About Experts Sitemap - Group 141 - Page 19 2012-07-27
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Loss time accidents, Lost Time Accident
Lost Time Accident: Steven, Unfortunately, since the employee loses work as a result of an injury because you do not have restricted work activity, even for one day, this would be considered a lost time accident. Its a lost time accident because you are accommodating...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: ladder, Ladders
Ladders: Mike, I m not sure what exactly you are asking me, if you could be more specific in the question I could give you a more specific answer. Let me assume you are asking where does the base of the ladder have to be placed from the wall, also assuming you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA, Emergency Evacuation Assembly Points
Emergency Evacuation Assembly Points: Samantha, Excellent question! There are no specific guidelines for distance away from a building during a fire drill, however, there are a couple factors to consider when designating assembly points for drills. Many emergency coordinators fail to realize...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA requirements, OSHA record keeping requirements
OSHA record keeping requirements: John, Excellent questions, here is a link to the OSHA record keeping requirements found under 29 CFR 1904 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS%26p_id=12791 1). If you are an employer exempt from record keeping...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: pushing/pulling weight limits., tow tractor, job description
tow tractor, job description, stairs: Hi Larry, I used to work in an MRO station so I know exactly of what you speak. Those airstairs weight a ton! The limits are usually set in your job description/application. Having said that, your weight limit is the most you can push/pull. If you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Securing ladders to motor vehicles, Securing ladders and common sense
Securing ladders and common sense: Jason, Excellent question! There are no specific OSHA regulations regarding the transportation of ladders on a truck. However, it could be cited under the General Duty clause 29 USC 654, 5 (a)(1). Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: TRIR and LTIR objectives, LTIR TRIR
LTIR TRIR: Sanou, I am assuming you mean electrical power plant generation your NAICS code would be 3.7 for average TRIR for 50 - 250 employees. For TRIR for electrical power generation the following rates apply for all sizes of employers 2.7 TRIR and LTIR would...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Work attire and Pool safety, olympic pool, pool safety
olympic pool, pool safety, duty clause: Hi Jonathan, Thank you for your question. Yes, this issue would be covered under the General Duty Clause that employers must provide a safe working environment for their employees, vendors and the public. They should be required to wear appropriate...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Workplace Conditions with Fiberglass/Resins, fiberglass resins, osha violations
fiberglass resins, osha violations, bloody noses: Dear John, It sounds as if you are working for a crook! Your health is suffering for this job. The health effects are permanent and can get much worse if you continue using the chemicals and breathing in fiberglass. It s glass. It s getting in your lungs...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Emergency egress, something concrete, emergency egress
something concrete, emergency egress, emergency equipment: Subject: Emergency egress Question: I am looking for regulatory tenets that will define the requirements for egress to a large campus of over 190 acres with over 6,000 employees. In this area, we are being limited to one gate that severs as an entrance...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: electric outlets, navy seabee, electric outlets
navy seabee, electric outlets, nfpa 70: Thank you for this question. The answer is the NFPA 70 - which is the NEC (National Electric Code) which is now dictating the outlets be installed upside down. The thought process is that if a metal something were to come in cotact with the actual plug,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: extension cords across flooirs, work bays, electrical receptacles
work bays, electrical receptacles, osha regulations: Subject: extension cords across floors Question: I work in the aviation industry under contract to the U.S. Army. Most hangars have insufficient power outlets, if any, on the hangar floor. We run extension cords from the wall, across the material movement...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: electric outlets, being a teacher, osha
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: electric outlets, being a teacher, osha, masters
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: gasoline, occupational safety health, health question
occupational safety health, health question, gas leak: Thank you for your question. While this is not an occupational safety & health question, I feel it is important to give you an answer. If you can smell gasoline when you start your car, you could have a gas leak with your fuel lines. Please take it to...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Hearing Loss, osha 300 log, excessive noise exposure
osha 300 log, excessive noise exposure, hearing conservation: Subject: Hearing Loss Question: The plant I work in has a Hearing Conservation Program because we have sound levels above 85 decibels. We provide hearing protection and require all employees to wear the protection plant wide. We perform training on an...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA frequency calculation, osha recordkeeping, frequency calculation
osha recordkeeping, frequency calculation, recordable injury: Subject: OSHA frequency calculation Question: Incident Rate (OSHA) = (Number of Recordable Injuries x 200,000) divided by the number of hours worked. How is a recordable injury defined? Does it mean an injury which is time loss only or does it include medical...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: pallet jack, pallet jacks, pallet jack
pallet jacks, pallet jack, steel toed shoes: Subject: pallet jack Question: When employees are using pallet jacks during deliveries to unload heavy material, what PPE is mandatory for their protection? Answer: Robert, the minimum PPE I would require would be either steel-toed shoes (or boots) or...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Safety training hour/employee, vinyl chloride monomer, certified industrial hygienist
vinyl chloride monomer, certified industrial hygienist, osha requirements: Subject: Safety training hour/employee Question: Thank you very much Mr. Brown for taking out time and sharing the standards. I believe the safety training mentioned by you as 40hrs for a new employee is only from the standpoint of VCM and associated risks...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: shelving weight limits, occupational safety and health standards, osha standards
occupational safety and health standards, osha standards, occupational safety and health: Subject: Shelving weight limits Question: What are the OSHA standards on posting the weight limit on standard shelving units in industrial areas? Do they have to be labeled? And where can I find the regulations? Answer: Ilene, after a review of the federal...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: work-relatedness
Subject: work-relatedness Question: Dear Mr. Brown, I have a question on work-relatedness. A worker working nearby in another job tried to help a group of personnel working to move a welding machine. The worker who was not connected to the job got injured...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Why should accident frequencey caluclate in parts-per-million, osha recordable injuries, osha recordable injury
osha recordable injuries, osha recordable injury, national safety council: Subject: Why should accident frequency calculate in parts-per-million Question: Why should accident frequency calculate in PPM? Here PPM is parts-per-million or positive performance measures Answer: To my knowledge, your interpretation of PPM as parts-per-million...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: aisle width in a warehouse, assistant regional administrator, aisle width
assistant regional administrator, aisle width, pallet jacks: Subject: aisle width in a warehouse Question: How wide do aisles have to be that have pallet jacks, forklifts, and cherry picker traveling both ways down the same aisle in opposite directions.is there a OSHA standard for this? Answer: Daniel, the only...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: First aid cabinet, osha approved first aid kit, osha website
osha approved first aid kit, osha website, first aid kit: Subject: First aid cabinet Question: I work for a fairly small company and I m trying to find out at what height are we suppose to mount the first aid cabinet. I looked on the OSHA website and there was not a specific height. Would you possibly know what...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lifting capacity, bls gov, bureau of labor statistics
bls gov, bureau of labor statistics, national institute for occupational safety: Subject: Lifting capacity Question: Hi, I m a student from the Philippines. I wonder how do I get or where can I get an information about the lifting capacity of a man and women and the possible injury they might get from lifting heavy loads like, lifting...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: lost days / fatal, osha 300 log, hospitalization incidents
osha 300 log, hospitalization incidents, recordkeeping requirements: Subject: lost days / fatal Question: How many days away from work, if any, do you put on the OSHA 300 log for a fatal claim. The employee had an accident and died the same day. Answer: Chuck, as best as I can tell after a review of the current OSHA...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Personal Protective Grounding, protective gloves, thanksgiving holiday
protective gloves, thanksgiving holiday, dear don: Dear Don, our area of specialty is prescription safety eyewear. We recomment to our clients that if their employee is involved in an area which requires 70 standards, they should be wearing the appropriate approved eyewear at all times. I hope this helps....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: proper way to move a pallet jack, pallet jack, visibility issues
pallet jack, visibility issues, many other tools: Subject: Proper way to move a pallet jack Question: What is the proper way to move a pallet jack pull one hand or two or push? Answer: Pete, the proper way will depend to a large extent on the area in which the pallet jack is being used. If possible...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: recordable or restricted duty?, restriction, jobs
restriction, jobs, job: Subject: recordable or restricted duty? Question: An employee is injured on the job goes to the doctor and has surgery scheduled for a week later. The employee has been trained in several jobs at their facility and the doctor releases the employee back...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: right to know, osha requirements, osha requirements, hazcom
osha requirements, hazcom, msdss: There are no temp chemicals under OSHA. Chemicals are chemicals and the same rules apply if it is there 5 minutes or 50 years. Employees must be trained, MSDSs are required, etc, etc. In addition, for that five minute chemical, you have to keep the MSDS...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Temps., automotive shop, lunch break
automotive shop, lunch break, best bet: Subject: Temps. Question: I work in a national automotive shop (that for the time being will remain un-named). This winter they have sent out a memo stating that if we turn on our heaters in the shop (we are in a northern state) that we will be terminated...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Construction Zone, construction fencing, barricade tape
construction fencing, barricade tape, construction zones: Thank you for this question. The short answer is no, OSHA does not say construction fencing specifically. They do, however make reference to barricading. This can be hard barricades, construction fencing, etc. Depending on the danger area, I have my contractors...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: HSE MS, iso 14001, management system
