Category: April 2019 Newsletter

What are the DOT HAZMAT Shipping Key Definitions? Dangerous goods: Interchangeable with the term “hazardous materials” and mainly used in connection with air shipments of regulated materials. Hazardous Materials: Substances or materials that the Secretary of Transportation has determined to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property…

We have found that only about 10 percent of companies run effective lockout programs. In fact, we have observed that up to three-out-of-ten employers have no lockout program at all. Workers began to specialize in operating and maintaining machinery in the Industrial Revolution. And quickly, consequences occurred: Those workers were…

Help keep employees safe during all stages of scaffolding work On a November day in 1994, a 60-year-old painter foreman with 20 years of experience was standing more than 35 feet above the ground on a scaffold, working on the window frames and roof eaves of a church in Tennessee….

Why should you attend our Certified Safety Manager course in Chicago in June? The number one reason why students attend our course is “I want to know how to be an effective safety trainer”. If this is you, then you must attend this exciting training event. Not convinced? Chicago in…

Proper protective systems, competent person key to incident prevention George Kennedy can recall multiple incidents involving unprotected workers and trench cave-ins. Unfortunately, some of those stories have tragic endings. One worker was killed in a collapse after removing a trench shield to retrieve a shovel. Another worker died after returning…

Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta touted the number of annual OSHA inspections over the past two fiscal years – despite the agency being short-staffed – during an April 3 congressional appropriations hearing, saying he expects an increase when recently hired inspectors get fully up to speed. He pointed out…

OSHA is looking for help from the public as it considers an update to its powered industrial trucks standard. The agency wants to update the standard – which went into effect in 1971 and was based on industry consensus standards from 1969 – to include new types of industrial trucks…

Workers who are trained on the concept of “visual literacy” are able to spot workplace hazards that might go unnoticed, according to a study by The Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council. Visual literacy is the ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions or images. The…

This past week, students from across the country traveled to Wilmington, NC to complete a challenging and exciting HAZWOPER 40-Hour Train-the-Trainer course. The state-of-the-art course covers, in detail, the regulatory and training requirements of the Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Standard and provides an interactive practical exercise that is…

Creating a safety culture in the workplace can be difficult. NASP’s Certified Safety Manager Course provides the tools necessary to implement proper safety training and an effective safety program. Students will learn how to understand and interpret regulations, avoid civil and criminal liability, increase worker morale, reduce workers comp rates…