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Michelle Sears Oops- your forklift bumped a corner! Protect corners, columns, and machinery

Even the most experienced forklift driver may occassionally have an ‘oops’ moment. Protect your facility from damage with Concrete Column Padding – round or square, Rack Protectors, Column Protectors,… Continue

Added by Michelle Sears on March 12, 2010 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Safetyguy08 Try a different approach at your next safety meeting

Okay, let's face it! After several years of safety meetings you've settled into a rut. Employees come in, sit down and promptly proceed to nap while the speaker drones on and on and on. It isn't that the company or even the employees don't believe in safety, it's just that there's a shortage of creativity and imagination.

Try a DVD instead! Convergence, a company out of Texas, has come up with a number of DVDs that cover a broad gamut of safety related topics of various lengths.

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Added by Safetyguy08 on March 12, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

Christie Mendola Valve Marking Part 1: Metal Valve Tags

Valve marking is an important part of your facility’s pipe safety. Valve marking enables employees and visitors to identify which valves are associated with specific pipes. This is important if a pipe has a leak, is being repaired or needs to be emptied, for example.

There are… Continue

Added by Christie Mendola on March 11, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Tara Binkoski FAQs on Lockout/Tagout Practice


Concerned with the correct procedures to follow for your LOTO devices?

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Added by Tara Binkoski on March 11, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Renee Hioki Shipping Over International Boarders? Make Sure Your Cargo Seal is CTPAT Compliant!

Steel bolt locks are an important line of defense against tampering and theft of valuable shipments and they are CTPAT compliant. With steel bolt locks you can safely secure truck & trailer doors, container bins, cargo shipment containers, ISO containers, high value shipments, Intermodal containers, rail cars, air cargo containers, doors, hatches, hazmat containers or anything that will have contents that will be
eith

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Added by Renee Hioki on March 11, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Safetyguy08 Working Outdoors around Electricity

Most of what we do on a daily basis is powered by electricity. Power networks run the width and breadth of the country powering businesses and homes. In some cases, the power is overhead in power lines that we can see and in other cases the power is buried in underground cables; either way, contact with electricity can cause serious injury or kill.

Whether you are outdoors working with a ladder or doing work up on the roof, whether you are using heavy equipment or whether you are diggi

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Added by Safetyguy08 on March 11, 2010 at 10:20am — 1 Comment

Jennifer Sledziona Spill Sorbents: Understanding The Three Types

When working with or storing dangerous chemicals and liquids, a major part in effective clean-up and proper precautionary measures is making sure you have the right spill response items on hand. The most common type of spill response item are sorbents. Sorbents are materials or composites used to recover liquids such as leaks, drips or spills. The typical sorbent is designed to adsorb liquids onto its surface.

There are three types of sorbents to choose from. In order to select the rig

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Added by Jennifer Sledziona on March 10, 2010 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Safetyguy08 Flashlight Safety Ratings Explained

Any flashlight that will be used in a hazardous environment or confined space should be properly tested to meet or exceed all applicable safety standards for those locations. When selecting a flashlight, make sure it carries the proper approval ratings. Choosing the correct light for your application requires a thorough understanding of your working environment, and a realistic expectation of how a properly selected flashlight will ope

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Added by Safetyguy08 on March 10, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Michelle Sears Create a complete exit, fire & evacuation guidance system

Exit, fire & evacuation policies are mandated by OSHA, thus necessary for every business. Emedco helps you to create an exit, fire & evacuation system above and beyond what is expected by OSHA, giving you an edge on safety in any emergency situation. First and foremost, you must place Exit Signs above exit doors. For a money-saving "green" option, choose Emedco's… Continue

Added by Michelle Sears on March 9, 2010 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Kelly Corcoran Fire Extinguisher Rating – What does it mean?

Did you know that there is such a thing as using the wrong fire extinguisher. Using the wrong one can make fires even worse! For example, if you use a water-based fire extinguisher on an electric fire, you will end up spreading the fire and exposing yourself to electrocution.

Fire extinguishers are div

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Added by Kelly Corcoran on March 9, 2010 at 2:08pm — No Comments

Christie Mendola Safety training made easy

Given the complexity of workplace safety, trainers are often looking for tools that can make safety training easier. One tool that can be very helpful is an all-in-one training kit. All-in-one training kits provide all of the tools that trainers need to pull together an effective safety training course on all sorts of topics.

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Added by Christie Mendola on March 9, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Safetyguy08 Trenching and Excavation Safety (Part 5)

Trench Protective Systems

There are four basic ways to protect workers in a trench. Trenches that are more than 20 feet deep must be protected by a protective system that was designed by a registered professional engineer.

