Mar 27, 2018
By Chris Palmisano You’ve probably received safety training for years, never really thinking that it could happen here. Then, a coworker is seriously injured and all the sudden, employees are immersed into reality. As a Safety Professional, my reality is that it can...
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Feb 14, 2018
One easy way to get organized – and stay OSHA compliant – is to make sure your secondary chemical containers are properly labelled. OSHA’s Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication (GHS) guidelines went into full effect in 2017. One of the requirements is...
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Nov 29, 2017
Old Man Winter is approaching. Is your business ready to withstand a possible winter weather event or winter hazard? Do you keep the plant running or shut it down? How do you communicate safety information to employees? By planning ahead and being prepared for...
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Aug 16, 2017
A 2014 Manufacturing USA study reported over 80 percent of the manufacturing plant managers surveyed said getting employees out of a facility during an emergency was a top concern, when asked what their top non-daily task safety risk concern was. Our exit signs and...
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Jul 21, 2017
It’s been just over a year since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) revised Hazard Communication standard (HCS), Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1200 went into effect last June. The GHS is a universal system that will assure...
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Jun 15, 2017
As a result of a contract worker being seriously injured when a trolley struck and crushed him inside the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in October 2016 in Brundidge, Ala., OSHA cited Wal-Mart and the worker’s employer, Swisslog Logistics Inc., for serious and willful...
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