Only “qualified” persons are permitted to work on or near electrical hazards. Last week, I identified the regulations and standards that say this. The rest of this series will discuss what those regulations and standards say. This installment looks at the scope of the qualification requirement and hazards to which it applies.
The 50 – Volt [...]

Read Full Article

Dear SafetyXChange Members,
An ExecuNet member recently sent me a note that I’d like to share with you. Although the member is in IT, the problem he raises is common in other fields, including the safety profession. Here’s the note:?
“Dear Lauryn:
“I am an IT professional who was able to rise to leadership positions [...]

Read Full Article

The modern company must guard against the ever-present threat of a security breach. Some breaches are the work of sophisticated computer hackers like the ones who gained access to AOL’s server and obtained the personal information of over 35 million subscribers. But some incidents are the result of plain old carelessness. Like in London where [...]

Read Full Article

At a restaurant, you probably bring your leftovers home in a doggie bag so you can enjoy them again as another meal. At home, you carefully wrap leftovers to keep them fresh for later. What’s good for food should also be good for paint. Yet, too often, perfectly good leftover paint ends up in landfills. [...]

Read Full Article

In the world of operations, maintenance, service and construction, employees must be “qualified” if they are going to be exposed to electrical hazards capable of injuring, disabling or killing them. This series will provide a brief summary of what these regulations entail. Today, in Part 1, I’ll discuss the source of qualification requirements in the [...]

Read Full Article