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Neglecting Your Electrical Safety Training can be Deadly

7/30/2014

 
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From CalOsha Reporter - 7/25/14
2 deadly electrocutions occurred in California this week, on July 15 and 17. 

In the first incident, a painter employed by Winlup Painting, Inc., doing business as CertaPro Painters, was killed at a residential site in Westchester. The painter was working from an aerial lift and made contact with a 66 kilovolt overhead electrical line. “Southern California Edison had to de-energize the power line before the fire department could retrieve the body,” reports Peter Melton, public information officer for the Department of Industrial Relations.

The second incident was similar. It occurred at Mission Viejo High School, where employees of Five Star Plastering, based in Laguna Hills, were erecting a 20-foot-high metal scaffold that reportedly was slated to hold a banner honoring veterans.

“The scaffold was directly under the high voltage electrical lines with only two feet of clearance above the scaffold guard- rails,” Melton tells Cal-OSHA Reporter. One of the two-man crew was alone on the top level of the scaffold and the second worker, on the ground, noticed his co-worker lyinglat on the platform. He climbed the scaffold in an attempt to revive his colleague and also was shocked.

Both men subsequently were taken to a nearby hospital, where the first man was declared dead. The second worker was admitted to intensive care in critical condition. 

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Confined Space Flash Fire    

7/9/2014

 
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From CalOsha Reporter - 7/3/14
DOSH is seeking more than $82,000 in penalties against Shafter's Shar-Craft, Inc., in a Dec. 17 incident that seriously burned a painter in a large steel tank. The worker was spraying flammable coating on the inside wall of the tank and it ignited because of a portable halogen light he was using for illumination.

Cal/OSHA says the employer “knowingly” allowed the use of the unauthorized electric lamp. It also says the employer did not have a permit for confined-space work and did not have proper ventilation or protective equipment for the operation.

The 37-year-old worker spent three days in a burn unit following the incident. DOSH cited Shar-Craft for an alleged willful-serious violation, three serious violations and 12 other violations, including failure to report the incident within eight hours. The employer reported it four days later.

NIOSH launches new Ladder Safety Smartphone App

7/8/2014

 
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What is the Ladder Safety app?
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released its first smart phone application (app), which is aimed at improving extension ladder safety.  The Ladder Safety app addresses the major causes of ladder falls by placing a number of interactive and easy-to-use graphic-oriented tools into the hands of the ladder users upon demand.

The app features an angle of inclination indicator which uses visual, sound, and vibration signals making it easier for workers and other users to set an extension ladder at the proper angle of approximately 75.5 degrees. The app also includes a “Selection” tool which provides an interactive and easy-to-use procedure to select the minimum required ladder duty-rating corresponding to the user characteristics and task.

Furthermore, the app features an “Inspection” tool which provides a comprehensive, graphic-based, interactive and easy-to-use checklist for ladder mechanical inspection. OSHA regulations and ANSI A14 standards include a set of rules for safe ladder use – the app’s “Proper Use” tool presents these rules in a clear graphic format, which is both informative and easy to understand.

Using smart phone technology, the NIOSH Ladder Safety app delivers free and easy-to-use ladder safety tools and information, reference materials, and training resources into the hands of individual ladder users wherever and when they are needed. The application is available in English and Spanish as a free download for Apple iPhone/iPad and Google Android devices.

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