Workplace safety has never gotten more attention, or resources, than it does today, but in many industries there are still a high number of injuries and even fatalities each year. There are many reasons for this, including the fact that workplaces are changing quite quickly, which opens up the risk of new types of hazards…
Tony Ferraro | August 6, 2013 | Safety | Continuous Improvement, Workplace Safety
When working in a facility with many people and machines it is almost impossible to keep it even reasonably quiet. In many facilities the noise levels are so high that it can cause hearing problems to those who are exposed to it on a regular basis. What makes nose so dangerous is the fact that…
Tony Ferraro | July 24, 2013 | Safety | PPE, Workplace Safety
A safety manager is generally responsible for the overall safety of an entire facility. One of their primary responsibilities is to ensure that a facility is OSHA compliant. There are many requirements OSHA places on facilities, which can make this a difficult and complex job. Some of the most significant things that OSHA checks for include…
Tony Ferraro | July 23, 2013 | Management, Safety | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Workplace Safety
It doesn’t matter how many signs you put up or seminars you hold, if employees don’t take their safety seriously, you’ll never be able to prevent injuries. This is why it is essential to help instruct employees on how to take responsibility for their own safety, in addition to providing them with specific training on…
Tony Ferraro | June 19, 2013 | Safety | Safety, Workplace Safety
Hearing protection is one of the most important, and often overlooked, safety tools in any facility. OSHA reports that about 30 million people in the United States are exposed to potentially hazardous noise levels in the workplace each year. When people who are working in these environments don’t wear proper hearing protection, they risk experiencing hearing loss…
Tony Ferraro | June 18, 2013 | Safety | PPE, Workplace Safety
Most companies do a fairly good job of addressing the most significant risks in a given facility. If someone has to work with toxic waste, they will provide them with the proper PPE to limit exposure. If people are working in an area where there is a risk of items falling from above, they will be provided…
Tony Ferraro | June 17, 2013 | Safety | Workplace Safety
Servicing heavy machinery has been an extremely dangerous occupation for many years. In an attempt to reduce the possibility of injury or even death there have been standards created by OSHA and other groups to help limit the dangers. One of the main focuses of these standards was hazardous energy control. The idea is that when people…
Tony Ferraro | May 17, 2013 | Safety | Electrical Safety, Lockout Tagout, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Workplace Safety
While many facilities choose to implement a higher standard for their lockout / tagout procedures, the OSHA standard does have some minimal requirements to be in compliance for this type of work. Following the minimal lockout/tagout procedures will keep people much safer than having no safety standard in place at all, and it is a great place to…
Tony Ferraro | May 15, 2013 | Lockout Tagout, Safety | Electrical Safety, Lockout Tagout, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Workplace Safety
It is not uncommon while walking through any type of factory, refinery or other facility to see liquids dripping from pipes or other areas. Disturbingly, however, in many cases the liquid which is leaking out is toxic or hazardous to the health of the people working around it or the environment in general. In some…
Tony Ferraro | May 14, 2013 | Pipe Marking | Facility Marking, Labeling, Pipe Marking, Visual Workplace, Workplace Safety
There are few things more disturbing than reading about fires and other emergencies in areas that did not have proper exits for the people inside the buildings. A quick look back in the news can find several examples in both the US and around the world where dozens or even hundreds of people died because…
Tony Ferraro | May 13, 2013 | Safety | Emergency Evacuation, Facility Marking, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