iso 14001, management system, HSE: Every company s HSE Management System will be unique, based on their own business needs. You can design your MS in any way you like, with any number of elements that works for your company. Some companies design their systems to reflect the exact elements...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: LTIFR, recordable injury, recordable injuries
recordable injury, recordable injuries, incident rates: Subject: LTIFR Question: I have noted that you state the calculation is now 20,000 and other sites are still stating the million as before...has this changed and when would I / should I have changed my calculations??? Thank you Answer: Lynn, it appears...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Number of restricted day?, release states, subject number
release states, subject number, workdays: Subject: Number of restricted day? Question: We had an employee who hurt his elbow while working on a Monday. Filled out a report and returned back to work thinking all he would need was ice. He did all of his normal work for Monday and Tuesday but by the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: stagnant water in shower, stagnant water, horrible smell
stagnant water, horrible smell, drain line: Thank you for this question. My apologies for not answering sooner as I have been on vacation. Smells of stagnant water are generally due to the drain line not working properly. My adivice is to seek a plumber. This can be unheathy for all who use this...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Anchoring/guarding shelving, forklift damage, forklift training
forklift damage, forklift training, forming dies: Hi Mike, Thanks for the good question! Refer to the standards under warehousing. Your focus seems to be on forklift damage. My focus is on tipping over or earthquake impacts. I think if you were to get cited for anything, it would be under the General...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Asbestos, asbestos tiles, tile board
asbestos tiles, tile board, cleanup effort: Sorry for the delay - had technical problems. First you should have a peice of the linoleum of tile tested. Get a 1 square peice and take it to a local asbestos lab. You cannot assume it has it in it. If you tile over it that is the best things to do....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: asbestos - Chrysotile or amosite?, chrysotile asbestos, occupational health clinic
chrysotile asbestos, occupational health clinic, navy yard workers: Lets back up.......you cannot 100% assume that any dust in the wall or ceiling in any building is asbestos without testing it. Did someone tell you it was? That is not conclusive. But for the sake of discussion....let s say it was. You said it was around...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: asbestos in insulation?, candy type, asbestos testing
candy type, asbestos testing, light microscopy: Diane, I would only be interested in the asbestos content of the insulation at this point in time. Honesstly don t worry about other stuff for now. There are all kinds of other things in the news and online with warnings about other stuff and even fiberglass...but...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: choosing between the environment and economics, Dam the Environment
Dam the Environment: rain, Very interesting questions 1. Personally I would choose protecting the Earth than economic development. Typical resources are exploited by the elite and only benefit a few. When we begin to alter mother earth we will almost always see negative...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Dealing with transite flue, household hazardous waste, hazardous waste facility
household hazardous waste, hazardous waste facility, furnace flue: Hey Mike, I would also wet wipe and HEPA vac everything inside that area just in case that mortar tests positive. Good luck with the disposal....oh hey just had another idea too...what about calling an asbestos abatement company and asking them if you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: exposure to asbestos, occupational health clinic, asbestos related disease
occupational health clinic, asbestos related disease, casing: Hmmm - now that is a first. Okay...if the skin casing was what I might typically call a wrapping of tape....and the person doing the cutting of the skin casing did not cut into the actual stuff below the skin casing and break off pieces or make dust...then...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: FIRE PROOF CABINETS, Storing Flammables
Storing Flammables: Bill, The OSHA standard that covers this is 29 CFR 1910.106. Here is the link for the standard on the OSHA web site wwww.osha.gov http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS%26p_id=9752 You can store flammable liquids...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Fire Cabinets, Flammable Storage Cabinet
Flammable Storage Cabinet: Kevin, Excellent question! To the best of my knowledge, there is not a specific standard that states nothing should be stored on top of a flammable storage cabinet. I know I have researched this question numerous times and to date I have not found...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: First Aid & Working Conditions, bucket lids, temporary employment agency
bucket lids, temporary employment agency, first aid kit: Penny, OSHA does not set limits on temperature. Instead, they require that employers protect employees from injury due to low temperatures. His injuries did not require medical treatment, so they are not reportable to OSHA. However, OSHA does have...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Fire Cabinets, hazardous material storage, booz allen hamilton
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Fire Cabinets, hazardous material storage, booz allen hamilton, storage lockers
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Human Feces in the workplace, human feces, 29 cfr 1910
human feces, 29 cfr 1910, there some sort: Jenna, I am not aware of any regulation pertaining to the question you asked. The limit a day porter has to clean up may only be limited or dictated in the job duties and responsibilities outlined in their job description. Unless they re involve din...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: health at work, safety standpoint, exhaust fumes
safety standpoint, exhaust fumes, fri: Question: I am a bus driver is there any long term damage, when i am driving with cold air blowing in from outside through holes open to the outside approx 6 inches from my left leg for a period of 4 to 5 hours, also what damage could be done when having to...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: no lost work days, osha recordkeeping, recordable injury
osha recordkeeping, recordable injury, time accident: Subject: No. of lost work days Question: I have an employee who was injured May 2009 and is still out of work to date. I want to post my number of work days without lost time but I m not sure when I begin counting due to the fact that employee is still...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OHS STATISTICS, days without a disabling injury.
days without a disabling injury.: Sebalond, Thank you for the question. The calculation for non-disabling injuries is the number of days you do not have an injury that requires modified work and/or days without a lost time accident. Personally I m not aware of a specific calculation,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA inspection, OSHA Violations?
OSHA Violations?: Scott, My name is Robert Scott, I don t know if you clicked on the wrong expert, but I can assure you I can answer your questions Excellent questions and I can relate to what you re going through from both sides of the inspection. I can assure you that...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Person living at a place of business, osha 1910, osha regulations
osha 1910, osha regulations, water issue: Subject: Person living at a place of business Question: This persons sleeping quarters are in a closed back-room and a separate shower next to it in a common storage area. Supposedly this person has been living here for approx. 20 years. Since the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: power substations, power substations, high tension power lines
power substations, high tension power lines, power substation: Thank you for this question. My recommendation is you talk directly with the power company, ask for their literature concerning this to be able to make a good decision for you. I do know from personal experience with family & friends that live near the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Recordable accidents per man hour, standard industrial classification, bls gov
standard industrial classification, bls gov, survey estimates: Subject: Recordable accidents per man hour Question: Mike, Thanks for the answer, but I need to know how my plants stack up against the standard for my NAICS code, which is 33639. What is the standard and how did my plants do in comparison. The data is...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: State OSHA inspection, state osha, osha inspection
state osha, osha inspection, loading docks: Thank you for this question. My apologies for the delay in answering, but I was out of town. I am not completely familiar with the Maryland OSHA (state plan) rules that may deviate somewhat from the federal OSHA rules. But I will offer my opinion to the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: vinal chloride, physical frequency for employee, vinyl chloride monomer, vapor concentrations
vinyl chloride monomer, vapor concentrations, lab animals: Hi Danny, Using VCM improperly can lead to exposure. Brief exposure (minutes) to easily attainable vapor concentrations of VCM may cause serious adverse effects, even death. Symptoms of excessive exposure may be anesthetic or narcotic effects, dizziness,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: voluntary osha inspection, osha inspection, loading docks
osha inspection, loading docks, residential carpet: Subject: Voluntary OSHA inspection Question: Hi Mike, thank you for taking the time to answer questions on this forum. I volunteer as an expert in another category, and enjoy the interaction. My question relates to a recent voluntary inspection from...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Dangers of Soil Contaminated With Human Waste, cdc info, windy location
cdc info, windy location, health care provider: THank you for this question. I apologize for the delay in answering. Yes, there are many health dangers from this type of work. You should be wearing a dust mask or respirator while doing this work. You can inhale all types of diseases. You should also...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Dangers of Soil Contaminated With Human Waste, mowing dust, and respirator
mowing dust, and respirator: Sandy, Great question! The main concern whenever mowing where soils are exposed and they become airborne while mowing are indeed the contaminants in the soil. For instance, when I mow in the south here, I see a lot of mica in the air. Along with mica,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: extension ladders, Tying off extension ladders
Tying off extension ladders: Peter, That is a good question! You ask is it safe to use the rope that is attached to the pulley to tie off an extension ladder? Absolutely NOT! The ladder pulley rope is for extending and retracting the ladder, not for tying off the ladder. It could...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA DART rate, fraction
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA DART rate, fraction
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: help, clothes stores, steres
clothes stores, steres, store managers: Subject: Help Question: I am in charge of 25 stores all around Venezuela. Clothes stores, and I am about an stroke because all depends of me. Could you give me any advice about how to manage all troubles related to HSEQ of 25 stores by myself? Thank you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: inhaling spraypaint, Dust mask are not for paints!
