There are various models that emphasize different components that combined into an accident. While Heinrich’s Axioms of Industrial Safety are most widely applied, there are others that target relationships among the contributing factors to an injury. As a brief introduction, I’d like to share a few of our investigations and a model that aligns with … More Incidents & Accident Models
As documented in “ATLANTA BRIDGE COLLAPSE: What burned under the I-85 overpass?” by Richard Elliot and Rikki Klaus of wsbtv, the material stored under the I-85 bridge for 10 years was High Density Polyethylene. As I discuss what that means fire-safety-wise, I’ll be generally talking about polyethylene. Polyethylene is constructed from the combination of ethylene … More Understanding The I-85 Fire
As you may be aware, US congress has enabled ISPs to perform the following actions legally: Sell your company’s browsing history to competitors or opposition Sell the contents of your company’s emails to competitors or opposition Install cookies on your devices that cannot be deleted without deeper intervention making the data collection above easier and … More Protect your business from ISP eliminations of privacy
As many of us know, technology can come as a double-edged sword. The use and incorporation of a particular technology cannot reduce effectiveness particularly in life-threatening situations. Smart technology, the use of computer-based algorithms to solve problems, is no less sensitive to judicious application. Questions that must be addressed include: How reliable are the sensors … More Technology in the Fire Service
The article below describes OSH research approaches to deal with the fact that if a safety program is working effectively, then nothing happens. How do you measure savings from non-events to justify the costs of an OSH program? The experts at ACS Engineering & Safety have years of experience investigating failures, fires, and accidents. Almost … More Researching Safety From Experience
Our education management software package (discussed in this post) can be easily cut down to provide a straightforward AND SECURE recordkeeping service. Features include: enabling specific individuals access to submit materials for safety officer approval automatic formatting for uploading to OSHA (when required) reminders and required content prompting Unlike most software companies, the software itself … More OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
“Common Pumping Mistakes” series by Jim Elsey, Pumps & Systems This is an excellent column on pump base grouting. On a recent project in the Houston area, ACS’ Larry Smith, PE, CMRP, was involved in a project with pumps from 10 Hp to 400 Hp. Utilizing pre-grouted fabricated steel baseplates. The pumps and drivers were … More 7 Steps to Grouting a Pump Base
Scaffolding collapse in Houston (Tomo News on Youtube). While the footage captures the the cascading energy transfer, it’s initialization occurred prior. OSHA cites two in downtown scaffolding collapse near Minute Maid Park
Apparently there’s a boiler-plate legal template floating around out there that has a fairly embarrassing typo: OSHA 29 CFR 1923. There is no Part 1923. On reading the standards, OSHA 29 CFR Parts, you will find: … PART 1922 Investigational Hearings under Section 41 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act PART 1924 Safety … More OSHA does NOT have a Part 1923
The situation that almost everyone has experienced in their life is being present when a child is choking. Fortunately, all of these incidents that I’ve witnessed have concluded safely because someone had been trained in infant/child CPR (which includes choking). While safety at work is very important, safety at home means everything. One last note: … More The CPR Training that Everyone Needs
