Today’s lesson learned at the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly disregard the laws of physics, corrupt the rules of nature and live in animated immortality. But here reality kills. Training/Certification – Whether you drive the family wagon or other pieces of powered equipment like a forklift or backhaul you need to be… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 6
Today’s lesson learned from the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly defy the laws of physics, perverse the rules of nature, and live in animated immortality. But in our world reality always wins. Lesson two – Daily inspections and checklist. Yea, yea. They’re a pain, every day the same thing, what a… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 2
Santa received a notice of violation( 1910.178) Powered Industrial Trucks. This is listed as #7 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. We must be on the right track because we haven’t seen or heard from the grinch since we began this series. As mentioned yesterday, training is the most critical part of safety. I can’t… Read More The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Fourth Day
We all deal with limitations of one sort or another and at times we have depended on machinery of some type to help us compensate for those limitations. However, we tend to become enamored by their speed and strength and forget that those pieces of industrial powered machinery have limits themselves as we take them for granted… Read More RBMB-Exceeded Limitations
This week Americold Logistics, was issued 2 repeat and 2 serious citations from OSHA at their Manchester facility based on complaints from 3 employees. The employees were forced to use forklifts in need of repair and were not taken out of service as they were trained to do. This really burns my butt. You… Read More Burns My Butt – Double Standards
Nothing says “I care about you” more than a willful safety violation. OSHA’s definition of a WILLFUL violation is ” a violation in which the employer either knowingly failed to comply with a legal requirement (purposeful disregard) or acted with plain indifference to employee safety.” I put that into these terms: Company management knew of the safety… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Willful a Few Dollars More
It must be a virus! How else can you explain all the falls that are still going on. As of September 6th. 2014 – 1,296 workers died due to their job this fiscal year. In 2013 Falls were the most cited violation in the construction industry as 294 died due to falls (36.9% of all… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – It’s a Virus of Course
Stocks fall, stars fall, space debris falls, Governments fall and you may fall apart, fallout, fall asleep, fall behind, fall flat, fall for, fall ill or fall head over heels, as you avoid the pit falls while your voice falls on deaf ears. However you DO NOT ever want to fall to your death as… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – June Fall Guys
Our Chef de Catastrophe, Aunt Ida has really stepped outside the box in creating this new holiday classic for all to enjoy. TODAY’S FEATURED RECIPE – PICKLED FORKLIFT – This treat is not only easy to make but can be made year round and is especially a great accompaniment for any disaster whether used as a side dish… Read More Aunt Ida’s Recipes For Disaster – PICKLED FORKLIFT
You hear about it on the news, you read about it in trade mags and articles and you work about it every day – workplace safety. It’s the latest buzz word in the media, but what does it mean and how do you begin the process of making sure you have a safe place to… Read More A Complete Guide To Warehouse Safety – Volume I – Back To Basics
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