• The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Sixth Day

    Santa received a notice of violation(1910.134) Respiratory Protection and this is #5 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. (Now #7 in 2023.) Your lungs bring fresh oxygen to your brain, organs, and tissues via the circulatory system and then expel carbon dioxide with every breath you take.  When O2 levels… Listen ⇢

  • The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Fifth Day

    Santa received a notice of violation(1926.1053) Ladders which is #6 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. (Due to 39% increase in violations over last year now #3. Don’t kid yourself, ladders can kill). It’s looking more hopeful at the Northpole lately as Santa’s team is getting all the elves caught… Listen ⇢

  • The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Fourth Day

    Santa received a notice of violation( 1910.178) Powered Industrial Trucks.  This is listed as #7 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. (Now #5 in 2023 due to an increase in violations.  Very bad) You guys have us on the right track with your help because we haven’t seen or heard… Listen ⇢

  • The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Third Day

    Santa received a notice of violation( 1926.503) Fall Protection – Training Requirements.  This happens to be #8 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. (Still #8 in 2023) Thanks to your help, it appears we’re on a roll solving the issues at Santa’s Northpole workshop so let’s keep the momentum going. … Listen ⇢

  • The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Second Day

    Santa received a notice of violation( 1910.212) Machine Guarding. This is #9 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019, (#9 in 2023). After solving the PPE issue yesterday – ANSWERS 1- Safety goggles or face shield – prevents the wood chips or dust from entering your eye or hitting your face. … Listen ⇢

  • The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the First Day

    Santa received a notice of violation( 1926.102) for lack of PPE – Eye and Face Protection. This is #10 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. (#9 in 2023, not good) The Industrial Revolution provided us with many great inventions of machinery.  Machinery is great because it helps to do the… Listen ⇢

  • The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas.

    Santa received an OSHA violation and pending inspection notice. Right now, as you are reading this, Santa’s elves are hard at work putting the finishing touches on the toys and other gifts made for girls and boys around the world.  But friends, I’m here to tell you that those kids… Listen ⇢

  • Our PSPS. Mistakes were made, what we learned

    When Kelly Clarkson sings, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” highlights why that’s one of the best things about life, the ability to learn from your mistakes if you want too.   It makes you better, wiser, and older. That’s exactly what happened during our one and only PSPS (Public… Listen ⇢

  • A Train Point of View

      The RER C train that takes you out to Versailles from Paris (route in the grey box above) can be transferred to from the Invalides metro station after a walk, an escalator, moving walkway and steps.  It’s a real treat to go from subway cars to a double-decker train… Listen ⇢

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