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08/14/2017

How to be ready EVERY SINGLE DAY for OSHA Compliance

Have you ever wished that OSHA would just go away? The following story actually happened with one of our clients.

“We were on site at a plant conducting safety hazard recognition training when I was called to the lobby. The OSHA inspector was there for an unannounced OSHA Safe Workplace plant inspection. Everyone was panic stricken…except me.

After review of the required OSHA safety requirements, we walked through the plant, with the inspector shooting photos and interviewing workers (as they frequently do). But as the inspection progressed it was obvious to the inspector that we had done our homework.

We showed them our logs and our procedures, allowed them to complete their interviews, and met with the Executive Staff for the wrap up.

At that point we were told that we had significantly exceeded the OSHA standards, and due to our diligence and record keeping we actually qualified to apply for an exemption from further inspections under their voluntary protection program (VPP).”

That client is now exempt from the surprise OSHA inspection. Their Workers Comp rates have dropped precipitously. Their number of lost time events has dropped by 85% and their workers are going home happy and healthy to their families every day.

Please give me a call so we can demonstrate how the Three Sixty Safety proprietary system works. We are available to conduct an onsite mock inspection evaluation at your earliest convenience.

08/09/2017

Lockout/Tag Out Training and Procedures
Managing the Effects of Hazardous Energy

What is hazardous energy?

Energy sources including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other sources in machines and equipment can be hazardous to workers. During the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment, the unexpected startup or release of stored energy can result in serious injury or death to workers.
What are the harmful effects of hazardous energy?

Workers servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be seriously injured or killed if hazardous energy is not properly controlled. Injuries resulting from the failure to control hazardous energy during maintenance activities can be serious or fatal! Injuries may include electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, or fracturing body parts, and others.

• A steam valve is automatically turned on burning workers who are repairing a downstream connection in the piping.
• A jammed conveyor system suddenly releases, crushing a worker who is trying to clear the jam.
• Internal wiring on a piece of factory equipment electrically shorts, shocking worker who is repairing the equipment.

Craft workers, electricians, machine operators, and laborers are among the 3 million workers who service equipment routinely and face the greatest risk of injury. Workers injured on the job from exposure to hazardous energy lose an average of 24 workdays for recuperation.

03/28/2017

Permit-Required
Confined Spaces

The terms “permit-required confined space” and “permit space”
refer to spaces that meet OSHA’s definition of a “confined space”
and contain health or safety hazards.
For this reason, OSHA
requires workers to have a permit to enter these spaces. Throughout
this publication, the term “permit space” will be used to
describe a “permit-required confined space.”

Definitions
By definition, a confined space:
 Is large enough for an employee to enter fully and perform
assigned work;
 Is not designed for continuous occupancy by the employee; and
 Has a limited or restricted means of entry or exit.
These spaces may include underground vaults, tanks, storage
bins, pits and diked areas, vessels, silos and other similar areas.
By definition, a permit-required confined space has one or more
of these characteristics:
 Contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous
atmosphere;
 Contains a material with the potential to engulf someone who
enters the space;
 Has an internal configuration that might cause an entrant to be
trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor that slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross
section; and/or
 Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazards.
OSHA’s Confined Space Standard
OSHA’s standard for confined spaces (29 CFR 1910.146) contains the requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees in
general industry from the hazards of entering permit spaces.
Employers in general industry must evaluate their workplaces to
determine if spaces are permit spaces. (See flow chart, page 5.) If a
workplace contains permit spaces, the employer must inform
exposed employees of their existence, location and the hazards
they pose. This can be done by posting danger signs such as
“DANGER—PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE—AUTHORIZED
ENTRANTS ONLY” or using an equally effective means.
If employees are not to enter and work in permit spaces,
employers must take effective measures to prevent them from
entering these spaces. If employees are expected to enter permit
spaces, the employer must develop a written permit space program
and make it available to employees or their representatives.

03/23/2017

Confined Spaces - Do you have a procedure that will ensure the safety of your employees? Call Three Sixty Safety.

A confined space also has limited or restricted means for entry or exit and is not designed for continuous occupancy. Confined spaces include, but are not limited to, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits, manholes, tunnels, equipment housings, ductwork, pipelines, etc.

