We offer our expertise in several areas of employee Health and Safety to enhance your Safety Culture. These are: Dynamic Based Safety Training (Practiced): 1. OSHA and Safety Compliance Training in all areas of General Industry and Manufacturing 2. Practical
We Have Had an Amputation and Now Must Call OSHA!
The day has gone from bad to worse. When you got to the plant this morning you were informed that third shift had sent an employee to the local hospital. Your First Responders sent the employee to the local Emergency
Fitz’s Top Four Reasons Lockout Policies Fail to Protect Employees
In my 50 years of manufacturing experience, I have seen all too many employee amputations, severe arc flash burns, and other catastrophic injuries. To my memory, the root cause of all these accidents is attributable to a failure to lockout.
Using a Gap Analysis with New and Seasoned Safety Professionals
Often in small to medium companies the ownership sometimes judges that it is not economical to have a professional Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Professional on their staff. Someone must be responsible for Health and Safety so often it falls
What Questions Do You Have?
Perhaps you could assist me! I have a bad case of “Writer’s Block!” I want to write articles but cannot seem to get started on anything. So, I was thinking perhaps you could help by sending me your questions! I
On the Road to Process Safety Hazard Identification & Protection
The Scenario A few years ago, I was called into an industrial client by their Corporate Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Department to do Personal Fall Protection (PFP) Training for a group of employees. On the day of the training
Now is Your Chance to Take a Convenient OSHA 30-Hour Course for General Industry
Lakeshore Technical College and I are very excited to present this 30-Hour Course for General Industry (29 CFR 1910). You may attend this class via webcast from anywhere with internet or on campus! The class is being offered April 27-30,
We Do Not Have to Lock Out!
Just before the Covid Pandemic hit us all hard I was talking to a potential new customer. He was a Safety Manager at a large machining operation, and we were in his office. We were discussing if I should or
The Two Worst Tasks of My Career
In college I tried to prepare myself for a career as a manager. I learned how statistics worked, the theories of motivating people to work, accounting in business, how to plan work, and how to market goods to customers. In
Early Health & Safety Lessons
I just completed my 44th year of being involved with Health & Safety Leadership in the three organizations I was employed before the last 3 years as a Health & Safety Consultant. I was very fortunate in that at the