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Hazard Identification:
Don't Let Safety Gear Create Hazards of Its Own
November 2011
Greg Watson was part of a crew attempting to fix a horizontal rock drill being used on a construction site in Aspen, Colo., on August 11. Crew members were reinforcing the retaining walls at an apartment complex and were wearing their safety gear--in Watson's case, that included a fall-protection cord. When the drill started up again, Watson's safety cord was caught in the drill mechanism, wrapping him around the drill and mangling his body. . . .
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Hazard Identification:
Federal OSHA National Emphasis Program to
Address Hazards of Primary Metals Manufacturing
August 2011
In a recent review of workplace injury and fatality statistics, one industry leaped out at federal OSHA: the primary metals industry, a group of manufacturing facilities in SIC group 33 that perform metal smelting and refining. Of the 20 industries reporting the highest numbers of nonfatal injuries and illnesses, five were in the primary metals group, and more than one-quarter of all cases of elevated blood lead levels occurred in this industry segment. . . .
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Trainer's Handbook:
Keep Workers' Hands Clear; Safe Operating Procedures for Workers Using Miter Saws
May 2011
A crew from Petersen Brothers Construction in Brea was installing an adjustable paver pedestal system at a worksite in 2008 when a worker was injured using a miter saw. The worker was cutting plastic tubing, the tube "kicked," and the employee cut his thumb on the saw. A follow-up inspection by Cal/OSHA resulted in two citations against Petersen Brothers for not maintaining the miter saw in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and not training the saw operator. . . .
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Hazardous Chemicals:
NIOSH Finds No Safe Exposure Levels Exist for
Beryllium; Tips for Controlling Exposures
May 2011
Beryllium, a toxic metal, is used extensively in aerospace and mater-ials research as well as nuclear weapons development and testing. So it wasn't really a surprise when routine beryllium tests in July 2007 showed dangerously high levels in a machine shop at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory during a seismic retrofit. As many as 178 contract workers in this nuclear weapons research facility may have been exposed to the chemical, which is known to cause cancer in humans. . . .
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OSHA extends comment period on noise hazards
February 2011
On the heels of our coverage of federal OSHA's proposed interpretation of its noise standard in the January issue of COCA, the agency extended the comment period on its proposal to March 21. Th . . .
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Hazardous Chemicals:
Cal/OSHA Regulates Exposure to Diacetyl and Other Buttery Flavorings--but Does Not Set a PEL
December 2010
It has been eight years since the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published the first reports of a potentially deadly lung disease in workers at a microwave-popcorn factory. In 2004, the first case of this newly identified lung disease--called "popcorn lung" by some and officially dubbed bronchiolitis obliterans for its devastating effect on the lungs--was documented in a California worker. The disease was eventually linked to diacetyl, a chemical used to create butter flavor in prepared foods. . . .
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Vision Safety Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive September 2010
How many jobs in your facility could be performed by someone wearing a blindfold? Even a relatively minor eye injury can send a worker home for the day, so it makes sense to protect workers' eyes. Use the checklist below to identify common vision hazards and select appropriate protection. . . .
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Bulletin: Vision Safety Checklist
September 2010
How many jobs in your facility could be performed by someone wearing a blindfold? Even a relatively minor eye injury can send a worker home for the day, so it makes sense to . . .
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