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Roadbuilding
Indiana focuses on work zone safety
The State of Indiana is participating in two statewide initiatives this month to develop work zone safety. The Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) is promoting worker safety with its statewide safety initiative with a goal of reducing workplace transportation-related deaths, while the Indiana Departement of Transportation (IDOT) is focusing on work zone safety with National […]
April 12, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
Upcoming webinar to discuss controversial new OSHA crane rules
Confused about the new OSHA regulation for crane use? You’re not alone. But by early 2014 anybody who operates or works near any kind of crane, including truck-mounted versions, will have to comply with this complex set of regulations. The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association is offering a instructional webinar on the topic. […]
April 11, 2013
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Contractors, manufacturers, AEM question new OSHA crane operator certification requirements
During meetings that ran April 2-3, contractors, industry organizations representatives of several crane manufacturers and more voiced their opinion to OSHA that the safety administration needs to make changes to the operator and certification requirements before they take hold in November 2014. The controversy surrounds the cranes and derricks in construction standard, 29 C.F.R. 1926.1427, approved […]
April 10, 2013
Safety
How to choose the right flame-resistant clothing for the job
According to MVMFR.com, flame-resistant clothing is characterized as a fabric which self-extinguishes once the source of the ignition is removed. For those in professions that require such clothing, knowing what apparel classifies as flame-resistant can mean the difference between a minor injury and third-degree burns. Clothing that is treated with flame resistant chemicals helps to slow […]
March 29, 2013
Success Stories
Charles D. Lowder Inc. wins Equipment World’s top safety award
When a firm is well established, there can be an attitude of not fixing what isn’t broken while old ideas and ways of doing things hold firm. Which is why Gene Lowder, president of Charles D. Lowder Inc., celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, took a different approach with his safety program. The company’s efforts […]
March 14, 2013
Safety
AEM expands library of safety manual e-books on Apple’s iBookstore
The Association of Equipment Managers recently published its fourth safety manual to Apple’s iBooks e-book platform for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The latest manual deals with industrial/agricultural mower safety. Safety manuals on hydraulic excavators, aerial work platforms and agricultural sprayers are also available. The manuals are all priced at $3.99. The association says […]
February 25, 2013
Safety
Safety walkarounds Part 3: Keeping it going
In Part 1 & Part 2 of this series we covered the definition and importance of management walkarounds as well some advice on how to conduct them effectively. In this last article of the series we’ll look at some additional implementation tips and challenges and conclude with a summary of the overall process. Do’s and Don’ts There are […]
February 21, 2013
Safety
Safety Walkarounds Part 2: How to get started
In part 1 of my series on safety walkarounds, I explained the importance of work observations by managers (and others). These work observations are NOT traditional low value inspections of work space, nor are they limited to observations of a predetermined set of “critical” behaviors. Instead, walkarounds focus on the work and the associated hazards. Managers/observers then partner […]
February 20, 2013
Safety
Walkarounds make safety management a partnership with crew
Much (perhaps too much) of the safety literature of the last few years has focused on employee driven “behavior-based safety” peer observation programs. The fact remains, however, that safety is a line management responsibility. Implied in that responsibility is the need (obligation?) to fully understand how safely the work employees are responsible for is performed. […]
February 20, 2013
Safety
A hard hat made from sugar?
As an interesting new addition to its V-Gard line of hard hats, Pittsburgh-based company MSA has developed a hard hat made from a material sourced entirely from sugarcane. The MSA V-Gard GRN is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a material made from sugarcane ethanol. The cool thing about making HDPE in this way is that […]
February 14, 2013
Safety
How to choose the safest steel-toe boots for the job
Safety toe work boots are of the utmost importance for those of you working with heavy equipment, chemicals, are doing lots of climbing or are working around electricity. Without them, you become susceptible to cuts, broken toes (or even feet), sprains, electric shocks, punctures on the bottom of the feet and/or burns. That being said, […]
February 13, 2013
Safety
Associations issue aerial work platform safety document
Four associations have joined together to issue a 36-page best practices document on workplace risk assessment and selecting the most appropriate aerial work platform for a job, it was announced at The Rental Show. The American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the International Powered Access Federation and the Scaffold & Access Industry Association […]
February 13, 2013
Safety
Six scaffolding safety steps
The National Safety Council and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have posted a great set of guidelines for scaffolding safety. The MDPH warns that even though scaffolds can be a safer and more efficient way to work, the majority of fatal falls in Massachusetts construction are falls from scaffolds. With that in mind here are the […]
January 25, 2013
Safety
OSHA increases tools to enforce worker safety
Despite an increase in employers who believe worker safety produces a more profitable company, many American companies are not immediately abating known jobsite hazards, Bloomberg BNA reported. David Michaels, head of the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), told Bloomberg BNA that OSHA uses several different tools to encourage employers to go beyond […]
January 23, 2013
Safety
Alan Newey’s Chat Safety gets personal with safety
Although Australian Alan Newey is obviously touting his safety presentations, he has a message that’s visually arresting. Alan’s started Chat Safety, which has a potent message: If you want to emphasize how important safety is, use the viewpoint of an injured worker. Alan lost his right arm to a conveyor belt in an industrial accident, […]
January 20, 2013
Safety
Culture is key: zero accidents does not mean perfect safety
A great new article by Terry L. Mathis over at EHS Today makes a pretty interesting argument: just because you’ve got a record of zero accidents does not mean you’re doing everything right when it comes to safety. Mathis, founder and CEO of ProAct Safety, says while zero accidents is definitely a good thing, it […]
January 15, 2013
Safety
Crane collapses in NYC, injures 7
In the second crane collapse in as little as three months in the city, a 200-foot crane came toppling down onto a building being built in the Queens borough near the East River waterfront in New York City Wednesday. Thankfully, no one was killed. But seven people were hurt, three of whom needed to be […]
January 10, 2013
Safety
Employee fatalities, willful violations now mean OSHA criminal referrals
OSHA has begun to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department in every case involving an employee fatality and a willful violation, Safety News Alert reported. These cases may or may not result in a criminal charge; that decision is made by a local United States attorney. In order for OSHA to convict an […]
January 9, 2013
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