OSHA Focus Four: Electrocution
Over the past few months I have briefly summarized three of OSHA’s Focus Four topics. The fourth cause of most serious injuries and fatalities in the construction industry is; Electricity. Electrocution is death or serious injury caused by electric shock. Whenever there is bodily contact with electricity there is a chance of fire, burns, shock, […]
Extension Cords
When purchasing a Construction Grade extension cord, you should take many factors into consideration including the physical environment in which the extension cord will be used, and the total loads power (amps/watts) requirements. Construction Grade extension cords are used for greater lengths, higher amperage and voltage requirements, and require protection from the rough environmental conditions. […]
OSHA Focus Four, Struck By
Continuing the discussion of OSHA’s focus Four, we will focus on Struck-by hazards. On construction sites there are many possibilities for an employee to be affected by objects falling, flying, swinging or rolling. Often, these are hypothetical situations that safety professional and/ or competent persons on site should anticipate and be aware of. Though these […]
Hazard Risk Reduction and Human Performance
While OSHA’s Hierarchy of Hazard Controls is well known and universally accepted, the concept of Human Performance (controls that increase awareness) is less understood and not currently utilized effectively. OSHA has been moving towards the use of Human Performance (HP) modeling for Risk Reduction for the last few years. Now NFPA 70e 2018 has moved […]
Osha’s Focus Four: Caught-in Or Between Hazards
Have you been stuck between a rock and a hard place? On construction sites being caught-in or between two objects can be a thin line between life, death, or disability. In this third blog I will discuss OSHA’s focus four topic “Caught-in/ Between hazards”. In 2016 seventy-two construction workers lost their life due to being […]
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NFPA 70e 2018 Electrical Safety in the Workplace
Is your company ready for a major shift away from how you currently do your electrical work? You need to be. There are changes, large and small, in the newly revised Arc Flash Standard that will have most facilities and contractors scrambling to bring their workers into compliance. While there has been a strong push […]
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Osha’s Focus Four: Fall Hazards
In my first blog, I shared my opinions of OSHA’s Focus Four. In this blog, and future blogs, I will share an experience with each of these topics. This blog will be related to falls. The leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. I consistently encounter poor maintenance and storage of fall protection on […]