Video clips abound on social media (and most have gone viral) related to careless forklift driving that usually end with catastrophic results. Often, they occur when an otherwise good forklift operator forgets the safety basics of knowing what is behind him or what tight clearances may exist while the driver is backing up. The end
Stormwater is rain and snow melt that runs off the land and enters streams, rivers, and lakes. Runoff from outdoor activities or material storage areas can contain pollutants that can degrade water quality and threaten human health. Proper stormwater management minimizes these threats. Although some companies are either unaware of their obligations related to their
Why should YOU care about OSHA compliance? When asked this question, most Health & Safety Professionals first state the “best” reason, “To assure all our workers go home safely at night to their families”. Many Marketing and Sales folks state their concern over the potential “cost” of damaging the company’s reputation; when a company’s image
In today’s business world, there’s already too much to worry about! So, knowing where you stand in terms of compliance with the ever-changing OSHA, EPA and transportation (DOT) regulations need not be one of the reasons for an Owner’s or General Manager’s lack of sleep! Myth or Reality? “I can rest easy now just knowing
Although National Protect Your Hearing Month (October) just ended, our job of protecting our employee’s hearing never ends so we are pleased to share this excellent NIOSH Science Blog Post with you. Here are three tips for choosing the right hearing protector: We live in a noisy world. Some noises can damage our hearing, leading to
Recent surveys have shown: By the age of 21, most American Millennials have spent 6000 to 9000 hours playing video games and less than 2000 hours reading books. (need to rethink your training techniques??) Of the respondents to a 2018 United Academy survey, only 53% of the firms trained temporary workers and only 41% offered
It’s almost as inevitable as death and taxes…the regulations affecting your business will be changing (again) soon. Specifically, this time, OSHA plans to align the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom or HCS per 29 CFR 1910.1200) with the United Nations Global Harmonized System (GHS) Revision 7. Although the UN Committee of Experts publishes updated versions of
CTI is pleased to share the following article with you which originally appeared in the September 2018 issue of Occupational Health & Safety. Hopefully this will “clear up” some of the confusion (along with the crystalline silica) swirling around the workplace. On June 23, most provisions of OSHA's silica standard for general industry became enforceable. Many employers
(Ed. note - Yes, that title is a shameless takeoff from the credit card commercial. AND, our goals are the same - your financial wellbeing.) Over the 37 years spent in this industry I have done many presentations to various manufacturing business groups on the topic of what a CEO needs to know about the
During a recent presentation to a Maintenance Roundtable group composed of local manufacturers, CTI's principal was presented with a problem that came down to figuring out how to sort out OSHA requirements and ANSI guidelines for eyewash stations. In this particular case, company personnel were struggling inter-departmentally over how to comply with an OSHA safety
