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Facilities must not only be equipped with the right emergency features, but they must be installed to provide employees with the quickest and greatest relief from contaminants. OSHA refers to the ANSI/ISEA Z358 standard when to comes to addressing minimum selection, installation, operation, and maintenance requirements for eye wash equipment and emergency safety showers. The … Read more
OSHA 10-hour training courses provide entry-level workers in construction and general industry authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration basic safety and health information. Since the agency’s Outreach Training Program was initiated in 1971, OSHA has been working to provide training for hazards and outreach classes to communicate workers’ rights. OSHA 10 Certification At … Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor, a cabinet-level department of the federal government headed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. Their mission, as when signed into law, is to “assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and … Read more
Foam organizers are an excellent way to create a custom tool organization system in your tool box. Two sheets of closed-cell foam are cut to fit inside the drawers of a tool box, a dark layer of foam on top and a bright bottom layer on bottom. By cutting out the shape of the tools … Read more
Corrosive materials (sometimes referred to as caustics) are substances that will, through a chemical reaction, damage or destroy other substances on contact. In general, corrosives are either acids or bases: Acids: Hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid, acetic acid, chromic acid, etc. Bases: Ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, etc. Even though corrosives … Read more
Given the full title of GHS, the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, the two key components of GHS are Classification and Labeling. Almost twenty years ago, the United Nations officially adopted this universally accepted system to avoid confusion around hazard communication. A Harmonized System of Classification OSHA aligned their Hazard … Read more
The 10 to 15 seconds following a chemical splashing into the eye are critical to preventing extremely serious, and potentially permanent, eye injuries. Employees must have access to an emergency eye wash station to ensure they can quickly and properly flush away hazardous substances. Even if the proper safety precautions are being followed an accident … Read more
Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a type of energy control program that protects workers from getting injured by a sudden start-up of a machine or by the release of hazardous energy when performing maintenance activities. Employers are in charge of of developing a lockout/tagout program to prevent the unexpected release of hazardous energy. As it is required … Read more
The OSHA-adopted Globally Harmonized System provides the framework for classification with defined classes and categories for hazardous chemicals. GHS classifies chemicals into three hazard classes: health hazards, physical hazards, and environmental hazards. Toxic materials are classified as a health hazard, further described in the following 10 health hazard categories: Acute toxicity Skin corrosion Skin irritation … Read more
Dangerous electrical hazards are present whether you work in a small office or a large construction site. When it comes to avoiding arc flashes and preventing electrical related injuries, you must first take a thorough assessment of the workplace. Below is an example of a basic electrical safety checklist that can be followed to eliminate … Read more