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Safety Tip Tuesday: The Importance of Your OSHA 300 Log

It’s Safety Tip Tuesday! OSHA mandates that contractors ensure the availability and proper maintenance of fire extinguishers on job sites to safeguard worker safety. According to OSHA’s standards (29 CFR 1910.157), fire extinguishers must be easily accessible and placed within 75 feet of employee work areas, with clear signage indicating their location. They must be […]

Why Knowing the Exact Address of Your Job Site is Crucial for Worker Safety and Site Management

Knowing the precise address of a commercial job site is a critical component of ensuring worker safety and effective site management. In emergencies, such as accidents or hazardous material incidents, accurate location details allow first responders to arrive quickly, minimizing response time and potentially saving lives. Additionally, having the correct address aids in logistical coordination, […]

Don’t Get Zapped: Essential OSHA Standards for Extension Cord Safety

Electrical hazards are one of the most common safety violations Bailey Safety sees while preforming job site audits. Ensuring safety on job sites includes adhering to OSHA standards for extension cords, which play a crucial role in preventing electrical hazards. OSHA requires all extension cords used on construction sites to be grounded, three-wire types with proper […]

The Importance of Confined Space Training: Protecting Lives and Ensuring Safety

Confined spaces are some of the most hazardous work environments across various industries. These spaces—such as tanks, silos, sewers, tunnels, and vats—pose serious risks, including toxic atmosphere, lack of oxygen, and physical hazards. Unfortunately, accidents in confined spaces can be deadly, which is why confined space training is not just important—it’s essential. Why Confined Space […]

What to expect: OSHA Inspection

An OSHA inspector just showed up at your facility, what should you expect?While each inspection will be different based on the specific circumstances, you can expect them to follow their field handbook along with federal, state, and local regulatory guidelines. Upon arrival expect the inspector to have researched company history of incidents, and then they […]

Fire Safety in the Workplace

Almost every industrial, commercial, and general workplace has the potential to deal with A fire at any given point during operations. Luckily, most people have never had to experience a fire related incident, but if you have you know the long-lasting effects it can have on all aspects of a business. There are many ways […]

How long has your fall protection been in service?

Do you know how long your fall protection has been in service? You should know when the fall protection was made, but do you know how long it’s been used? I recommend that when you purchase fall protection you write on the tag the month and year that it was first put into service. With […]