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Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs.. Sometimes With Tragic Results?
We have all seen and had a chuckle at “Caution This Sign Has Sharp Edges” with the very fine print: “also, the bridge is out ahead”. We have devoted a whole page to stupid and pointless signs, the semiotics of which imply that everybody is stupid except, of course, the person who posted it. See …
OSHA Says Ringling Bros. Agrees to Enhance Safety for Aerial Acts
Hundreds watched as an aerial act at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance in Providence, R.I., went badly wrong on May 4, 2014. A group of aerialists plummeted to the ground, injuring nine of them. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will implement ongoing safety enhancements in aerial acts to protect …
Safety Slogans Don’t Save Lives
It’s tough to bring professionalism to a trade that actively looks to make itself look stupid. There’s only so many hours in the day and only so many resources and if we are wasting either it’s tough to go to the well and ask for help and money. And let’s face it, as safety professionals …
Five Safety Lessons Learned from the Sinking of the Titanic
Headlines about catastrophes, accidents and fines related to safety performance grab our attention, and there often is more than enough finger-pointing to go around. April 15th marks the 103rd year anniversary of a major maritime catastrophe: the sinking of the Titanic, arguably one of the most talked about safety tragedies of 20th century. The sinking …
Metal Ladder Touches Electric Line; Worker Dies, OSHA Issues Fine
Calling the situation “blatant disregard for worker safety,” OSHA has fined an out-of-business roofing contractor in connection with an electrocution last year. OSHA issued one willful and four serious violations to Kolek Woodshop Inc. of Creighton, PA, following an investigation triggered by the death of roofer Andrew Sakala Jr. The violations total $67,900 in fines. …
Top 10 Safety Stories of 2014
As the late Casey Kasem used to say, “As the numbers get smaller, the hits get bigger.” Here are, according to your clicks, the most popular posts on Safety News Alert in 2014: 10. 2 die in cesspit trying to retrieve cell phone. No piece of equipment, no matter how expensive, is worth risking a …
OSHA: Workers had to bring own thermals to work in -40° freezers
OSHA says employees at Birds Eye Foods’ facility in Darien, WI, were “left in the cold.” Now the company faces $109,400 in fines. The workers faced minus 40° temperatures when working in freezers at the plant. OSHA says entry-level Birds Eye employees bought thermal protective equipment because Birds Eye didn’t provide it. OSHA initiated the …
OSHA Chief Calls for Higher Penalties
Leaders of OSHA and EPA testified last week before two U.S. Senate committees about federal agencies’ progress in strengthening regulations that apply to chemical facilities, based on the West, Texas ammonium nitrate explosion, as well as the DuPont chemical plant release in LaPorte, Texas, in November 2014, and other recent incidents. The Senate HELP Committee …