9/21/2020 The hand consists of 27 bones (including the 8 bones of the wrist). When the other associated structures (nerves, arteries, veins, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint cartilage, and fingernails) are considered, there is a considerable potential for any number of injuries occurring to the hand when subject to physical trauma. Read more…
9/14/2020 Typically, our field crews have the luxury of performing tasks without having to work alongside another work crew that has been tasked to perform work that is unrelated to our assignments. However, there are circumstances when we find ourselves, unexpectedly, having other persons “invade” our work areas, setting up Read more…
8/10/2020 One project that my company was recently engaged, involved a considerable amount of investigation to understand the extent of hazardous materials contamination. Getting access to this location requires specific training and clearance approvals. Without these qualifications; no matter how qualified one may be (i.e. education, professional certifications and experience), Read more…
6/29/2020 Working at Department of Energy and Department of Defense projects as well as wastewater treatment facilities, our commitment to employee safety requires that persons in the field follow our various work procedures verbatim. This word, verbatim, comes from the Latin, and means, “exactly as written.” So, when we are Read more…
6/15/2020 It’s June and we are moving into the Summer months (some places have already hit triple-digit temperatures). And that means we need to ensure our vehicles – company vehicles as well as our personal cars – are properly maintained for extreme heat conditions. Ignoring proper vehicle maintenance can result Read more…
4/27/2020 I know a lot of us must be getting a little stir crazy with staying inside, social distancing and frequent hand washing; although I hope the latter is nothing new (nevertheless the countless times I have seen guys at airport bathrooms leave the urinals and simply walk out and Read more…
3/8/2021 It happened on May 27, 1987 in a warehouse owned and operated by a large paint manufacturer in Dayton, Ohio, where a workman, using a forklift, contacted the storage rack system while backing up. This action caused several cans of paint and flammable liquids to be knocked over. The Read more…
3/16/2020 It was at a very busy work area when a bin truck, while backing up, accidentally ran over a loose cable that was attached to its front. As the truck kept moving backward, the cable got tighter to the point that the tension became so great it became a Read more…
1/6/2020 At the end of every year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces the top ten categories for which organizations have received citations for violating certain safety and health regulations. Over the years, one can see that, outside of a few changes, the top ten violations have remained Read more…
12/16/2019 Workers that perform maintenance as well as repairs on machinery and/or heavy equipment should be quite familiar with OSHA’s lockout/tagout regulation; technically titled, The Control of Hazardous Energy. This regulation is published under OSHA’s general industry standard, 29 CFR 1910.147 and addresses the safety of employees engaged in servicing Read more…