Dust mask are not for paints!: Kim, Great question! The first approach would be to discuss with your supervisor the concerns you are having with the paint vapors. I have had a lot of experience with analyzing spray painting operations. Ask the supervisor for the Material Safety...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: miss use of a come along, osha regulation, duty clause
osha regulation, duty clause, waste to energy: Thank you for this question. I, too, can find NO specific reference to this specific situation. However, you have to ask yourself whar OSHA would ask you - Is this a recognized hazard ? If the answer is yes, then you must abate it (General Duty Clause)....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Orange construction fence, vacation with my family, area 6
vacation with my family, area 6, construction sites: Thank you for this question. I apologize for the delay in answering as I have been on vacation with my family. The answer, in my opinion, is yes that is adequete. this is what I use on my construction sites for any excavations or holes. I hope this...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA, osha recordkeeping, workers compensation claim
osha recordkeeping, workers compensation claim, osha recordable: Subject: OSHA Question: what is an OSHA claim. Is it different from an OSHA reportable? Thank You. Answer: John, I am not aware of the term “OSHA Claim”. I think you may mean compensation claim as in workers’ compensation and will answer on that basis....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA and Apartments, apartment manager, safety violation
apartment manager, safety violation, apartment building: Thank you for this question. It is not an OSHA violation as it is not considered a work place. However it is a major safety violation. My recommendation is to call the local code office and / or city hall to find out which specific office needs to be called....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA approved metal storage cabinets; self closing feature, metal storage cabinets, national fire protection
metal storage cabinets, national fire protection, national fire protection agency: Edward, I m sorry. I don t know. It was not required in the past and I doubt that OSHA promulgated a new regulation. Check the NFPA standards more closely. If the NFPA adopted a standard that specifies self-closing doors, then OSHA would enforce...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA DART rate, incident rate, recordable injury
incident rate, recordable injury, osha: Subject: OSHA DART rate Question: My CEO is trying to calculate the DART rate for our company using the correct formula however he is trying to calculate it for only two months not the whole year. I explained that you could not use the 200,000 hours if...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Reflective safety vests, reflective safety vests, reflective safety vest
reflective safety vests, reflective safety vest, foot traffic: Subject: Reflective safety vests Question: I have a question about the proper way to wear a safety vest. We are required to wear orange or lime green reflective safety vest at our plant in heavy forklift traffic areas such as the shipping dock. Many of...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Safety Certifications, safety certifications, chsm
safety certifications, chsm, safety manager: Thank you for your question. CHSM stands for Certified Health & Safety Manager - National Association of Safety Professional at naspweb.com EHSM stands for Environemental Health & Safety Manager = National Association Environmental Management - naeh.org...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: silicosis, material safety data, material safety data sheet
material safety data, material safety data sheet, safety data sheet: THank you for this question. OSHA has specific rules concerning respiratory protection, not only for silicone use, but for many other items as well. Without observing the actual operation you described, I would say that you probably, I repeat probably do...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: TRIR& LTIR Calculations, osha recordkeeping, osha website
osha recordkeeping, osha website, coil tubing: THank you for this question. My apologies for for the delay as I was on vacation with my family. Please go to the OSHA website and download (for free) the OSHA Recordkeeping Manual. It will answer all your questions and show you how to make the calculations....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Vermiculite embers, asbestos testing, light microscope
asbestos testing, light microscope, gas fireplace: Chuck, Vermiculite contamination ? Are you talking about asbestos in vermiculite? I think you are but, I have learned not to assume anything when it comes to questions about asbestos. And that leads me to the next sentence in that we cannot assume,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Asbestos Training, asbestos training
asbestos training: First, different states have different requirements, so last...I am very sorry that I cannot answer your question, one way or another. BUT...my opinion is that it will not...and if I were you I would contact the state agency responsible for governing...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: health and safety, compensation insurance carrier, workers compensation insurance
compensation insurance carrier, workers compensation insurance, osha requirement: Subject: health and safety Question: Hi Mike, I do have another question. Who are the people on site that I may need to provide specific OHS information to? We have specific plant inductions for excavator operators and new machinery that arrives on site,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: health and safety, Action Plans
Action Plans: Joel, Action plans are vital in correcting recognize hazards and root causes to accidents.. If those action plans identify the root cause of the hazards, elimination of the root cause of hazards or accidents play a vital role in taking appropriate corrective...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Luminol carcinogencity, acute health effects, chronic health effects
acute health effects, chronic health effects, luminol msds: Go to the Carolina Biological Supply Company website, and look at their MSDS for Luminol. It shows Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO Explanation Carcinogenicity: NO INGREDIENT OF A CONCENTRATION OF 0.1% OR ...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: oilfield safety, oilfield safety, duty clause
oilfield safety, duty clause, safety violation: The answer is really, not a direct one according to OSHA. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/guides/extended.html However, when there is not a direct regulation, the general duty clause says the owner is responsible if anything does go wrong....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: popcorn ceiling, asbestos abatement, asbestos disposal
asbestos abatement, asbestos disposal, popcorn ceilings: Hi again. Well I had to say that first....I don t want to put myself on the hook for giving out advice that is against governmental policy. You understand. As long as you keep it sopping wet and it doesn t dry out your are using the right method...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: possible abestos exposure?, rodent droppings, hazardous debris
rodent droppings, hazardous debris, light microscopy: Dear Worried, To answer your question first: Yes I know how to tell....the only way to tell if there is abestos present is to take a 1 square sample of the material to a testing lab. The testing lab eill used polarized light microscopy to determine if the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Suspended scaffold - 2-point swing stage safety, swing stage, weather conditions
swing stage, weather conditions, scaffold: My apologies for the delay in answering this question, as I have been out of the country on a cruise & just got back this morning. The answer is that the scaffold manufacturer is the deciding source for the usage, including weather conditions, of the scaffolding....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Suspended scaffold - 2-point swing stage safety, Swing Stage Scaffold safety
Swing Stage Scaffold safety: Anna, Great question! The regulation in OSHA that governs swing stage scaffold is 29 CFR 1926.451 More specifically, if you look at 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(8) Employees shall be prohibited from working on scaffolds covered with snow, ice, or other slippery...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: thanks sir ,, oil service company, incident rate
oil service company, incident rate, workdays: Subject: thanks sir , Question: Dear sir, thanks to help me for last question. I am Faisal.s.ismail, I am a communications engineer, work h.s.e manger in oil service company , and am new in this type of works, but i start love my work. That’s why i want...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Window Replacement on my home, lowe s, private residences
lowe s, private residences, home depot: THank you for this question. Just so you know, OSHA regulates construction, general industry & maritime workplaces. They have NO jurisdiction regarding private residences. My advice is to go to Home Depot or Lowe s, take some photos of the windows you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Band Cutters, tight bands, forest products industry
tight bands, forest products industry, band spring: Subject: Band Cutters Question: We repeatedly get band spring lacerations even though we are training and monitoring well. I ve tested numerous band cutters but cannot find any that both (a) keep the cut band spring back to a minimum and at the same time...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: changes in the workplace, changes in the workplace, safety culture
changes in the workplace, safety culture, new buildings: Joel, Changes in the workplace from environmental to human resources can and do impact OHS. Growth of an organization typically introduces new employees in a work environment they may not be familiar with. It is important to indoctrinate all new employees...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: changes in the workplace, changes in the workplace, marking pen
changes in the workplace, marking pen, negative manner: Subject: Changes in the workplace Question: Hi again Mike, we have a relatively young business. I have a question related to changes in the workplace. What types of changes in the workplace may impact on OHS and your ability to implement policies and procedures?...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Ergonomics injury, dear bill, statue of limitations
dear bill, statue of limitations, osha: Dear Bill,before I can respond I need to obtain information from you. my first question is how were you injured? Are you under a physician s care for the injury? Second; do you have any documentation that you advised your employer of the injury potential?...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: record keeping, fall protection equipment, proper inspection
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: record keeping, fall protection equipment, proper inspection, inspection records
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: TRIR Rate for one quarter, man hours, osha
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: TRIR Rate for one quarter, man hours, osha, fraction
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Hangar safety, Wearing IPods at Work
Wearing IPods at Work: April, Great question! Here s is the take on wearing IPods, MP3 players and the like, if you have a hearing conservation program, you as an employer cannot control the volume on the players and they should not be worn by anyone working in a noisy environment....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Hard Hats, hard hats, lunch rooms
hard hats, lunch rooms, hvac companies: Subject: Hard Hats Question: For HVAC Companies, are you suppose to wear hard hats when working in a residential environment? Answer: Elvia, Hard hats are required by OSHA codes for work where there are “overhead hazards” and a few select jobs. That...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Injury in the work place, 29 CFR 1910.147 Lock Out
29 CFR 1910.147 Lock Out: Shaun, I hope you are not injured too severely and you are fortunate to be alive after an experience like that! In my experience with robots and lockout tag out, I can say that your company does not have a very good procedure for dealing with what you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: lighting inconsistencies in workplace, Lighting issues
