It wasn't that long ago that the idea of smoke in a surgery room or surgical facility was thought of as only because the boiler room was on fire. The idea of smoke being generated during a surgical procedure was beyond all possible and rational belief. But then came the innovation known as laser surgery. [...]
Is there something about the word "cleanroom" that people just don't get? Actually, no, it's not that. Cleanrooms are the most vital rooms in a facility within the food preparation, aerospace and medical/pharamceutical industries. And they are called cleanrooms for a reason, and we don't need to go into why. However, while they are supposed to [...]
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been in the news for both good and not-so-good reasons the last few years. On the one hand, it has been trashed by the press for claims of polluting ground water and being dangerous for air quality in certain parts of the country. on the other hand, the technology has [...]
Yes, safety is serious business, but if we're not allowed to laugh once in a while, then why in the world are we human? We might as well be androids or robots. No matter how serious our work, we all have to have a sense of humor, even if the circumstance is generally serious. Being [...]
We safety professionals will often get inundated with lots of useful and practical information about safety and safety-related issues, topics, regulations and legislation. And often, we get this information passively, through trade magazines or journals or from other means that don't involve direct conversation or engagement. And when it is passive, there is often no [...]
We have all been there. We have all had that job (or jobs) where we have to wear a hideous uniform for work. Yes, I said hideous. Even if it's actually kinda fashionable (though rare), these are hideous uniforms because you can only wear them for work, and often they are not always that comfortable [...]
Well OK, maybe I am being a little dramatic with the headline. But the point is that protective gear is something that cannot be taken lightly and is not a one-size- or one-type-fits-all scenario. Not only do you need the right type or protective gear for the hazardous situation you're in, but you also have [...]
Road, meet rubber. Now that you have given some real thought to your machinery and equipment at your work site and the risks to workers from that equipment not being properly shut down, you may now be thinking hard about actually putting in a lockout program in your workplace. It might seem expensive in time [...]
One of the big challenges in safety is the inanimate machine, not the unpredictable animating physical asset called a human being. While a human's specific actions may be unpredictable, as safety officers we can safely predict that their actions will be unpredictable. And we can predict generally how a machine is going to act when [...]
If you are looking for a reason to have a lockout program on your job site, you likely will find no better advocate for such a thing than Kina Repp. If you even want to know what a lockout program is and how to implement one, Kina Repp is also a good source. [Image [...]
