"What is a site-specific safety plan" is a question I've been asked many times throughout my career as a safety professional. First, a site-specific safety plan is not your company's safety policy...
Keeping workers safe in the workplace is your number one priority and your legal obligation under OSHA regulations. Even your best efforts sometimes aren’t enough, and an employee may become ill...
You're building a wall, decking the second floor of a building, or sheeting a roof. How do you protect employees from falling when they create the structure and there is nowhere to tie it off? What...
What is a JSA? According to Harvard University, a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a safety tool that can be used to define and control hazards associated with a certain process, job, or procedure. It...
This question comes up from time to time, generally from people first introduced to the JSA process or who do not have access to a safety professional. As a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), I...
Management of fatigue and workplace safety A fatigued person is someone who is physically or mentally worn out. Fatigue plays a significant factor in many incidents, whether on the job or at...
Lessons Learned I have spent the last 20 years of my career in construction management, focusing my efforts on the safety of the men and women in the trades. There have been many lessons...
Why is an incident prevention strategy so important? One significant contributor to serious incident illness or fatalities (SIIF) is an organization's lack of effective incident prevention...
Identify the Topic The more specific the training topic is to what is happening on the project, the more effective the training will be. Talking about trenching and excavation when your project is...
What is a Competent Person? The term competent person appears in many OSHA standards. 29 CFR 1926.32(f) states a "Competent person means one who is capable of identifying existing and...
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