Making lockout tagout procedures is a difficult task. First, you need to contend with OSHA
Standard 1910.147. Next, you need to properly analyze the machinery and equipment in your
facility. Finally, you need to create a system which allows you to constantly and perpetually
monitor your procedures in case any updates need to be made and unlike […]
In the world of occupational safety and health, certain areas are more difficult than others to
maintain. Personal protective equipment, for instance, needs to be evaluated on a routine basis to
ensure the equipment is functional, not damaged, and not outdated. If this equipment is not
evaluated, it could pose a serious health or safety risk to […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will
hold a meeting in Washington, DC of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety
and Health’s Temporary Workers Work Group. This meeting will be held to allow continued
discussion around workplace safety and health issues relating to temporary workers. They will
also develop recommendations for the […]
Lockout tagout is one of the most difficult areas in occupational safety and health to properly
establish and maintain. It is difficult to establish lockout tagout procedures because they are
created based upon a very complex OSHA standard, Standard 1910.147. This standard is
infamous for its difficulty, and can literally be interpreted differently for every facility. But […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Chicago Dryer Co. for twenty one safety and health violations, comprised of one willful
and twenty serious safety and health violations. They come in response to an inspection of a
worksite in Chicago, Illinois in October of 2014 in response to an employee complaint […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited A&D Wood Products for twenty seven safety and health violations, comprised of four
willful, four repeat, and nineteen serious violation. These citations come in response to an
inspection in August of 2014 of a facility in Elida, Ohio. The violations focus around employees
found at […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Saia Motor Freight Line for twelve safety and health violations, comprised of one willful
and eleven serious violation. These citations come in response to an inspection in August of 2014
after an explosion which injured four workers in a St. Louis facility. The explosion […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Northern Excavating Co. for three safety and health violations, comprised of two willful
and one serious violation. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite in Ross, N.D. in
July of 2014. This was the eighth time Northern Excavating Co. was found […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited four Easthampton, Massachusetts are contractors for one willful, two repeat, and eight
serious safety and health violations. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite on
Cottage St. in Easthampton in July of 2014. This was not the first time the worksite […]