Lighting issues: Pat, Great question! Unfortunately I am not a lighting expert, but I have had some experience with problems lighting can cause in the workplace. In one manufacturing facility the increased the lighting thinking it would improve productivity, when in...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: oven, natural gas safety, gas appliances
natural gas safety, gas appliances, potent chemical: Subject: Oven Question: Hi, when I cook and turn the burner on, I smell gas for a little while which I assume is normal in a gas stove, my question is, I heard that the amount of gas I smell is minimal and that it is sulfur that I am smelling. Is this true?...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: record keeping contd, Record keeping access
Record keeping access: Joel, I quick and simple answer to your question is that you provide records to anyone legally authorized to have those records. For instance, if you have an accident and for whatever reason the police investigate, not usual in the US, unless it is...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: relating to people from diverse backgrounds, education values, safety effort
education values, safety effort, safety concept: Subject: Relating to people from diverse backgrounds Question: Hi Mike, I got asked a question at an interview a while back and it was one that I had difficulty answering (the role was related to health and safety) it was something like “Why is it vitally...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Spray paint cans, Capped Spray Cans
Capped Spray Cans: David, Good question! Based on my limited research of the topic capping spray cans I can not find anything in the standards that require that all spray cans must be capped. It s a good idea and a safe practice to recap all spray cans to prevent...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: sleeve length, long sleeve shirts, rule of thumb
long sleeve shirts, rule of thumb, park maintenance: Thank you for this question. For construction projects, our rule of thumb is 4 inch sleeves at a minimum. If you are working on items such as welding, masonry or concrete pours, we require long sleeve shirts. The best answer I can give you is whatever your...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: TRIR Rate for one quarter, incident rate, first three months
incident rate, first three months, michael brown: Subject: TRIR Rate for one quarter Question: What is the formula for calculating a company s TRIR, for example, the first three months of 2010? Answer: James, I am not positive as to what the abbreviation TRIR means although I would guess you are talking...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Compressed air for cleaning machines, proper eye protection, osha compliance
proper eye protection, osha compliance, osha standards: Subject: Compressed air for cleaning machines Question: In the question below, you mentioned a device if deadheaded will reduce the pressure to 30 psi--what is this device? Clyde Answer: Clyde, most nozzles for use with compressed air sold today and...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Dart rating, Recordable
Recordable: Stuart, Excellent question. The question that has to be asked, is this a recordable incident? If the employee did not miss work or have work restrictions this would not be recordable. However, if he was prescribed medicated eye drops, which ALL doctors...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: drinking water, Drinking Water
Drinking Water: Dorian, Excellent question. No, they cannot say you cannot drink water. 29 CFR 1910.141(b)(1)(i) Potable water shall be provided in all places of employment, for drinking, washing of the person, cooking, washing of foods, washing of cooking or eating...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: drinking water on the job site., Water on the Job
Water on the Job: Robert, Great question. The way the OSHA standard is worded is that An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided in all places of employment. In many cases OSHA interprets this to mean that the sub-contractors should supply their employees...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Extension Cord use/violation, public sidewalk, duty clause
public sidewalk, duty clause, trip hazards: IT is also mentioned in housekeeping section, and when all else fails, ask yourself this question: is this a recognized hazard (i.e. tripping) & if the answer is yes, then you have to correct it. It can be cited using the General Duty Clause. I hope...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Fall-Protection, seam metal roof, standing seam metal roof
seam metal roof, standing seam metal roof, standing seam metal: Thank you for this question. Under the fall protection standard, you must have fall protection within 6 feet of the leading edge. The easiset way to comply with your client s wishes are to run a lifeline from the roof ridge to the point of access for the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Fall Protection, Fall Protection
Fall Protection: Cully, The OSHA standard is not clear about when to tie off on a low sloped roof. They do state that if you are accessing the roof and not performing work near the edge you do not need to be tied off. However, the contractor is taking the position...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Fall Safety, osha regs, osha guidelines
osha regs, osha guidelines, army corps of engineers: Thank you for this question. Military installations do have an instruction (regulation) that will supercede OSHA in many case. That document is the EM-385. This manual can be downloaded from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers website at www.usace.army.mil/CESO....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Foundries, material safety data sheets, safety data sheets
material safety data sheets, safety data sheets, material safety data: Subject: Foundries Question: Hello Mike which chemical agent account for cancer in foundries and how would I access the degree of workers risk there? Thanks Kris Answer: Kris, the nature of the potential hazards in any foundry operation will depend...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: drinking water on the job site., drinks, lunch
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: drinking water on the job site., drinks, lunch
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Galvanized Steel in Garden Bed, Zinc in the Garden
Zinc in the Garden: Michael, Great question. There shouldn t be any problem with the galvanized brackets in your garden causing you any problems. The zinc should not cause you a problem, as a matter of fact, research on zinc and it is a helpful mineral for the body. Galvanized...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: galvanized metal, Fire the Fire Ring!
Fire the Fire Ring!: Art, Oh my, no its not safe, do you know what they put in hot dogs? lol, just kidding. Hey your ring seems large enough and if you are not physically burning the ring, it s probably not getting hot enough to give off zinc oxide. If the ring is rusting...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Hot water, occupational safety and health standards, osha regulations
occupational safety and health standards, osha regulations, occupational safety and health: Subject: Hot water Question: My employer does not provide hot water at any of the sinks in the office. We use cold water to wash our hands and our dishes in the break room. Is this legal? Answer: Jessica, no with qualifications, the OSHA regulations...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: illumination, Lights in Tunnel
Lights in Tunnel: Farisse, Great question. The construction standard does not specify the type of illumination provided. Here is an answer from a letter of interpretation in the construction standard that will assist you. Question 2: Is illumination provided by vehicle-powered...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: LTIF, national safety council, osha records
national safety council, osha records, incident rate: Subject: LTIF Question: Please show me how to calculate LTIF I am really confused. Please show me how to calculate LTIF for my co. i.e. Total Accident is 2 nos. Total Man hours is 475000 & Total Km driven is 4,169,535. Answer: The Km driven does not...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: pl z reply me, osha recordable, payroll records
osha recordable, payroll records, incident rate: Subject: pl z reply me Question: How to calculate Frequency rte ,Severity rate .lost time injury non lost time injury, total man hrs worked, death rate Answer: They are all calculated the same basic way: The sum of the number of (OSHA Recordable...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: pro's and con's of OSHA safety, OSHA Pro's and Con's
OSHA Pro's and Con's: Shaneice, The best guide to the OSHA safety standards, both 29 CFR 1910 general industry and 29 CFR 1926 construction standards. But I don t think you will find the answer you are looking for there. You will have to understand the history of OSHA and...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Recordable and Lost Time Frequency Rates, national safety council, frequency rates
national safety council, frequency rates, incident rate: Subject: Recordable and Lost Time Frequency Rates Question: One of my customers is asking how they calculate their Recordable and Lost Time Frequency Rates. Is there a specific formula, or charts that I can be directed to? This is an engineering firm....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Reflective Vest Usage, Safety Vest
Safety Vest: Jim, Great question. The safety vest is for visibility of personnel working around mobile machinery. I would have to say you should do the opposite. Whenever they are within the taped off area where there is mobile traffic, the vest should be worn....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Safety meeting timeline., Safety Topics
Safety Topics: Terrance, Great question! Safety meeting topics should be directed to current safety issues you are experiencing. For an example, if your most recent injuries are related to employees getting cuts or lacerations from handling parts, the safety topic...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: safety, national safety council, recordable injuries
national safety council, recordable injuries, incident rates: Subject: Safety Question: Dear sir, I’m Nijin from India right now let me ask one question for calculating severity rate we are using the formula and we are multiplying with 1,000000 my question why we are using 100000 what’s the reason for using that figure....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: stading on forks, industry safety standards, osha website
industry safety standards, osha website, personnel platform: Thank you for this question. The answer is NO, you cannot stand on the forks or any forklift. Refer to the 29CFR1910 General Industry Safety Standards on the OSHA website at www.osha.gov. If you need to use a forklift to do work at higher levels, you MUST...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Workerscomp, Workers Comp
Workers Comp: Crystal, Great question. Yes, they are walking on the edge of negligence when deciding not to send an injured employee to seek medical treatment. Burn injuries are very dangerous types of injuries because they open the skin up to infection. They cannot...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: EHS Manager - Effectiveness., michael brow, dupont safety
michael brow, dupont safety, safety supervision: Subject: EHS Manager - Effectiveness. Question: Hi Mike, I am working as EHS Manager in well known organization, but many senior employees working in organization from last 10 years and their approach towards safety is very casual. What steps I have to...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost time injury frequency rate, incident rate, year 1
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost time injury frequency rate, incident rate, year 1, osha
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Industry benchmarks, injury occurrence, injury severity
injury occurrence, injury severity, industry benchmarks: Subject: Industry benchmarks Question: I would like to understand what industry benchmark is for acceptable levels of injury frequency rate and injury severity rates. I am calculating these rates using 200,000 constant. Thank you for your answer. Answer:...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost time injury frequency rate - follow-up, overtime hours, many different ways
