Category Archives: combustible dust

Did Your Business Learn From This Year’s Apocalyptic Storms?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by mavity2012

Laura Stack posted an excellent INC. article, “You Can’t Stop A Polar Vortex, But You Can Be Ready For The Next One.”  While I travel constantly, I live in Atlanta, so this is a visceral subject to me both as … Continue reading →

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OSHA Citations, Lost Production and Getting Lean

Posted on December 30, 2013 by mavity2012

In our competitive environment, every manufacturer struggles to do more with less and to find capital for “non-production” areas, such as maintenance, safety, training, housekeeping and HR.  If done in a shortsighted fashion, the employer learns through painful experience the … Continue reading →

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My Essential OSHA “Enforcement” Posts This Year.

Posted on December 23, 2013 by mavity2012

These are the links I sent to F & P attorneys after recently conducting an in-house session on our workplace safety practice.  The focus of the links was not on building a safety culture, which is my favorite topic, or … Continue reading →

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Can the Choice of An Industrial Vacuum Cleaner Be Deadly?

Posted on November 12, 2013 by mavity2012

One of my focus areas is combustible dust in the workplace.  As I have written before, an extraordinary range of common products can cause an explosion and deflagration (pressure wave) under the right circumstances.  One occasion is when a well-meaning … Continue reading →

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« Are Your Employees at Risk of Isocyanate Exposure?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by mavity2012

From my friend, Brian Edwards, whom I have found to have great wisdom when dealing with combustible dust challenges. CTI EHS Blog Conversion Technology Inc. Environmental, Health and Safety News Blog. Keeping you informed of important issues. « Are your … Continue reading →

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Great Safety Info from “Plant Engineering”

Posted on October 31, 2013 by mavity2012

I enjoy articles THAT I discover in Plant Engineering because one of my (many) goals is to obtain more coordination between the safety, engineering, maintenance and purchasing functions.  Management of Change (MOC) affects far more than PSM, combustible dust and guarding and … Continue reading →

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I’m Not an Engineer! What Do I Care About Management of Change?!

Posted on October 18, 2013 by mavity2012

Although OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) standard may be the most challenging of OSHA’s regulations, the PSM standard, along with NFPA consensus standards about combustible dust have raised the topic of the importance of management of change (MOC) outside of … Continue reading →

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Haz Com/GHS Training Due By December 1, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by mavity2012

An excellent explanation and update on Haz Com and the GHS for Construction Contractors, courtesy of the AGC: LINK. Our most recent F & P Blog post on GHS: LINK. MOST IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM: TRAINING MUST BE COMPLETE BY DECEMBER 1, … Continue reading →

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Combustible Dust Explosions and Compliance – Especially For Food Processors

Posted on May 13, 2013 by mavity2012

  I have linked to an Interview by the good folks at Chem.Info.com, an excellent publication and provider, especially for food processors and related businesses.  We represented construction employers at the 2008 Port Wentworth Sugar Plant (Imperial Sugar) explosion and … Continue reading →

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OSHA Is Only the Appetizer

Posted on February 23, 2013 by mavity2012

 An OSHA Inspection and citations often create the smallest liability associated with a workplace death, serious injury or major accident, but the facts and citations arising from that process will influence subsequent civil and criminal actions. I spoke a number of … Continue reading →

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