March 2008
Getting a Grip on Hand and Arm Safety
Our hands are one of our primary points of interaction with the world around us. We cook and clean with them, we write and eat with them, we say hello...
OSHA, Lockout/Tagout and General Motors: The Specificity Requirement of the Federal Lockout/Tagout Standard
Year after year, the federal Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.147, is one of the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards. In addition...
Leadership: Assessing Readiness for Change
Safety advancement often means instituting fundamental changes in organizational practices, thinking and even culture. In some organizations, employees...
Active Agenda: Communication
Leaving college 20 years ago, I entered a profession seemingly defined by the amount of paper it could generate, copy, collate, three-hole punch, staple...
Editor's Notebook: The Danger of Questions and Brain Ninjas
It was an innocent-enough question. A client wanted to know if the staff of Occupational Hazards had heard anything about a study that examined the efficacy...
OSHA 10-Hour Training Diary
Lets face it. As a writer, Im more likely to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome than a fall or electrical hazard on a construction site. My experience...
Changing Perceptions of Slips and Falls One Step at a Time
Pinpointing the causes of a same-level fall is like investigating a crime scene ... theres always more than meets the eye. And, like the crime scene investigator,...
What OSHA Expects: The Electrical Safety Questions OSHA Will Ask During an Investigation
Wouldnt it be nice to know exactly what OSHA is training its inspectors to look for during an inspection that includes electrical safety, including surprising...
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