overtime hours, many different ways, frequency rate: Subject: Lost time injury frequency rate - follow-up Question: Thanks so much Michael. When providing Man-hours our Risk Management Department removes all non-productive hours such as Vacation, Holidays, Sick leave, LOA, etc. In other words they provide...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost time injury frequency rate, time injury, frequency rate
time injury, frequency rate, incident rate: Subject: Lost time injury frequency rate Question: Dear Sir, I wanted to know, is it possible to calculate lost time injury frequency rate on monthly basis. Our company is following OSHA formula of calculating, i.e. Formula: (No of Lost-Time Injuries...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Mod Rate, insurance risk assessment, workmens comp
insurance risk assessment, workmens comp, osha compliance: My apologies for not answering sooner, as I have been out of town on other business. Thank you for this question. This is a common dilemma for small contractors. Because you don t have a lot of working manhours as say a large company, even just one injury...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA kennel procedure, animal feces, osha regulations
animal feces, osha regulations, paper towels: Nicole, Great question! There are no OSHA regulations specifically for kennels and cleaning dog feces. I am not aware of any specific hazards associated with the exposure you outlined, but I certainly would want to be wearing some type of protection...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Pre-existing conditions and noncompliance with medications, acute exacerbation, medication regimen
acute exacerbation, medication regimen, blood pressure medication: Subject: Pre-existing conditions and noncompliance with medications. Question: I am doing some contracting and have a question. We have an employee who has a previously diagnosed BP condition. He has been prescribed a blood pressure medication to control...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Safety performance, recordable injury, man days
recordable injury, man days, organization subject: Subject: Safety performance Question: How to calculate accident free man days for an organization? Answer: The most common method is to just count the calendar days between the accidents and the current date. Example: If the last “Recordable” injury...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Water Fountains, field sanitation, sanitation standards
field sanitation, sanitation standards, water fountains: Subject: Water Fountains Question: Had heard that water fountains need to have a 3 inch arch of the water per regulations, so that mouths are not placed on the spout. Have you heard of this? Answer: Maureen, no I have not heard of this and a quick review...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: work place working conditions, osha complaint, osha regulations
osha complaint, osha regulations, hygiene reasons: Barb, Personal hygiene in the workplace is always a touchy subject for management. I cannot believe that management has not at least, given this lady her own chair because of personal hygiene reasons alone. Unfortunately, management is correct in stating...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Allowable levels of chemicals in water, sodium hypochlorite
sodium hypochlorite: John excellent question, the maximum residual amount of sodium hypochlorite in water as established by the EPA is 4 mg/L. Here is a link to information you requested. If you have further questions or need any additional information, do not hesitate to contact...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Excessive Heavy Lifting on the Job, garbage cans, osha standards
garbage cans, osha standards, residential garbage: Subject: Excessive Heavy Lifting on the Job Question: Waste collection workers lift and empty 95 gallon waste containers onto the back of collection trucks. The empty container weighs about 70 pounds. These workers serve hundreds of residences each day,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: frequency, national safety council, incident rate
national safety council, incident rate, recordable injuries: Thank you for this questions. THe incident rate is number of recordable injuries times 200000 divided by the number of manhours worked. This is based on an industry average of 100 employees working for a year would have worked 200,000 hours. THe frequency...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Incidents vs. OSHAs, safety committee members, pyramid theory
safety committee members, pyramid theory, osha injury: Subject: Incidents vs. OSHAs Question: Mike, I was told once that on average, for every three industrial incidents (accidents) that you have you will experience 1 OSHA Injury. Is this true and is there proof of this theory available? Thank you John ...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lifting light poles, assorted debris, osha regulation
assorted debris, osha regulation, humble apologies: Thank you for this question. My humble apologies for the delay in answering, as I have been on the road for the last week & unable to get to my email. OSHA is specific about using a qualified rigger to hook up the loads. They reference this in 29CFR1926...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost Time, transitional/light duty
transitional/light duty: T great question! First and foremost, it is important to get the employee back into the working environment as soon as possible after they are injured. Studies show that the longer an employee is out of work, the less likely the employee will return to work...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: ladders as an acceptable work platform, Ladder not a work platform
Ladder not a work platform: Thomas excellent question! Yes by definition a ladder is NOT a work platform, therefore, working from a ladder in an electrical application would not be a good work platform. Ladders are designed to access areas for a temporary basis, they are not designed...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OFFICE DISTANCE FROM H.V. TRANSFORMER, Transformer Installation
Transformer Installation: Sumit, Excellent question! The distance offices should be from high voltage transformers is dependent on the amount of voltage available in the event of an arch flash and what type of enclosure the transformer is in. In the US the National Electric...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Does OSHA recommend products?, accrediting agencies, product approval
accrediting agencies, product approval, ansi standards: Thank you for this question. The short answer is no, OSHA does not approve nor recommend products. What the do is reference the ANSI standards, NFPA standards, and other accrediting agencies. I recommend you go to the ANSI and/or ISEA websites and research...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: What is protection against Tritium gas ?, tritium gas, mask cartridge
tritium gas, mask cartridge, google: Dear Shivam, I have been out of the office on holiday but I was able to look into your request. As I do not have any first hand knowledge with Tritium; I found the links below have invaluable information. Hope this helps Duane http://www.covwc.com/lcarticles/archives/000089.php...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Working out of your own vehicle, restroom facility, restroom facilities
restroom facility, restroom facilities, consultation program: Mike, Great question! Although it may not violate any laws, this is in a very gray area. Employers are suppose to provide a restroom facility with hot running water. I don t know how this applies to security personnel where they are located at a remote...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: walkways, Forklift Aisles
Forklift Aisles: Brenda, Great question! Forklift aisles should be wide enough to accommodate the safe travel of forklifts and the material they are handling. For instance, if you have forklifts carrying long sheets of metal, then the aisles should be wide enough to at...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: breathing fiberglass dust, fiberglass dust, types of ventilation
fiberglass dust, types of ventilation, air hoses: Subject: Breathing fiberglass dust Question: Outside of wearing a respirator for fiberglass dust, does the employer have the responsibility of blocking off and containing the dust to a small area. Where I work I run a machine and across a 10 foot open isle...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Career advice, certified industrial hygienist, occupational safety and health
certified industrial hygienist, occupational safety and health, job satisfaction: Subject: Career Advice Question: Sincerely is a career in safety and health really a rewarding one in the long run and are there any prospects of growth up the cooperate ladder, posts like chief operating officer or chief executive officer. Answer: Yes,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Electrical appliances in the workplace, osha inspector, 29 cfr 1910
osha inspector, 29 cfr 1910, coffee pots: April, excellent question! The first thing we must examine is the OSHA standards, specifically 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost Time Injury
Subject: Lost Time Injury Question: Lost Time Injury is a work-related injury or illness that results an individual is unable to work on a subsequent scheduled work day or shift. However I work in a production shop with contractor employees. What if an...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA recordable
Subject: OSHA recordable Question: If a temp worker suffers an OSHA recordable injury, is the temp agency, the facility where the injury occurred, or both responsible for reporting it? Answer: Normally if the company using the temporary worker has any...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: office hygiene, office hygiene, company rents
office hygiene, company rents, stall walls: Ms. Sick this is not a case for OSHA. I m assuming since you are female, this is occurring in a women s bathroom? I only thought this happens in men s bathrooms! Thanks for enlightening me. I wish there was an easy answer to this question, but there is...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: welding and cutting written plan, copper pipes, hazardous materials training
copper pipes, hazardous materials training, plan question: OSHA has a requirement for a written health & safety plan for the type of work you do. Generally most contractors have a written Health & Safety Manual. OSHA also mandates training to the workers concerning the hazards they will be working with, and how to...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Being able to drink water on the job, human resource representative, liquid containers
human resource representative, liquid containers, water consumption: Dear Kat, I have seen in my client s workplaces new restrictions about open liquid containers. Even though my specialty is protective eyewear; I d be surprised if your employer would disregard a signed note/rx for treatment from your doctor. My suggestion...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Back Braces, prospective cohort study, back injury prevention
prospective cohort study, back injury prevention, niosh publications: Subject: Back Braces Question: Does OSHA have any regulations on wearing back braces? What is the liability when a company supplies the back brace when requested by an employee? Answer: William, the recommendations on the use of “back belts – the devices...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Cleaning supplies, osha rules, flammable storage
osha rules, flammable storage, storage locker: Thank you for this question. All chemicals must be stored in a safe secured manner. This generally means in a chemical / flammable storage locker. It does not make sense to store the cleaning supplies out in the public areas as that act can set the company...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Crane Operator Leaving a crane in operation, lattice boom, crane operator
lattice boom, crane operator, truck crane: Thank you for this question. The short answer is NO, the operator cannot be out of the crane while the load is suspended in the air. Both OSHA & the NCCO address this specifically. IF your crane operator has a CCO card, then for sure there is NO excuse...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Who certifies an accident as OSHA Lost Time?, company doctor, supervisory duties
