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safe work practices, at home?
Unfortunately small business owners and do-it-yourself home owners don't do it safe! For the most part it is not that these people don't know what the standards for safety are (even common sense...
View ArticleHands on safety training
OSEA, Inc. recently conducted the 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) for some of our clients. The following is a video of the hands on portion of our training.
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Construction Software: Awaiting Field Lens
FieldLens | The Jobsite In Your PocketWithin the last year new software and apps have been popping up for the construction world with promises from "keep your company safer" to "save you money". We...
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safety talks save lives
Everyone has heard about the dreaded safety talk at there construction site. Most people show up, roll their eyes and look at their watch waiting for the safety guy to stop talking. What I don't...
View ArticleOSHA citation and inspection statistics for Buffalo, NY
OSHA statistics for Buffalo, NY
View ArticleIncreasing the Awareness
Increasing the Awareness: OSEA, Inc.Occupational safety and health (OSH) consists of standard rules andprocedures designed to maintain workplace health and safety. Themain task is to increase the...
View ArticleOSHA Focuses on Temporary Workers
On April 29, 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum to its regional administrators advising them of a new effort using enforcement, outreach and training to...
View ArticleChanges to the Hazard Communication Standard
Major changes to the Hazard Communication StandardHazard classification: Provides specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures.Labels:...
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2014 New Year's Resolution: Improve Safety Performance
10 ways to improve safety performance in 20141. What is your safety culture? Find out what employees and supervisors think of your safety effort.2. Do an assessment, get feedback. Then follow...
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The Best Feedback Comes From Within
The Best Feedback Comes From WithinIs it safe? This is the most important question that needs to be answered in the workplace. Chance taking is not a proper form of risk assessment! So how do we...
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Marijuana Meets The Workplace
So what do you think of legalization of “weed”! Why not, alcohol is legal. But how do we equate usage with impairment? Will we derive some level of allowable dose similar to alcohol for defining...
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Legalized Marijuana In the Workplace
Denver has recently legalized the use of recreational marijuana. Without entering into a discussion of the social/political aspects of this step, what will the impact be on the workplace?Marijuana...
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How do we make safety a priority?
You don’t! Surprising response to this often asked question. We've tried over the years. Our humanist tendency compels us to set safety as the standard. Yet, our “blind eye”, not an uncaring spirit...
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Narcotic Painkillers - In the Workplace
Reviewing cases involving industrial accidents presents many interesting facts about the workplaces we toil within, both construction & industrial. This information is gathered to a large degree...
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Scissor Lifts & Fall Protection: A Safety Officers Opinion
There is continuing discussion about the need to utilize appropriate fall protection (harness lanyard connected to anchorage point) while working within scissor lifts. Let’s not mask the need by...
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