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Beware the Dust Explosion Triangle

It’s just dust. How could it be that dangerous? Because any combustible material (and some materials normally considered noncombustible) can burn rapidly when in a particulate or finely ground form. In simple terms, a dust explosion is a very rapid combustion or burning of the dust when it is suspended in air. In addition to […]

Combustible Dust: A Review of the Standards

Combustible dust explosions have leveled workplaces and killed workers. Although there is still no specific combustible dust standard, OSHA regulates the hazard in other ways. OSHA included combustible dust in its definition of a hazardous chemical when it revised the hazard communication standard to include the requirements of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and […]

Are Difficult Trainees Having a Negative Effect on Your Training?

How can trainers keep difficult participants from negatively impacting the effectiveness of training? BLR® asked Becky Pike Pluth, MEd, MPCT, and chairman and chief training officer of The Bob Pike Group, for her expertise on this topic. "The biggest goal as an instructor is to get difficult people on board and to minimize the impact […]

Top 10: Safety Daily Advisor Review

Here’s a list of the top 10 posts on the Safety Daily Advisor website so far this year. Have a happy and safe 4th of July from the Safety Training Daily Advisor staff. OSHA Lockout/Tagout Rules: Q & A OSHA has specific and strict rules about lockout/tagout. Today, we present some questions BLR has received […]

Use Near Misses to Create a Safer Workplace

British government researchers have found that for every lost-time injury more than 3 days in length, there were 189 noninjury cases. You just can’t afford to ignore near misses. Understanding the circumstances surrounding a near miss can be valuable to employers. But according to an article in the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) journal, […]

Temporary Worker Safety: OSHA Takes a Closer Look

Research indicates that temporary workers are at greater risk of accidents and injuries than regular workers. Now OSHA is getting involved. According to CBS News (www.cbsnews.com), "recent data suggest that roughly a third, and perhaps up to 40 percent, of American workers are in part-time, contract or other non-standard jobs. Recruiting firm MBO Partners projects […]

Safety Training for Lean Times: It’s Got to Be Cost-Effective as Well as Effective

Although the economy is improving, these are still lean times, which means you’re looking for effective ways to provide the necessary training at the lowest cost possible. In the context of safety training, "cost-effective" means providing solutions that give you the best value for the money your management allocates for employee training. Improving, or even […]