company doctor, supervisory duties, work comp: Subject: Who certifies an accident as OSHA Lost Time? Question: Good day. We recently had an incident on-site that resulted in a back injury for one of our employees. It happened overnight, so the employee was sent to an ER for treatment. Normally...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Date of injury, osha regs, health office
osha regs, health office, work comp: Subject: Date of injury Question: I am confused I read a question that was asked of OSHA by a company about the Date of Injury. If an employee is injured in 2010, and documented with Accident Report, and documented in the health office, but the EE doesn...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Incidence Rate Calculation, incident rate, 4 months
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Incidence Rate Calculation, incident rate, 4 months, time frame
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Incidence Rate Calculation, safety effort, incident rate
safety effort, incident rate, safety advisor: Subject: Incidence Rate Calculation Question: I am the safety advisor on a small project employing approximately 50 men which has only run for 4 months with 13 recordable incidence and 32000 hrs worked. Using the standard formula seems to give us an extremely...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost Time Reporting, osha 300 log, time loss
osha 300 log, time loss, lost time: Subject: Lost Time Reporting Question: In rolling up end-of-year lost-time and restricted days, how should ongoing days off or restricted that overlap years be counted. (i.e.: Incident occurs in mid-December 2010 causing employee to be off work until...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Powered Industrial Trucks, pallet jacks, osha standards
pallet jacks, osha standards, industrial trucks: Thank you for this question. My apologies for the delay in answering as I have been out with the flu. The answer is yes, they do fall under the OSHA standards and do require training. Also, they should be inspected at least once per shift to ensure they...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Using a crane as fall protection, mobile crane, crane operator
mobile crane, crane operator, anchor point: Thank you for this question. Factoring in the weight limit of th line and attaching devices, and IF the crane operator was in the seat the whole time, and if there was no better choice, then I would say yes you can use it. I have had contractors use the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: How to calculate LTIFR and LTISR ?, injury severity, incident frequency
injury severity, incident frequency, time injury: Thank you for this question. My apologies in the delay in answering as I was on vacation until this morning. The definition of L.T.I.F.R. is the number of Lost Time Injuries multiplied by 1 million divided by the number of manhours worked in the ...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: lifting, occupational safety and health, duty clause
occupational safety and health, duty clause, prolonged periods: Subject: lifting Question: I work in the operating room of a large hospital. The instrument pans are getting very heavy. Are there restrictions on how heavy these pans can be. Other hospitals in our area seem to limit the weight. Thank you Answer:...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Potable water a permanent places of employment, bottled water coolers, toilet room
bottled water coolers, toilet room, food and beverages: Subject: Potable water a permanent places of employment Question: If a group of employees only source of potable water is from a bathroom sink, couldn t I justify purchasing bottled water for them based on 1910.141(g)(2). If a person can t consume food...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: 4" sleeve requirements, osha regs, holey jeans
osha regs, holey jeans, client safety: Thank you for this question. No, OSHA does not address the sleeve length specifically. It is an accepted industry practice. It is usually driven by the client safety requirements. I have several clients which state there can be no holes in work clothing....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Asbestos Abatement and Insulation Career advice, asbestos abatement, bureau of labor statistics
asbestos abatement, bureau of labor statistics, apprentice program: Thank you for this question. As I am involved in the heavy industial construction industry, I can recommend that if you are interested, this is a good career choice. Be advised, it can be physically demanding, as the removal of the insulation is labor intensive....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost time injury frequency, national safety council, time injury
national safety council, time injury, incident rates: Question: If FI=0 LTI=0 what is the lost time injury frequency when the total man hours worked is 40,000 Answer: The formula for the lost time injury frequency is I believe - Number of Lost Time Injuries/Incidents times 1,000,000 divided by the hours...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Ergonomic workstation?, human resource office, neccessary steps
human resource office, neccessary steps, maine gov: Dear Gillian, sorry for the late response. I just received your question yesterday. Unfortunately there is no national standard governing computer ergonomics.The Maine.gov does have an ergonomic page you should explore. Which means the employer has the responsiblity...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Dart Rates, written safety plan, construction safety training
written safety plan, construction safety training, osha injury: Thank you for this question. My apologies for the delay, but I thought I had already answered this question. You are in a pickle . It is hard for smaller companies to overcome these OSHA injury ratings if they have an accident. Becuase of the competitiveness...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: hardhats, personal protective equipment, commercial demo
personal protective equipment, commercial demo, safety glasses: Thank you for this question. The short answer is absolutely. Anywhere there are hazards to the head & eyes, proper personal protective equipment is required. With demolition, that is pretty much everyone the work is going on. I work with demo contractors...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Inquiry re 1,000,000 mutiplying factor, osha recordable injuries, national safety council
osha recordable injuries, national safety council, incident rate: Subject: Inquiry re 1,000,000 multiplying factor Question: Dear Mike, Can you explain to me the definition of 1,000,000 multiplying factor in calculating the incident rate? Is it standard? What is the basis of having this 1,000,000 man hours? Thanks &...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: lysol spray in the workplace, alternative products, lysol
alternative products, lysol, supervision: Thank you for this question. This is difficult because I know you need your position. My recommendation is to go to the head of the company and discuss it with them. If there are other alternative products that perform the same function as Lysol, that you...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: RIR Calculations, recordable injuries, incident rate
recordable injuries, incident rate, frequency rate: Subject: RIR Calculations Question: I work for a small company of 24 workers. Our customers want a RIR of 4 or less from our company. If I use OSHA formula, that means if I have only one recordable incident, I automatically have a rating of 3.21. Can I...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: safety, injury severity, recordable injuries
injury severity, recordable injuries, man hour: Thank you for this question. My apologies for the delay in answering as I was out of town. I do not know what man hour spent is. Incident Rate (OSHA) = (Number of Recordable Injuries x 200,000) divided by the number of hours worked Injury...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: standing seam anchor points, standing seam roofs, seam panels
standing seam roofs, seam panels, roofing panels: Thank you for this question. Yes, there are several products on the market to firt your application. Here are the websites listed to help you: www.fall-arrest.com www.guardianfall.com www.fallprotectionusa.com (DBI/Sala products) I hope this helps...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Untucked Shirt in Warehouse, mandatory policy, safety meetings
mandatory policy, safety meetings, uniform shirts: Thank you for this question. There is nothing I can find that specifically address shirt tails, however OSHA does say that the employer MUST provide a workplace free of recognized hazards. Around rotating equipment, flopping shirt tails is definitely a...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: calculations man hours worked, national safety council, weeks in a year
national safety council, weeks in a year, man hour: Subject: Calculations man hours worked Question: From the ANSI example you mentioned. 1000 employees working 40 hours per week for 50 weeks in a year amounts to 2 million man-hours & not 1 million; can you kindly confirm/ verify the 1 million man-hour...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Damaged tires on Heavy Equipment, osha construction, service brakes
osha construction, service brakes, windshield wipers: Thank you for this question. The OSHA Construction safety manual states: 1926.601(b)(14) All vehicles in use shall be checked at the beginning of each shift to assure that the following parts, equipment, and accessories are in safe operating condition...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: ergnomics, ergnomics, occupational safety and health
ergnomics, occupational safety and health, national institute of occupational safety and health: Subject: Ergonomics Question: 1.What is recommended weight limit for manual lifting? 2. What is recommended frequency limit for manual lifting? 3. What is recommended vertical distance to be lift for manual lifting? Sir, please attach supporting document...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Flammable Safety Cabinets Grounding, sabo usa inc, copper conductor
sabo usa inc, copper conductor, safety cabinets: Thank you for this question. I checked with my electrical engineer and he stated that yes it is a good grounding method & he reccommends the # 6 AWG conductor. I applaud you for grounding the cabinet, as many people forget to do that. I hope this helps...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Hardhats in Enclosed Warehouse, industrial construction projects, osha standards
industrial construction projects, osha standards, protective helmet: Thank you for this question. OSHA 29CFR1910.135(a)(1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects. Just so you know, OSHA...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Keyboard Ergonomics, don weaver, osha office
don weaver, osha office, ergonomic guidelines: Dear Don, there is no specific ergonomic standard which mandates specific employer action. Your best defense is to follow ergonomic guidelines when using the computer. I have a number of these guidelines on my web page www.wecare4eyes.com/CVS.htm. HOpe this...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA rules on office lighting dates, workplace lighting, osha rules
workplace lighting, osha rules, foot candles: Thanks Gregg for the update. It is a guideline that htey have not incoporated into the standards as of this time. However I expect them to do so when they update the standards. As you know, it takes OSHA a long time to update standards due to the bureaucratic...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: oil smells in office, ventilation system, safety committee
ventilation system, safety committee, osha: My apologies for the delay in answering - Thank you for this question. My recommendation would be to see if the ventilation system can be adjusted to remove the odors. If you have a safety committee then bring it up to them (in writing). If no action happens...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: prenancy lifting guidelines, osha guidelines, industrial hygiene
osha guidelines, industrial hygiene, ergonomic issues: Subject: Pregnancy lifting guidelines Question: On my job I do a lot of post offer agility or lifting tests. I am interesting in determining if there are any OSHA guidelines for pregnancy especially according to trimester. Thank you. Answer: Janet,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: No running water - time limit?, port a potties, water time
