The best defense against an OSHA citation is “proper documentation”. OSHA does not recognize that something occurred unless the employer can prove it through documentation. The burden of proof is on the employer to prove that they were in compliance. What safety records should you keep? When I was a corporate safety manager...
I’ve participated in state and national safety conferences for over 40 years. Today’s safety conferences are not as effective as they were before the year 2,000! These days, conference attendees are often distracted by their mobile devices. Some spend much of their time in conference presentations on their smart phones...
Below are links to 70 of our favorite free welding, cutting and brazing safety and health resources. These welding best safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, alerts, posters, and guidelines. Welding safety: the essential guide What is welding 46 Welding safety resources Welding safety training downloads Welding fume...
I’ve worked at many factories that had railroad spurs. We had raw materials that were delivered by rail car, and our finished products were transported out via rail car too. Fortunately we never had an injury accident associated with the loading/unloading/moving of rail cars. Working with rail cars is...
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