asdf asse engineers. engineers focusing on hazard recognition and control largely through engineering out the hazard. mid 1960’s weaver, convinced other college majors should be allowed in too. WC definitions expanded to include cummulative trauma disorders , bad back, cts, etc that may have been aggrivated by work, but many probably congenital or non-work […]
On occasion, we all need reliable occupational safety and health statistics. If you live in the USA, one of the best sources of national injury statistics is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Click here to access their latest workplace injury reports, including – Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days […]
America’s work force has changed quite a lot in the last 50 years. Though there are still more men in the workforce, the percent of women working has steadily increased from 34% in 1950’s to 60% today. Women often face different workplace safety and health challenges than men do; partly because men and women tend […]
The younger workers that you hire may never have had a job before. The basic safety rules and practices that older workers take for granted are usually unknown to young workers. That is why it is important to give new young workers an exceptionally thorough safety orientation that emphasises the basics of safety. OSHA in the USA has developed a young […]
When I perform a safety inspection, I always carry along my basic safety inspection kit. While there are times when I also carry along additional equipment or instruments, my basic kit is with me at all times whenever I am on the work-floor. My basic safety inspection kit consists of: A notebook to write my […]
Last year OSHA published a little known 24-page booklet entitled Indoor Air Quality In Commercial and Institutional Buildings. This advisory guidance document has sections on: Sources of Indoor Air Pollutants Common Indoor Air Contaminants Prevention or Control IAQ Problems HVAC System Maintenance Checklist Investigating IAQ Problems and Complaints Steps to Improve Indoor Air Quality Applicable […]
Yesterday I received an email from John Conover, Jr. He is the Environmental Health & Safety Spec. at the University of Richmond. John wrote some very thoughtful comments about my November 13th article on Dan Petersen. I’d like to share what he had to say – “Thanks for the reminder to all of us about Dan Peterson. I […]
Hiring a safety professional can be a confusing task for a non-safety professional with little knowledge about what the safety profession is all about. This is especially true for organizations who are attempting to hire their very first safety professional. To assist those who have little experience in this area, I’ve found a couple of […]
Recently I was asked by the HR Director at a growing company, “at what point are we large enough to need a full-time, in-house, safety manager?” This is a great question that I have been asked before, but unfortunately there is no easy black and white answer. One needs to consider a number of factors when determining […]
Under certain circumstances in the USA, your company may not be responsible to pay workers compensation benefits to an employee who was injured on the job. These special circumstances vary from state to state, but generally these exceptions include: Work related injuries caused by a dangerous or defective machine, tool or piece of equipment. The […]