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A Guide to Workplace Hazards in Manufacturing

The manufacturing industry is a large but diverse part of the employment sector. While the industry is responsible for creating parts, products, and tools that we need to live, there can be many workplace hazards in manufacturing businesses. Employees are required to work production lines and often operate heavy machinery. Some of the most common …

Safer workplaces start with failure

Safer workplaces always get there by failing first. When we compare workplaces to determine which one is safer, we often think the employer has got everything all ‘honkey dory’. However, we couldn’t be further from the truth. “Success comes through rapidly fixing our mistakes rather than getting things right first time.” -Tim Harford As I …

Is Treating All Hazards the Same Endangering Lives?

This blog started as an exercise in intellectual pursuit. A purely academic pursuit. You see I discovered that (as I’m sure that most of you have) that there are different categories of hazards and these different categories of hazards represented a distance from an injury. I’m not talking about probability or even severity, more like …

OSHA cites auto parts manufacturer for willfully exposing workers to amputations

Jan. 28, 2016 OSHA cites auto parts manufacturer for willfully exposing workers to amputations, other hazards at Alabama facility Employer supplies parts to Kia and HyundaiEmployer: Daeil USA Corp. Inspection site: 1135 Towel Ave., Valley, Alabama 36854 Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on …

The 4-Letter Word That Should Guide Your Safety Efforts

That word is OSHA. (Yes, technically, it’s an acronym, but stick with me here.) According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), “Slips, trips, and falls constitute the majority of general industry accidents. They cause 15% of all accidental deaths, and are second only to motor vehicles as a cause of fatalities.” In fact, …

OSHA cites Mississippi plastic manufacturer after severe worker injuries

Jan. 19, 2016 OSHA cites Mississippi plastic manufacturer after severe worker injuries Agency says two employees suffered debilitating hand injuriesEmployer name: Mississippi Polymers Inc. Inspection site: 2733 South Harper Road, Corinth, Mississippi Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on Jan. 14 for 11 serious …

Subfloor Systems Inc. fined $66K after agency investigation

U.S. Department of Labor | Jan. 21, 2016 OSHA cites Hurst, Texas, flooring company for hazards after worker falls off balcony at Fort Worth job site Subfloor Systems Inc. fined $66K after agency investigation Employer name: Subfloor Systems Inc., Hurst, Texas Citations issued: Jan. 20, 2016 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …

10 Most Dangerous Cities to Work

Going to work should never be dangerous, but as OSHA numbers tell us, that’s not always the case. OSHA.net compiled OSHA’s weekly Fatality and Catastrophe reports from 2009 to 2014 to map out which cities are the most dangerous for workers. Cities are ranked by the number of OSHA cases – not individual fatalities – …

Prevention of Serious Injuries and Fatalities Must Start with Leadership

Safety performance is a complex matter. That’s actually the good news: a great many variables mean you have a lot of options to address serious injuries and fatalities (SIF) and improve the health and wellbeing of the people with whom you work. You already know that changes in facilities, management systems, behavior, culture and leadership …