  1. Sloping
    The type of soil will determine the ratio of the slope:
    1. Type A soil should have a ¾ to 1 ratio
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Added by Safetyguy08 on March 9, 2010 at 10:19am — No Comments

Richard Mariano MUTCD Sign Color Regulations

Did you know that the FWHA’s MUTCD has strict restrictions on what colors a traffic sign is?

It something you might not think too much about but it is very important to pay attention to when buying a ne

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Added by Richard Mariano on March 8, 2010 at 10:09am — No Comments

Renee Hioki What is a Bar-Code?

According to dictionary.com the term bar-code is:

–noun a series of lines of varying width, printed, as on a container or product, that can be read by an optical scanner to determine charges for purchases, destinations for letters, etc. The key to this code is the variation in line thickness and separation.

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Added by Renee Hioki on March 5, 2010 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Michelle Sears Portable floor stands for fast, temporary warnings

Portable Floor Stands can be picked up and placed anywhere to restrict pedestrian traffic. Place around spills, in front of manholes, elevators or restrooms. Two-sided messages guarantee your message won't be missed in either
direction. Portable Floor Stands are constructed of durable polyethylene and will not chip, crack or fade, regardless of the environment. They send a bright,… Continue

Added by Michelle Sears on March 5, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Safetyguy08 Trenching and Excavation Safety (Part 4)

General Trenching and Excavation Rules

  • Any and all encumbrances on the surface, outside the trench must be either removed or supported in order to make sure that they do not become a hazard
  • Heavy equipment (including dump trucks and other vehicles) must be kept well clear of the edge of the trench (2 feet
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Added by Safetyguy08 on March 5, 2010 at 11:13am — No Comments

Richard Mariano Choosing the right traffic and parking sign material

Have a need for a traffic sign or a parking sign?

Ready to start your research? You probably already know what sign legend you need, whether it be a stop sign,

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Added by Richard Mariano on March 4, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Safetyguy08 Trenching and Excavation Safety (Part 3)

Testing the Soil

There are three ways to test the soil:

  1. In order to determine the unconfined comprehensive strength of the soil, a penetrometer is used. To use the penetrometer simply collect an uncompressed handful of the soil and push the penetrometer into it up to the indicator ring. The reading on the penetrometer is in tons per square foot (tsf). The reading, when compared to the classification above will let you know which type of soil you have.
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Added by Safetyguy08 on March 4, 2010 at 11:09am — No Comments

Christie Mendola ANSI standards for pipe markers part 3

In addition to where you place your pipe marker and what color pipe marker you use, there is an additional element of pipe marking you must consider -- the size of the pipe marker.

If your facility looks anything like the one in this picture, you have pipes of all different sizes that need to be marked. AN

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Added by Christie Mendola on March 4, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Renee Hioki Theft prevention – is easier than you think!

Keeping your business & company property safe against theft and vandalism is just that easy. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations every 3.2 seconds a property crime occurs. Fortunately there are some things you can do to improve security, deter crime, reduce potential liability and make your employees feel safer.

Protect your business, avoid loss and increase security by following these safety tips.

Lock your doors

Most criminals enter busin

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Added by Renee Hioki on March 3, 2010 at 3:49pm — No Comments

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One of my pet prives about EHS systems and programs is that I spend alot of my time retrofitting OSHA, building code etc codes/rules after a system has been put in place by the design department.  I…

Started by Susan Quigley. Last reply by David Sharrow 1 day ago.

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I'm sure most everyone has heard about the OSHA Listens event held last Thursday (here's the link to the event http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/osha-listens.html)...we I decided to answer the 9 questions t…

Tagged: TodayinEHS, Safety, EHS, OSHA

Started by Sam Windom. Last reply by Bill West Mar 12.

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Can anyone please suggest me where could i get some usefull informations, books, study materials regarding safety..? Thanks in advance..

Started by Anandha padmanaban. Last reply by Anandha padmanaban Mar 11.

Sam Windom

Top iPhone Apps for the EHS Professional

I just posted the Top 8 Environmental iPhone Apps for the EHS Profession.  Do you have an iPhone?  Check http://todayinehs.com/?p=435 to see if I got it right.  Don't have an iPhone, well then use th…

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Raymond Reiff

My Anti-fatigue Mat Rant 1 Reply

Over the past year we have been invaded by anti-fatigue mats.  Good meaning supervisors have decided that they have a multitude of locations that would benefit from these mats but unfortunately their…

Started by Raymond Reiff. Last reply by Michelle Sears Mar 5.

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