port a potties, water time, applicable code: Subject: No running water - time limit? Question: I know the rules about a business providing water, I know if they are going to shuttle you elsewhere during a time period where there will be no water is fine. My question is: Is there a time limit that...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Strobe/beacon lights on jobsite vehicles, osha construction standards, strobe beacon
osha construction standards, strobe beacon, snow removal equipment: Thank you for this question. Here is what OSHA Construction Standards (29CFR1926) states: 1926.601(b)(2)(i) Whenever visibility conditions warrant additional light, all vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in use shall be equipped with at least...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Total recordable incindent rate calculation, osha recordable injuries, osha recordable injury
osha recordable injuries, osha recordable injury, petrochemical plants: Subject: Total recordable incident rate calculation Question: Our Company has worked and average of 39,350 man hours reported by out payroll for the years 2008, 2009 & 2010. We only average about 24 employees per year. Our SIC code 1389 & NAIC code 17999....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Asbestos siding, asbestos siding, vinyl siding
asbestos siding, vinyl siding, manufacturing plants: Thank you for this question. I also share your concerns that the asbestos siding will crack & cause fibers to become airborne. It only takes one single fiber to become lodged in your lungs to cause asbestosis. That is why there are specially trained personnel...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Back Braces, osha regulation, divice
osha regulation, divice, medical device: Thank you for this question. There is no OSHA regulation concerning back braces, per se. They are sometimes reffered to as a medical device, not as ppe. What OSHA would do is to refer you to the manufacturer of the divice, then advise you to follow their...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: company provided water, drinking water dispensers, local health department
drinking water dispensers, local health department, osha regulations: Subject: company provided water Question: Our job requires working in residential attics in hot climate and non air conditioned warehouses installing alarms. Does our company have to provide us with ice water? A policy is do not accept anything offered...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost Time Accident?, work related injury, vacation days
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost Time Accident?, work related injury, vacation days, calendar days
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: forklifts/ pedestrians, visibility issue, pinch points
visibility issue, pinch points, truck operator: Thank you for this question. I performed an extensive search of the OSHA website, it there is nothing that specifically addresses this issue. However, I can tell you the biggest concern would be pinch points inside the truck being loaded & unloaded,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Ground connection, metal storage containers, fire prevention association
metal storage containers, fire prevention association, national fire prevention: Subject: Ground connection Question: I know that not always the flammable cabinets must be grounded. I wonder when and why it must be grounded. I read the sub parts related to flammable and combustible liquids and I do not find answers to my questions....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: What is a good TRIR for, propane retailer, lower back strain
propane retailer, lower back strain, bls gov: Subject: What is a good TRIR for Question: One of the problems I run into is when I get the average number of employees worked for the year and the total number of hours worked, I don t feel I am getting the true count of hours worked. This being, because...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost Time Accident?, osha recordable, employee owned company
osha recordable, employee owned company, time accident: Subject: Lost Time Accident? Question: An employee cut his finger; rec d stitches, and because he cut into the tendon, also needed to be gone for a day for minor surgery. No question that this is OSHA recordable, however the employee expressed his desire...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Lost time accident, work comp insurance, time accident
work comp insurance, time accident, tiger by the tail: Subject: Lost time accident Question: An employee comes forward to his supervisor requesting time off for surgery on his shoulder. He states that the problem has been growing progressively worse for more than 12 months and he has tried exercise and PT without...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: leave in the workplace, human resource office, inbound call center
human resource office, inbound call center, union contracts: Dear Lori, did a little checking and my best recommendation at this point (since I m not a lawyer) is to check with a labor attorney as to what your rights would be. The attorney would need information on the company (public traded, do they have union contracts,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Modifiction Rate for Reprographics Co, employee headcount, experience modification
employee headcount, experience modification, compensation experience: Subject: Modification Rate for Reprographics Co Question: I have a subcontracted reprographics company that runs our print shop with duplicating, binding, etc. type of work. They total employee headcount is 5,000. Their mod rate has been 1.53; 1.52 and...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: manual lifting, body mechanics, males and females
body mechanics, males and females, specific weight: Subject: manual lifting Question: We have received some training on proper lifting, but my company expects everyone to lift without any problems regardless of age, how high you re lifting, etc... I really appreciate your answer. I did check into the site...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: maximum weight, national institute for occupational safety, occupational safety and health
national institute for occupational safety, occupational safety and health, delivery zone: Subject: maximum weight Question: I am a delivery driver and recently had to make some deliveries where the product had to be taken to the second floor using their stairway. Making multiple trips, what is the recommended maximum weight that a delivery...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: RIFR, bls gov, recordkeeping requirements
bls gov, recordkeeping requirements, recordable injury: Subject: RIFR Question: I have an employee who had a crushing injury to the hand which is a recordable injury. The employee also lost time of 3 days. When calculating RIFR would this count as both a (recordable + lost time) X 200,000?? Answer: No, it...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: scaffolding, competent persons, competent person
competent persons, competent person, base plates: Thank you for these questions. 1 - Scaffolding set up in the dirt, must be resting on base plates & mud sills, on a firm foundation. With regards to trenching, nothing can be closer than 2 feet from the edge of the trench. That being said, I would have...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: electrical desk fans in the office environment, desk fans, desk fan
desk fans, desk fan, coffee pot: Subject: electrical desk fans in the office environment Question: I am the facility manager for a call center that employs about 500 people. I recently had a safety inspection from our insurance carrier. The only thing he cited in a 4 hour inspection was...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: back injury, workers comp, aggravation
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: back injury, workers comp, aggravation, osha
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Labeling shelves for weight limits, mechanical field, mechanical engineer
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Labeling shelves for weight limits, mechanical field, mechanical engineer
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: back injury, osha log, issue subject
osha log, issue subject, compensation costs: Subject: back injury Question: We had an employee get injured at work, was OOW 7 days and returned on restricted duty for 2 weeks. On day 6 of restricted time, he was home and re-injured his back, he says by sneezing. He is back OOW x 7 days and will come...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Labeling shelves for weight limits, industrial engineer, best starting point
industrial engineer, best starting point, insurance carrier: Subject: Labeling shelves for weight limits Question: What type of engineer would I need to get to inspect shelves and tell me what the weight limits are? And where would I begin to look for one at? Answer: Scott, if you can find one in your area,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Occupational Vision Consultant, vision xperts, safety eyewear
vision xperts, safety eyewear, vision requirements: Dear Dan, thank you for your comments regarding my article. My specialty is on site services for prescription safety eyewear and computer ergonomics. I d be glad to discuss your requirements. You can contact me directly at my office 708-686-5266 All the best,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: occupational safety and health, union steward, local police department
union steward, local police department, occupational safety and health: Thank you for this question. The best advice I can give is to get her to the local police department asap!!!!! I also recommend counselling for her. In addition, ensure her partner s name and id info is on file and ask the police department to maintain...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Recordkeeping, reportable incident, recordable injury
reportable incident, recordable injury, local doctor: Dear Mike, sorry been away for a few days. As I understand the definition of a reportable incident it is defined as Bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident I hope...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Reversible V-Gard Hard Hat w/ Fas-Trac Suspension, osha standards, hardhats
osha standards, hardhats, hard hat: Thank you for this question. The short answer is no, it does not violate any OSHA standards. The V-Gard hardhats with the fas-trac suspension are tested in the configurations it is designed for, and therefor is considered to be safe for wear. I hope...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Spotters, heavy equipment operators, spotter training
heavy equipment operators, spotter training, hand signal: Thank you for this question. My apologies for the delay in answering as I have been extremely busy with my construction project sites. My advice is to google the spotter training and you will find several sites & references with regards to the training....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Storage of Aerosol Paint cans, aerosol paint, liquefied petroleum gas
aerosol paint, liquefied petroleum gas, flammable and combustible liquids: Danielle, first I congratulate you for wading into the codes. Not something most people will try. What you have is that different sections of the same code apply to different situations Section 1910.106(a) (and subsections) applies to Flammable and combustible...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Working near high voltage substations, high voltage equipment, electrical power generation
high voltage equipment, electrical power generation, voltage substations: Thank you for this question. Well, you bring up several issues that MUST be considered. First off, an enclosed substation can be and usually are considered a confined space, and therefor must have all the confined space entry items completed, including...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Access to drinking water, nurses station, water question
nurses station, water question, pt care: Subject: Access to drinking water Question: I work in a nursing home. The managers are very strict about when and where we can drink water. We can t have any water at the nurses station, in the halls, in patient rooms, in the kitchenette where the fridge,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: confined spaces, hazardous atmosphere, overhead crane
