Comments on: $683,000 Fine to Mueller Industries Due to Safety Hazards http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/683000-fine-to-mueller-industries-due-to-safety-hazards?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=683000-fine-to-mueller-industries-due-to-safety-hazards Safety Articles and Tips from Safety Services Company Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: amarjit http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/683000-fine-to-mueller-industries-due-to-safety-hazards#comment-2130 amarjit Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:20:42 +0000 http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/?p=1613#comment-2130 In the industry, Managers & supervisers have to be on the floor of the house all the time to ensure safety of operations, safe operation of machines with legal safety distance & safe working space,cleanliness & safety of gases & cylinders with legal labeling & blending if any must be under extremely safe distance with emergency relief available. All workforce should know the safety plans & exits in case of emergency & remedies available & places of medical first aid kits & the people trained for first aid. Govt penalties are not the solutions, it is precautions taken & measures adopted as given in the guidelines mentioned in OSHA & manufacturers warning labelled on the chemicals with anticedot treatment immediately.Prevention is always cheaper than cure as well human & social survival to keep the morale of the workforce & image of the organization & management. In the industry, Managers & supervisers have to be on the floor of the house all the time to ensure safety of operations, safe operation of machines with legal safety distance & safe working space,cleanliness & safety of gases & cylinders with legal labeling & blending if any must be under extremely safe distance with emergency relief available. All workforce should know the safety plans & exits in case of emergency & remedies available & places of medical first aid kits & the people trained for first aid. Govt penalties are not the solutions, it is precautions taken & measures adopted as given in the guidelines mentioned in OSHA & manufacturers warning labelled on the chemicals with anticedot treatment immediately.Prevention is always cheaper than cure as well human & social survival to keep the morale of the workforce & image of the organization & management.

]]> By: George Davis http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/683000-fine-to-mueller-industries-due-to-safety-hazards#comment-1720 George Davis Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:47:50 +0000 http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/?p=1613#comment-1720 Howard, I do want to point out that all companies are given a 15-day period to contest the violations, as was the case with Mueller industries above. Did you contest the violations? What proof was given by OSHA to support the violation given to you based on the employees word? Howard, I do want to point out that all companies are given a 15-day period to contest the violations, as was the case with Mueller industries above. Did you contest the violations? What proof was given by OSHA to support the violation given to you based on the employees word?

]]> By: Howard http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/683000-fine-to-mueller-industries-due-to-safety-hazards#comment-1719 Howard Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:28:50 +0000 http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/?p=1613#comment-1719 If an OSHA inspector spent 5 months at your site, looking for things wrong, what issues might they find? I'd venture to say that very few companies could stand that kind of scrutiny. Don't know if this happened with Mueller, but it did with us. We had a good safety program, but after spending that much time on the site, and interviewing all of our employees, at least 3 time each, he also brought in a second inspector (Industrial Hygienist) to help for a couple days, they found enough to fine us heavily. Example: We received a Willful based soley on a statememt by one of our employees. We weren't allowed to know which employee made the claim. How do you defend yourself against something that most likely never happened? The new mandate is "More citations and higher penalties." Before pointing fingers at companies like Mueller Industries, as a bad player, realize that you may be next. Is your program really as good as you think it is? Instead of feeling distain for other victims, you should be feeling fear for yourself. If an OSHA inspector spent 5 months at your site, looking for things wrong, what issues might they find?

I’d venture to say that very few companies could stand that kind of scrutiny.

Don’t know if this happened with Mueller, but it did with us. We had a good safety program, but after spending that much time on the site, and interviewing all of our employees, at least 3 time each, he also brought in a second inspector (Industrial Hygienist) to help for a couple days, they found enough to fine us heavily.

Example: We received a Willful based soley on a statememt by one of our employees. We weren’t allowed to know which employee made the claim. How do you defend yourself against something that most likely never happened?

The new mandate is “More citations and higher penalties.”

Before pointing fingers at companies like Mueller Industries, as a bad player, realize that you may be next. Is your program really as good as you think it is?

Instead of feeling distain for other victims, you should be feeling fear for yourself.

]]> By: Macdougal http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/683000-fine-to-mueller-industries-due-to-safety-hazards#comment-1689 Macdougal Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:49:08 +0000 http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/?p=1613#comment-1689 wow thats a huge amount. Companies should have a good OHS and Risk Management systems to avoid problems like this one. wow thats a huge amount. Companies should have a good OHS and Risk Management systems to avoid problems like this one.

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