Texting and driving will get you a ticket in the DOT’s national crackdown April 10-15, 2015. Companies can be fined if workers text and drive on the job. Police across the United States are enforcing Department of Transportation’s first-ever campaign against driving while texting. The six day blitz will aim at everyone—John…
Dan Clark | April 9, 2015 | Podcast, Texting and Driving | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Who pays for temp PPE? Not the worker. The host employer or the staffing agency are ultimately responsible for keeping temporary workers safe with the right gear. OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative clarifies the hot potato of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the temporary worker. These workers suffer more from work related accidents…
Dan Clark | March 30, 2015 | Podcast, Temp PPE | OSHA, PPE, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Incident reporting increases when workers don’t fear losing their jobs. That’s one of six ways to encourage incident reporting, and improve safety. In this podcast, Dan Clark goes into detail about employee fears of reporting accidents and near misses. Trust of the company is a key component in logging accurate incident information…
Dan Clark | March 17, 2015 | Incident Reporting, Podcast | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Rooftop snow removal by workers is so dangerous, OSHA just released a Hazard Alert. Listen for a list of 8 best practices of rooftop snow removal. Winter is still hitting hard, prompting OSHA to warn companies about the perils of working on a roof covered with snow. Hear tips assessing the roof…
Dan Clark | March 10, 2015 | Podcast, Rooftop Snow | OSHA, PPE, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Permit-required confined spaces, PRCS, are simply confined spaces with an added hazard. But who issues the permit? Listen to hear about the hazards and permits. In this podcast, Dan Clark describes the hazards that can complicate work in a confined space. They include toxins or low oxygen in the air, electrocution risk,…
Dan Clark | March 3, 2015 | Confined Spaces, Podcast | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Compressed air comes out of a nozzle at a bazillion miles an hour! Don’t let this dangerous air pressure hurt you or a co-worker. Listen for 9 safety tips. Pressured air tanks, hoses and nozzles can be a dangerous combination if treated casually. Hear about how to protect people and equipment working…
Dan Clark | February 26, 2015 | Compressed air, Podcast | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Silica Dust Hazard Alert out from OSHA and NIOSH about stone countertops. Hear about the new warning for fabrication shops or in-home work. OSHA and NIOSH jointly released a Hazard Alert on Silica Dust Exposure on February 18th, 2015. This notice is to warn workers of silica exposure when manufacturing and installing…
Dan Clark | February 24, 2015 | Podcast, Silica Dust, Silicosis | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Avoid the Fatal Four construction dangers. They kill more workers on job sites than any other. Listen and hear how to avoid them. Over 58% of construction fatalities in 2013 resulted from Caught-in/Between accidents; Electrocutions; Struck-By Object accidents; and Falls. In this podcast, Dan Clark details the statistics from OSHA. Dan also…
Dan Clark | February 5, 2015 | Fatal Four, Podcast | Crane Safety, Electrical Safety, Lockout Tagout, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Trench and excavation hazards are higher than general construction. Cave-ins kill two workers every 30 days. Hear how to keep workers safe in your big digs. In this podcast, Dan Clark describes trenching protective systems, including sloping, benching, shoring, and shielding. You’ll also hear tips from safety official and excavation expert Dan Taillefer about the…
Dan Clark | January 29, 2015 | Podcast, Trench and excavation | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Hot work, such as welding, by storage tanks is obviously dangerous. But even tanks which are seemingly empty or contain normally non-flammable substances are risks for explosions. In this podcast, Dan Clark tells the story of how a storage container of just water and fish residue caused an explosion and worker death…
Dan Clark | January 15, 2015 | Hot Work, Podcast | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
