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Combustibles and Flammables

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Combustibles
Compressed Gases
Flammables
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing

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News Note: CDC Publishes Blast Injury Fact Sheets
July 2008
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with other groups, has developed fact sheets for healthcare providers with detailed information on treating blast . . . more »

Fire Safety: Could Your Business Survive a Wildfire?
June 2008
The 2007 wildfire season was devastating for Southern California. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, more than 2,000 houses were destroyed, more than half a million acres burned across seven counties, and more than 3,000 businesses were directly . . . more »

Appeals Board Decisions: Don't Let Compressed Air Tank Requirements Trip You Up
June 2008
Noramor Industries, Inc., of Corona (near Anaheim), creates reproductions of original artwork for galleries and businesses to use. After Cal/OSHA inspected the employer's production facility in 2005, the agency issued citations for 21 separate violations, including one for . . . more »

Bulletin: Federal OSHA introduces new combustible dust safety page
April 2008
The hazards of combustible dust are extremely dangerous, yet workers may not even know that the hazards exist until it's too late. Various . . . more »

Hazardous Materials: Would Your Workers Recognize a Bomb? Lessons from the Files of Caltrans
December 2007
On September 6, Adopt-a-Highway volunteers were cleaning up a Central Valley roadway when one of them noticed a cylindrical object lying on the ground. It was about the size of a soda can and tightly wrapped in tire tread material and . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Hazardous Chemical Safety; Reviewing the Basics Can Help Prevent Exposures
November 2007
Hazardous chemical safety can be an intimidating subject--there are so many chemicals, so many hazards, and a broad range of precautions. But some simple reminders can help give your employees perspective and prevent injuries . . . more »

Hazard Identification: Four Sneaky Hazards That Can Creep In Right Under Your Nose
COCA Online Exclusive
Some hazards announce themselves like royalty entering a party: "Her Majesty, the Forklift of Rollover Hazards, and His Highness, the Unguarded Machine!" Hazardous chemicals often arrive in the workplace with their own calling cards . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Panama Shutters Dockets 05-R6D2-2167 through 2181
5/21/2007
Employer is in the business of woodworking for the manufacture of shutters. Beginning November 22, 2004, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Associate Industrial Hygienist Zohra Ali, conducted an inspection at a place of employment maintained by Employer . . . more »

Worker Safety: Independence Day Takeaways
July 2007
Did you know that off-the-job injuries cost employers more than injuries that occur at work? The Fourth of July, one of the more dangerous holidays, is upon us. Nearly 10,000 Americans ended up in the emergency room . . . more »

News Notes: New Explosive Packs Unexpected Punch
July 2007
The first systematic study of a new group of explosives has concluded that the materials are so shock sensitive--apt to detonate if struck or heated--that the legendarily touchy nitroglycerin seems . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Fuel Gas Safety Review for Welders
December 2006
Welders face a variety of hazards to their health and physical safety. They must protect their eyes from the welding flash; their lungs from metal fumes and smoke; their physical . . . more »

News Note: Chemical Safety Board Issues Recommendations for Refineries
December 2006
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued a new round of recommendations based upon its investigation of the March 2005 explosion at the BP Texas City Refinery. According to . . . more »

News Note: Safety Advisory Issued for Untested Compressed Gas Cylinders
June 2006
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a safety advisory for certain high-pressure DOT exemption cylinders that were not tested . . . more »

News Note: NIOSH and FDA Issue Joint Public Health Notification
June 2006
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have published a joint Public Health Notification entitled Oxygen Regulator Fires Resulting . . . more »

Reactive Chemicals: Understand the Hazards and Control the Risks
May 2006
If a chemical is labeled toxic, corrosive, carcinogenic, or flammable, most workers have an immediate understanding of the type of hazard it presents. They know not to breathe vapors from a toxic chem . . . more »

Training: Welding Safety Refresher; Why It's Important to Remind Workers of Welding's Many Hazards
March 2006
Welding is a hazardous activity that poses a unique combination of both safety and health risks to more than 500,000 workers in a wide variety of industries. Because it is a common operation in many w . . . more »

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