Oct. 28, 2015 BOS 2015-202 Landscape employee’s death after being struck by rock ‘easily preventable’ OSHA: Proper maintenance of equipment would have prevented hazard Employer name: Perry’s Maintena
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Iowa postal facility exposes mail handler to excessive heat
Oct. 27, 2015 Iowa postal facility exposes mail handler to excessive heat Employer name: U.S. Postal Service, Ottumwa, Iowa Citations issued: Oct. 23, 2015 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department
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Source: OSHA News Release
OSHAâs regional emphasis program focuses on reducing illness and injury at Southwestern chicken processing facilities
U.S. Department of Labor | Oct. 26, 2015 OSHA’s regional emphasis program focuses on reducing illness and injury at Southwestern chicken processing facilities Education and enforcement action t
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Warning signal range
Two new families of alarm horn sounders and light strobes have been released.
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Lockout/tagout training
Simple and straightforward, the “The Control of Hazardous Energy” lockout/tagout program consists of a 14-minute video demonstrating the major steps required for an effective LOTO program, along with important support materials such as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, leader’s guide, attendance log and certificates, employee quiz, and a copy of OSHA lockout/tagout regulation 1910.147.
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Lockout/tagout system
ScanESC is a lockout/tagout patented software solution application designed for tablets.
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OSHA's regional emphasis program focuses on reducing illness and injury at Southeastern chicken processing facilities
Oct. 26, 2015 OSHA’s regional emphasis program focuses on reducing illness and injury at Southeastern chicken processing facilities Education and enforcement action to protect workers from industry’s
Full article: OSHA’s regional emphasis program focuses on reducing illness and injury at Southeastern chicken processing facilities
Source: OSHA News Release
OSHA will hold a meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
October 26, 2015 Contact: Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999 OSHA will hold a meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Admi
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Safety Leadership: Neuroscience and human error reduction
This month, Susan L. Koen from DEKRA Insight discusses how “recent neuroscience research is revealing some significant new insights about the human brain, offering new ways to approach the reduction of human errors in our workplaces.”
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Safety Leadership: Neuroscience and human error reduction
This month, Susan L. Koen from DEKRA Insight discusses how “recent neuroscience research is revealing some significant new insights about the human brain, offering new ways to approach the reduction of human errors in our workplaces.”
Full article: Safety Leadership: Neuroscience and human error reduction
Source: Safety Leadership