Comments for D2000 Safety Blog http://www.d2000safety.com/blog Your answer to rescue & safety challenges! Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:50:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Fall Protection in a Scissors Lift by mohamed from scissor lifts http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/2011/07/fall-protection-in-a-scissors-lift/comment-page-1/#comment-6507 mohamed from scissor lifts Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:50:32 +0000 http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/?p=125#comment-6507 Good article scissor lifts fall protection. I really appreciate your work. But i rather say that it's better to wear fall protection on using scissor lifts as it makes using it more safe. I wonder how OSHA’s regulations on aerial lifts states that fall protection is not required. That's my opinion. also thanks for the tips , They are so great. Thanks for sharing. Good article scissor lifts fall protection. I really appreciate your work. But i rather say that it’s better to wear fall protection on using scissor lifts as it makes using it more safe. I wonder how OSHA’s regulations on aerial lifts states that fall protection is not required. That’s my opinion. also thanks for the tips , They are so great. Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Fall Protection in a Scissors Lift by Allan Twillert http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/2011/07/fall-protection-in-a-scissors-lift/comment-page-1/#comment-6439 Allan Twillert Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:52:47 +0000 http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/?p=125#comment-6439 Hi Jim, You pointed out sound arguments and factual data. I believe that these kinds of violations is still solely based on human error. Manufacturers, Organized Groups, Companies, Employers, and any other decision maker can create rules and regulations for their workers to follow. The problem is that with human error, there will always be that one person that will get caught violating these guidelines in order to accomplish a goal (i.e.; finish faster, reach something, etc., etc.) and it's a factor that can't be controlled. Until then, what is already in place needs to be followed and applied. I really look forward to a future where the means to address those safety hazards regarding scissor lifts can be reached and still think about the consequences. Hi Jim,

You pointed out sound arguments and factual data. I believe that these kinds of violations is still solely based on human error.

Manufacturers, Organized Groups, Companies, Employers, and any other decision maker can create rules and regulations for their workers to follow. The problem is that with human error, there will always be that one person that will get caught violating these guidelines in order to accomplish a goal (i.e.; finish faster, reach something, etc., etc.) and it’s a factor that can’t be controlled.

Until then, what is already in place needs to be followed and applied. I really look forward to a future where the means to address those safety hazards regarding scissor lifts can be reached and still think about the consequences.

]]> Comment on Fall Protection in a Scissors Lift by Jim Johnson http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/2011/07/fall-protection-in-a-scissors-lift/comment-page-1/#comment-6364 Jim Johnson Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:50:35 +0000 http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/?p=125#comment-6364 Interesting points, but consider the guy in the photo above. If he's wearing fall protection, he's more likely to do the stupid thing he's doing (climbing the guardrails) because he thinks the harness and lanyard offer protection. But if he falls over the guardrail wearing fall protection, his swing fall could cause the lift to tip. No protection there. In any case, it'll always be hard to come up with a fall protection system to protect users when users are violating a basic safety rule assoicated with lifts , which is keep your darn feet on the platform. Interesting points, but consider the guy in the photo above. If he’s wearing fall protection, he’s more likely to do the stupid thing he’s doing (climbing the guardrails) because he thinks the harness and lanyard offer protection. But if he falls over the guardrail wearing fall protection, his swing fall could cause the lift to tip. No protection there.

In any case, it’ll always be hard to come up with a fall protection system to protect users when users are violating a basic safety rule assoicated with lifts , which is keep your darn feet on the platform.

]]> Comment on Fall Protection in a Scissors Lift by Greg Arbizo http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/2011/07/fall-protection-in-a-scissors-lift/comment-page-1/#comment-6359 Greg Arbizo Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:32:20 +0000 http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/?p=125#comment-6359 If a scissor lift is used I believe fall protection should also be used. I performed a rescue from a JLG that tipped. The boom landed on a beam 40 feet up. The personnel were hanging from their lanyards, if they had it they would have hit the ground. Same thing can happen in a scissor lift. If a scissor lift is used I believe fall protection should also be used. I performed a rescue from a JLG that tipped. The boom landed on a beam 40 feet up. The personnel were hanging from their lanyards, if they had it they would have hit the ground. Same thing can happen in a scissor lift.

]]> Comment on Wind Turbine Safety Standards: Adequate or Not? by Jim Johnson http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/2011/08/wind-turbine-safety-standards-adequate-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-6061 Jim Johnson Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:05:12 +0000 http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/?p=156#comment-6061 Jeff: Nice to hear from you and thanks for your kind words. You're actually the first person to comment on this blog, so I think you deserve some kind of prize or something. Guess I'll see you in a few weeks at the safety conference. Take care, Jim J. Jeff:

Nice to hear from you and thanks for your kind words. You’re actually the first person to comment on this blog, so I think you deserve some kind of prize or something.

Guess I’ll see you in a few weeks at the safety conference.

Take care,

Jim J.

]]> Comment on Wind Turbine Safety Standards: Adequate or Not? by Jeff Smith http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/2011/08/wind-turbine-safety-standards-adequate-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-5956 Jeff Smith Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:18:21 +0000 http://www.d2000safety.com/blog/?p=156#comment-5956 Jim, I just "discovered" your blogs this morning while reading a LinkedIn update. I really liked your analysis and comments regarding the Wind Turbine Safety Standards, and ended up reading back to the earliest blog entries. Thanks for providing these well reasoned arguments. They are both stimulating and thought provoking. I have occasionally faced the dilemma of blind compliance v.s. a well reasoned and tested JHA. Now I feel like I have some "company" on the side of reason. Jim,
I just “discovered” your blogs this morning while reading a LinkedIn update. I really liked your analysis and comments regarding the Wind Turbine Safety Standards, and ended up reading back to the earliest blog entries.
Thanks for providing these well reasoned arguments. They are both stimulating and thought provoking.

I have occasionally faced the dilemma of blind compliance v.s. a well reasoned and tested JHA. Now I feel like I have some “company” on the side of reason.

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