Scaffolding Topped OSHA’s 2009 Safety Violations List
Scaffolding violations topped the list of OSHA violations in 2009, [...]
Sauerkraut Maker Cited for 16 Alleged Safety Violations Issued $41,400 in Proposed Fines GallerySauerkraut Maker Cited for 16 Alleged Safety Violations Issued $41,400 in Proposed Fines
Article, Compressed Gas/Air, Confined Spaces, English, Fall Protection, Health and Safety Management, Hearing Conservation, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Ladders, Language, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Food, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Type, Violations
Sauerkraut Maker Cited for 16 Alleged Safety Violations Issued $41,400 in Proposed Fines
OSHA says an inspection conducted under its Site Specific Targeting [...]
OSHA Says Fall Hazards Topped Big Apple Violation List GalleryOSHA Says Fall Hazards Topped Big Apple Violation List
Article, Compressed Gas/Air, Construction, Crane Safety, Electrical, English, Fall Protection, Hot Work/Welding, Industry, Ladders, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Oil and Gas, PPE, Scaffold, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Type
OSHA Says Fall Hazards Topped Big Apple Violation List
An OSHA construction safety task force that descended upon 46 [...]
OSHA Cites Refinery for 31 Violations GalleryOSHA Cites Refinery for 31 Violations
Article, Contractor Safety, English, Facilities/Maintenance, Fall Protection, Health and Safety Management, Health and Wellness, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Ladders, Language, Oil and Gas, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Type
OSHA Cites Refinery for 31 Violations
An investigation of Hess Corporation’s Port Reading, NJ, oil refinery [...]
Manufacturing Plant Cited for 29 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $109,500 in Proposed Fines GalleryManufacturing Plant Cited for 29 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $109,500 in Proposed Fines
Article, Compressed Gas/Air, Crane Safety, English, Fall Protection, Forklifts, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Ladders, Language, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Food, Slips, Trips and Falls, Topic, Type
Manufacturing Plant Cited for 29 Alleged Serious Violations Issued $109,500 in Proposed Fines
An OSHA inspection found that a worker was exposed to [...]
Picture This! One Rung Away from Danger
Climbing a ladder requires concentration on one's placement of hands and feet, which means this worker may be oblivious to a sharp piece of metal protruding into the area just above his body.
Picture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix GalleryPicture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix
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Picture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix
Using an aluminum ladder around electricity is dangerous enough but this guy has raised the stakes considerably.
Picture This! Ladder Lunacy in England
Would you trust this man's rather "unique" ladder arrangement? Neither would we. (WorkSafeVictoria, Australia)
Picture This! ‘Scaf-fold’ Could Prove to be Operative Word
This makeshift scaffold, made from ladders lashed together, screams trouble even before anyone sets foot on it.
Picture This! Ladder Hauler Short on Safety
Here's how not to transport a long ladder.
Picture This! Leaning on the Wrong Side of Safety
This worker could be caught between shards of glass and a hard place as a result of leaning against a window.
Picture This! Perched on the Top Rung
Standing on the top rung of a ladder isn't safe. And neither is this.
Picture This! A High-Level Head Scratcher
Why would anyone lean a ladder against a wall over an uncovered hole?
Picture This! Hold it Steady, Boys
This ladder wasn't up to the task, so three workers extended its reach by lifting it into the air, with a fourth worker hanging on to it! This photograph illustrates one of the many unsafe ways of using a ladder.
Picture This! One Point of Contact Puts Safety in the Gutter
Most people hate the task of removing leaves and needles from rain gutters, so they try to get the job done as quickly as possible. This photograph shows a worker breaking two cardinal ladder safety rules while clearing a gutter of leaves.
Picture This! Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Platform Elevates Fall Hazard
When working in a stairwell you need to have the right equipment and a plan for performing the job safely. The worker shown in this photograph has come up short on both counts, having cobbled together a questionable assortment of ladders, blocks and boards into a highly unstable and unsafe platform.
Picture This! Vertical Vertigo
Picture This! Vertical Vertigo Holding an extended extension ladder upright [...]
Picture This! A Bucket Load of Problems
Taking shortcuts with scaffolding is risky business. Here is a photograph showing a makeshift scaffold that was cobbled together by a person who should have known better, namely a safety supervisor.
Picture This! When Standing on the Top Cap of a Stepladder Just Isn’t Dangerous Enough GalleryPicture This! When Standing on the Top Cap of a Stepladder Just Isn’t Dangerous Enough
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Picture This! When Standing on the Top Cap of a Stepladder Just Isn’t Dangerous Enough
What would you tell a worker using a ladder in this way?
Picture This! A Hand on the Bucket Rope is Worth Two on the Ladder
Picture This nearly always focuses on unsafe work practices, but this week we have a photograph showing workers doing the right thing. In this case, a worker is shown using a bucket and rope to hoist tools to an elevated work area. This arrangement allows workers to maintain three points of contact when ascending or descending ladders. (eLCOSH)
Picture This! Shoe Sales Clerk Should Tread More Carefully
It's unfortunate that in spite of having ready access to a ladder, many retail workers will choose to climb racking to access stock on shelves, as this photograph illustrates. Australia's WorkSafe Victoria notes that one in five injuries in the retail sector involve slips, trips or falls.
Picture This! Give It Up For Crazy Legs and His Dueling Ladders
Gymnastics should be considered one of the skills of safe ladder use. This worker is shown straddling two ladders, with one foot on each. This looks like a recipe for a nasty or even fatal fall.
Picture This! An Ironic Place for an Unsafe Act
Working without fall protection on any roof is dangerous, but taking life or death risks on a crematorium roof is both hazardous and ironic.
Picture This: Defying the Laws of Physics and Common Sense:
Some things you have to see to believe
Picture This! You Do the Hokey Pokey And…
Practice makes perfect, or so it is said. But workers who perfect unsafe practices and think nothing bad will ever happen to them are often sadly proven wrong.
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