The following information is a general overview of major points and standards developed from OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart D. Walking and Working Surfaces for General Industry.

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) checklists are used by safety managers and supervisors to help identify tasks that require PPE, ensure staff are using the right equipment and reduce accidents or fatalities. Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Starting...

Inspecting your harness is critical to ensuring that you are safe while working at heights. Tomcat, a staging lighting and support system company, has released a video that covers four basic inspection steps to go over before wearing your harness.

Every year workers die because they fall from unprotected scaffolds. This WorkSafe BC video covers the basics of fall protection on scaffolding.

When employees are exposed to heights over 6 feet above lower levels, they shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. The following Heroic Safety Huddle defines the details and specific regulations pertaining to these protection...

Safety Director at Harmon Electric sheds a little light on the use of fall protection equipment in the solar industry:

A couple of days ago we reported that the State of Tennessee was promoting a safety stand down to teach workers across the state about the importance of fall protection.  The event appears too have been very successful.  900 different job sites, representing 120 different companies and 19,000...

@lbuzecky, Director of Safety Materials at Assoc. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) twittered about their free library of pictorial safety images.  The library has about 130 different images and is sortable by body area, hazard type, action and date.  Looks to be a great free resource for...

Point of Beginning, a publication for surveyors, has released an article about vehicle safety.  While the article has a section about PPE in a vehicle for a surveyor, the overall thrust of the article is general. Having PPE available in vehicles is important for employees who are on the go.  The...

Ethanol Producer Magazine has a well written article on the importance of fall protection.  The article covers the basics of OSHA as well as some great tips on what to look for to make your environment safer.  The article concludes with a list of fall protection solutions that help to...

WorkSafely, a web site that is dedicated to workplace safety resources, has several videos that are available.  The videos themselves take on a PSA style and offer a short bit of awareness about safety in the workplace.

Click here to see the video library.

Safety is the topic of this months MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association) newsletter.  They articles in the news letter address a couple of topics

Thanks to some helpful folks on Twitter, a safety document library was brought to my attention.  the eLCOSH (Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health)  There appear to be thousands of articles that relate to safety. The library is sorted in a number of different ways to...

Do your employees know how to work safely?

Does your organization understand the cost promoting safety and preventing accidents in the workplace is much less than the cost of accidents?

These questions provide focus for developing a culture that enhances safety in your organization. The first...

Have you ever noticed that when you take up a particular interest that you tend to see that interest wherever you go.  Well, the fact that I sell safety railing made with Kee Klamp pipe fittings makes me really alert to Kee Klamp structures wherever I go.  Recently our family took a picnic to...

Heres a picture of my son wearing some

Inhalation is the most common route of exposure for employees to most toxic materials in the workplace.  Selecting and utilizing the appropriate respirator can be quite confusing and difficult.  Employers and employees must get a firm understanding of respirator basic knowledge in order to...

The Daily Commercial News and Construction Record has written a great article that addresses fall arrest suspension trauma.

The article deals with several issues concerning suspension trauma.  It starts by describing the basic problem with fall arrest, and that is that stopping the fall is only...

Don't wear your personal protective equipment (PPE) and receive a $50 non-compliance ticket from the Yukon Health and Safety Board. Starting July 1, not only will the worker receive a ticket, but also the Supervisor and Employer. Supervisor's ticket is $250 and the employer's is $500.

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Falconer, 43, was employed as a seaman on a tugboat operated by maritime company. While carrying an engine part, he fell 14 feet through an open hatch in the engine room causing bodily injury. Falconer sued the maritime company alleging the company was negligent in failing to have safety...

On November 24, 2008, a new federal regulation, 23CFR634, went into effect...

Workers who spend a great deal of their time working along roadways are in constant danger from moving traffic and equipment. Employers must realize that there are federal standards that require employees to wear high visibility clothing. As of November 24, 2008, the federal government...

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