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/confinedspaces/

03/17/2017

This is a pretty in-depth case study from OSHA about an Ohio auto parts plant. Their woefully inadequate safety plan led to frequent on-the-job injuries. At 360 Safety, we help you design a safety program that will meet our goal: Everyone Goes Home Safe...Every Day!
https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/success_stories/compliance_assistance/abbott/auto_parts.html

Success Stories and Case Studies | Safety and Health Case Study: Auto Parts Manufacturing Corporation

03/09/2017

Final Ruling on Walking/Working Surfaces Fall Protection Standards
https://www.osha.gov/walking-working-surfaces/index.html

Final Rule to Update General Industry Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Standards

03/01/2017

Talk to ThreeSixtySafety about helping you develop and maintain accurate records to comply with these reporting obligations.

OSHA issues final rule clarifying the ongoing obligation to make and
maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses

WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday will issue a final rule that clarifies an employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness. The final rule becomes effective Jan. 18, 2017.

OSHA's longstanding position has been that an employer's duty to record an injury or illness continues for the full five-year record-retention period, and this position has been upheld by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in cases dating back to 1993. In 2012, the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in AKM LLC v. Secretary of Labor (Volks) reversing the Commission and rejecting OSHA's position on the continuing nature of its prior recordkeeping regulations.

The new final rule more clearly states employers' obligations. "This rule simply returns us to the standard practice of the last 40 years," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. "It is important to keep in mind that accurate records are not just paperwork; they have a valuable and potentially life-saving purpose."

The amendments in the final rule add no new compliance obligations and do not require employers to make records of any injuries or illnesses for which records are not already required.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.

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02/16/2017

10 Ways to Keep Older Workers Safe
by Jeff Mattes | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

The demographics of our workforce are changing. By 2024, about one quarter of all workers are expected to be 55 or older. How does this affect workplace safety? According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), older workers are less likely to be injured on the job. Research indicates that by middle age, adults start to accumulate more emotional stability and emotional intelligence. NIOSH interprets this to mean that older workers not only know how to avoid certain risks, but are more willing to speak up or point out patterns that could lead to injuries. While injuries remain low for this group of workers, the incident rate of slips, trips and falls for workers 65 and older is about double the rate of workers younger than 45. Additionally, older workers take longer to recover from their injuries, have increased risk of fatalities and take longer to return to their job. As people age, hearing, vision, respiration, muscular flexibility and strength, balance and reaction times gradually decline. These changes can have an adverse impact on safety in the workplace and workers’ compensation costs.
10 Ways to Keep Older Workers Safe
NIOSH provided the following 10 recommendations to help aging workers remain safe and healthy and manage chronic conditions
Prioritize workplace flexibility. When feasible, give workers a say in their schedule, work conditions, work organization, work location and work tasks.
Match tasks with abilities of each worker. Incorporate self-paced work, self-directed rest breaks and less repetitive tasks.
Avoid prolonged sedentary work. Consider sit/stand workstations and walking stations for workers who typically sit all day.
Manage noise, slip, trip and fall hazards as well as other physical hazards.
Provide and design ergonomically friendly work stations, tools, floor surfaces. Provide better illumination where needed and screens and surfaces with less glare.
Use teams and teamwork strategies for aging-associated problem solving.
Provide health promotion and lifestyle interventions including physical activity, healthy meal options, to***co cessation assistance, risk factor reduction and screenings and onsite medical care. Accommodate medical self-care in the workplace and time away for health visits.
Invest in training and building workers skills and competencies at all age levels.
Proactively manage reasonable accommodations and the return to work process after illness or injury absences.
Require aging workforce management skills training for supervisors.

02/15/2017

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls in the Workplace.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-100/pdfs/2013-100.pdf

02/09/2017

2016: Six Trends Affecting Safety In The Workplace
This posting from Manufacturing Tomorrow, written by Steve Chang, Vice-President of Strategy and Solutions at RMG Networks.
http://www.manufacturingtomorrow.com/article/2016/03/2016-six-trends-affecting-safety-in-the-workplace-/7758/

Safety is a complex topic, but these six factors are helping to not only increase workplace safety this year but also efficiency, quality and employee well-being.

01/23/2017

The Latest on Lockout/Tagout from OSHA.
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/controlhazardousenergy/

Safety and Health Topics | Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)

01/10/2017

Another satisfied 360 Safety Customer!
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