Posted by Jim Johnson under
Confined Space,
Safety Training
Recently OROSHA released the text of of proposed changes to the confined space rules. Their goal is to bring construction under the same standards as general industry. The proposed rules can be found here: http://www.orosha.org/pdf/notices/proposed2011/propchgs_conf_sp.pdf As a company with some experience in this area, we decided to offer comments, which can be found here: http://www.d2000safety.com/shop/images/OROSHA_comments.pdf [...]
Posted by Jim Johnson under
Confined Space,
Safety Training
One area of concern for many employers relates to the safety requirements needed when an employee reaches into a permit-required confined space to perform a low-hazard job task such as steam cleaning or collecting a sample. Has the employee made a confined space entry? Is a permit needed? What exactly are the requirements? The OSHA [...]
We spend a fair amount of time fielding questions about confined space, fall protection and excavation safety. Most of time people describe a scenario and ask us whether we would consider it safe or compliant. Generally their questions hinge on an activity that is not directly addressed by the OSHA regulations. As a trainer and consultant [...]
Posted by Jim Johnson under
Confined Space,
Safety Training
Certain jobs often call for “intrinsically safe” or “explosion-proof” tools and equipment such as lighting and radios. The purpose of this requirement is ensuring that our equipment doesn’t create a source of ignition which in turn could ignite vapors, dusts, mists, or fibers in the atmosphere.
