In the last 15 years, the people who work for Lloyd Industries Inc., a southeastern Pennsylvania duct manufacturer, have left for their jobs worrying if they would return home that night missing fingers or suffering from hearing loss. Not only did their employer allow them to operate machines without guarding to protect their hands and …
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Bowling Alley Worker Strangled in Pinsetter; OSHA Issues Fines
OSHA says a pinsetting machine’s operating parts were improperly exposed, and that caused the death of a bowling alley worker. David Geiger, an employee at Northwest Lanes in Fairfield, OH, was killed Nov. 5, 2014, when he was trying to retrieve a bowling ball from the lane. His hooded sweatshirt got caught in the pinsetter …
What’s new/changing with OSHA regs in 2015?
With two years to go in the current administration, OSHA plans to create some new regulations and update some old ones. Federal agencies just released their Fall 2014 regulatory agendas. OSHA plans to issue three final rules in 2015: Confined Spaces in Construction (March 2015): Although OSHA has confined space regulations for general industry, it …
Spills: Clean Them up or Call in the HazMat Team?
When oil drips from a hose fitting onto the floor in a production area or a pan that was placed under a leaky drum faucet gets knocked over, workers who have been taught how to safely clean up after themselves often don’t give a second thought to grabbing a handful of paper towels or an …
Worker Killed by Wood Chipper: Here’s What Went Wrong
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High Pressure Gas Cylinders Explode on Highway – Great opener for a HAZMAT Class
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HAZCOM Training Powerpoints
Related HazCom Training Courses Hazard Communication in Construction Environments PPE HazCom In Sync With GHS Lockout Tagout Bloodborne Pathogens in Industrial Facilities Hazard Communication Training Program by Baylor University Date Created: 2018 Number of Slides: 57 Created By: Baylor University This training powerpoint presentation was created by K&L Gates. It starts off with the definition …
Hazmat Training Powerpoints
Related HazMat Training Courses HazMat General Awareness DOT HazMat Safety HazMat Security Awareness DOT Hazmat Security Awareness DOT HazMat In-Depth Security Training Hazardous Materials by OTIEC Date Created: 2017 Number of Slides: 49 Created By: OTIEC This Outreach Resources Workgroup (OTIEC) HAZMAT PowerPoint Presentation goes into great detail regarding HAZMAT procedures and regulations. It outlines …
Worker killed in rotating shaft of mixer; $200K OSHA fine
Loose clothing can be fatal when it comes into contact with exposed moving machine parts. California OSHA has fined Henkel Corp. $200,825 for seven violations involving the death of a 26-year-old worker at its Bay Point plant in April. The worker, identified in local media as David Eleidjian of Antioch, CA, became entangled in the …