hazardous atmosphere, overhead crane, human occupancy: Thank you for this question. The definition to what a confined space is as follows: Must have limited means of access egress Must have to potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere Must not be designed for continuous human occupancy An over...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Forklifts, lb fork, wet floor
lb fork, wet floor, fork lift: Thank you for this question. There are too many vaiables for me to answer this question accurately. My advise is to call the manufacturer of the forklift, and explain your questions to them. They will need to know things like model number, age of the forklift,...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Inviting you to join Advisu, interactive expert, jennifer smith
interactive expert, jennifer smith, safety matters: I appreciate your offer however I am very happily retired and have no desire at this time to take on any paid duties or responsibilities. I enjoy being available without charge for safety matters. Again,thank you for the invitation. I am respectfully declining....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA 300A Reports and NAICS Codes, osha 300a, osha 300
osha 300a, osha 300, naics codes: Subject: OSHA 300A Reports and NAICS Codes Question: We are a government contractor and have contracts throughout the US supporting a variety of career fields. I understand that we should produce an independent OSHA 300 for each of the NAICS codes we support...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Workers' Compensation Insurance required by OSHA?, workers compensation insurance, jim weaver
workers compensation insurance, jim weaver, forensic engineers: Subject: Workers Compensation Insurance required by OSHA? Question: Good morning, sir Can you tell me if OSHA specifically requires that a contractor and/or subcontractor carry Workmens’ Comp Insurance for a sub-sub-contractor . The subcontractor...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Aisle space between shelves, osha rules, osha requirements
osha rules, osha requirements, osha regulations: Subject: Aisle space between shelves Question: I am setting up an inventory warehouse. I will not need any equipment (i.e. forklifts, etc.) to enter the aisle to retrieve parts. This will be done by a person. Right now the aisle space between shelves...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: bathroom/break room conditions, shop rags, sanitation requirements
shop rags, sanitation requirements, ventilation system: Subject: bathroom/break room conditions Question: I appreciate your help, and the link was very helpful. It seems that a sink in the bathroom that has hot and cold water as well as towels and soap is required. You re right that management does not care...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Drinking fluids at the workplace, drink containers, fellow employee
drink containers, fellow employee, fellow employees: Subject: Drinking fluids at the workplace Question: I would like to know the regulations of having a covered drink container ( coffee, juice, water) in the work area. I and fellow employees work in a very busy emergency room and administration is mandating...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Flash fires vs. Heat related, fire retardant clothing, oilfield industry
fire retardant clothing, oilfield industry, osha regulations: Subject: Flash fires vs. Heat related Question: I work in the oilfield industry in 110°+ heat. We are required to wear Fire Retardant Clothing (FRC s#. Last year I know of 5 heat related incidents in our company #In my belief largely due to FRC s). I...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: manhours in IR calculation, employee payroll, abc company
employee payroll, abc company, incident rate: Subject: man-hours in IR calculation Question: Are we allowed to incorporate subcontractor hours into our employee payroll man-hours to get a combined man hours when calculating IR? Answer: Ray, the short answer is no. That said I will hedge slightly...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Moving heavy appliances, hostile work environment, front load washing machines
hostile work environment, front load washing machines, appliance dolly: Thank you for this question. If she is ordering you to break company written policy and put yourself at risk, my advice is to contact a labor aattorney after having obtained a copy of that written policy. If you get hurt by lifting too much, then it could...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: near miss accident defination, commercial airliners, reply subject
commercial airliners, reply subject, definition question: Subject: near miss accident definition Question: Dear Sir, THIS WEEK ON ACCIDENT WAS HAPPEN IN MY WORKSHOP.ACTUALLY ONE RIGGER WAS LOADING THE JOB ON TRAILER THAT TIME JOB HIT ON LEG AND HE WAS INJURED.ITS A MINOR ACCIDENT AND 1 DAY MAN DAY LOST. SO SIR...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: office space requirments, occupational safety and health administration, occupational safety and health
occupational safety and health administration, occupational safety and health, administration rules: Subject: office space requirements Question: Does offices that are about 10 x 10 need windows, or are there regulations that says every office room needs to have a window? Answer: As one who has spent part of my life in interior office spaces, the...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: OSHA Area Director job description, director job description, osha approval
director job description, osha approval, osha area: Subject: OSHA Area Director job description Question: I m trying to find the job description and educational/training requirements of an OSHA Area Director and was wondering if you could shed some light on it or suggest where I could look to find this information?...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: unsafe equipment, pallet jacks, third shift
pallet jacks, third shift, decision 1: Subject: unsafe equipment Question: Hello, I am 28 years old and have worked at a Wal-Mart in Ohio as a third shift sales associate for about 9 years. My co workers and I are being forced to use unsafe equipment, the biggest problem being the non-electric...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Injury Free Hours, national safety council, osha recordable
national safety council, osha recordable, time accidents: Subject: Injury Free Hours Question: Hi please help me. How do I calculate injury free hours. Thank you in advance Answer: The basic method is the same for any specific type of factor you are reporting (recordable injuries, lost-time accidents, restricted...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: personal fan use at work, occupational safety and health administration, osha rules
occupational safety and health administration, osha rules, coffee pots: Subject: personal fan use at work Question: I would like to know if there is a law that states I cannot have a personal fan at work. I work at the hospital and my supervisor told me I cannot have a fan as it is against osha rules. My work environment...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Aerosol storage, national fire protection, iccsafe org
national fire protection, iccsafe org, material safety data: Subject: Aerosol storage Question: Can I classify aerosols as Class IA flammables for storage calculations purposes. That Level 1 2 or 3 is difficult to understand. It is also not on the label. Answer: Jeff, short answer is no - the classification...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: frequency rate during 01.01.2011-12.23.2011, case fatality, injury severity
case fatality, injury severity, fatal accidents: Subject: frequency rate during 01.01.2011-12.23.2011 Question: How to calculate frequency rate(by ANSI -old version), incident rate(by OSHA) for example detail: Plant type : Steel plant Total Staff = 681 persons Total contractors= 232 persons Total...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: LTI calculations, osha log, dear mike
osha log, dear mike, accident records: Subject: LTI calculations Question: Dear Mike, if two employees are travelling toward a work site after their field break, and had accident, both get injuries and cannot proceed to the work site, taken to the hospital. vehicle also damage....in this case...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: osha i-phone app, osha standards, risk assessor
osha standards, risk assessor, safety advisors: Thank you for this question. I, too, am looking for a good safety reference app. I have looked at the one you referenced, and one of my safety advisors has this on his phone & Ipad.....he is NOT happy with it. I have test driven his and I do not find...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: bench marking safety data, osha recordkeeping handbook, national safety council
osha recordkeeping handbook, national safety council, new delhi india: Subject: bench marking safety data Question: We are operating a large chemical industry near New Delhi , India. I am the head of operations. I would like to bench mark our safety data like severity rate, frequency rate to the best of the chemical industries...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: how to calculate severity rate for accident, national safety council, osha record
national safety council, osha record, michael brown: Subject: how to calculate severity rate for accident Question: no. of employees: 214 no. of injuries: 16 person no. day s work: 302 Answer: The formulas for the severity rate is either: Severity Rate = # DAYS lost due to work injuries X 200,000...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Frequency & Severity rate calculation, company thanks, frequency rate
company thanks, frequency rate, exact criteria: Subject: Frequency & Severity rate calculation Question: Dear Sir, I was reading on internet your answers Under section ALL Experts- Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards/Incidence & severity rates. I found the information interesting and practical....
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: frequency and severuty rate, national safety council, straight conversion
national safety council, straight conversion, weeks per year: Subject: frequency and severity rate Question: Where they get the 200,000 figure from the calculations? Answer: The 200,000 constant was introduced with the advent of OSHA in the mid 70 s. It is supposed to represent the number of hours worked by a...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: overhead shelving weight limits, state osha, inch plywood
state osha, inch plywood, supermarket chain: Subject: overhead shelving weight limits Question: Mike, I read your response to an OSHA question about weight limits on warehouse racking in an industrial setting. We have are a small supermarket chain with 18 stores, we purchase used equipment whenever...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: PALLETT JACK SAFETY, pallet jack, pallet truck
pallet jack, pallet truck, faulty equipment: Thank you for this question. If you google pallet jack safety, you will find several references available. I have attached one such that I found. Another good resource (and actually probably a better one) is the equipment manufacturer. THey should have...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Plexiglass Windshields, forklift operators, forklift driver
forklift operators, forklift driver, instruction plates: Thank you for this question. I d like to refer you to 29 CFR 1926.600(a)(5) which reads ALL cab glass shall be safety glass, or equivalent, that induces no visible distortion affecting the safe operation of any machine covered by this subpart. 29...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Temporary Electrical Power & Lighting, wire nuts, osha standards
wire nuts, osha standards, duty clause: Thank you for this question. My apologies for the delay in answering, as I was on vacation traveling. (Vacations are a rare thing for me). You are absolutely right in that this is a recognized hazard. No matter what he is showing you, you cannot have...
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: Apartment safety issue, plastic garbage, safety violation
plastic garbage, safety violation, cieling: Thank you for this question. That is a serious safety violation, especially since water & electricity do not mix. I would try to contact the actual owners of the apartment complex, and if that does not work, then contact the local building codes inspector...