup of bran.
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What drives hearing protection compliance?

Motivate your workers to wear HPDs
Judie Smithers
January 5, 2015
A hearing conservation program will quickly break down if workers don’t comply with rules to wear hearing protection devices (HPDs).


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Double protection: When to use machine guards; when to use LOTO

Judie Smithers
April 1, 2014
Both machine safeguarding and lockout-tagout (LOTO) protect employees from becoming caught in or struck by machines.


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Confined spaces

Judie Smithers
March 9, 2010
Allowing employees to work in an enclosed space without following a permit system can be a life or death decision.
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TRAINING STRATEGIES: Coaches can't be superheroes

Judie Smithers
November 5, 2009
Coaching efficiently and effectively transfers job knowledge to the trainee.
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Let hazcom training lead the way

Judie Smithers
October 3, 2008
A thorough training program on hazcom will naturally touch on other concerns to give trainees the big picture of how to work safely.
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