1. MSHA Update: Fire Prevention in Mining Sites with Better Conveyor Belts
Better selection of conveyor belts may just save a life. As a matter of fact, they can save hundreds of lives in a mining site by preventing fire hazards. That is, if they have an improved flame-resistant quality.
The Mine Safety [...]
A popular forklift accident video is currently making it’s way around the social media giants of the web. The video shows a forklift driver carrying a very wide load through an aisle which is not big enough. The seemingly makeshift shelves crumble when he takes out one of the legs.
Now is a great [...]
Forget dogs. Robots are humans’ best friends. They may not be fond of fetching twigs or licking your feet, but you can rely on them when it comes to accomplishing tasks half the time.
This is the very reason why they are ideal helpers in factories and other manufacturing facilities. Not only can an [...]
1. Vehicle Safety During Winter: Safe Use of Snow Chains
The holidays have come and gone yet we’re still left with the torturing cold of winter. For many of us, going on the road does not just mean shoveling up snow and getting rid of ice. It also means driving with double caution.
Driving slowly is [...]
In the U.S., there are about 7,000 warehouses employing more than 140,000 workers. Unfortunately, hundreds of fatalities also come from this industry. Injuries and deaths in warehouses are caused by improper use of forklifts, materials handling, inappropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) and more factors that employers fail to address.
OSHA Citations
According to the Occupational Safety and [...]
Food flavoring manufacturers, listen up! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) needs your help in implementing standards related to exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing it and other compounds like acetoin, acetic acid, acetaldehyde and furfural.
This is a response to the petition submitted to OSHA by the United Food and [...]
Being stubborn is a common human trait. It’s probably because defying authority comes with a certain degree of excitement and satisfaction. Sometimes we go ignoring instructions printed on boxes or painted on signs because we love taking shortcuts. There are other times when we put too much faith in ourselves, in other people [...]
Conveyors are among the most efficient equipment in factories and other industrial worksites. They may also be called belt conveyors, conveyor belts or belt conveyor systems. Tasks that usually take minutes to perform by twenty or more workers can be accomplished by a single conveyor in a matter of seconds. That’s why it helps employers [...]
When the body is unable to cool itself by sweating, several heat-induced illnesses such as heat stress or heat exhaustion and the more severe heat stroke can occur, and can result in death.
Young people in general good health who are physically fit and have been exercising regularly in the heat, for at least the previous [...]
As the summer season approaches, those of you in the air-conditioning industry will be very busy, so I thought that I would do an article on “Legionnaires Disease”. It’s a very real hazard and potentially fatal if the proper precautions are not used. I know it’s not something that comes to mind as you go [...]
