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Here are the answers to last week’s Lockout/Tagout quiz. (To see the questions again, click this link.) Also, do you have anything to add regarding the comment posted by a FacilityBlog visitor? Her concerns center around language obstacles that may hamper lockout/tagout efforts. Test answers: 1.) b., 2.) b., 3.) c., 4.) d., 5.) c., 6.) a., 7.) f., 8.) d., 9.) b., 10.) d. A score of 10 correct answers is the only acceptable score for total OSHA compliance. Jurisdictions around the country are adopting the most current building safety and fire prevention codes to safeguard their residents and businesses. So far this year, the International Code Council has recorded more than 650 new code adoptions in more than 100 jurisdictions. The International Building Code is used by nearly 20,000 jurisdictions, the International Residential Code by more than 16,000 jurisdictions and the International Fire Code by more than 12,000 jurisdictions across the country. For a complete list of jurisdictions using the International Codes, click here. Since they were published last spring, at least 11 jurisdictions have adopted Continue reading ICC records first 2006 I-Code adoptions Over in the About.com section of the Web, Jackie Craven offers up a fun little piece entitled Architecture You Can Sit On. In it, Craven talks about the challenges faced by master architects who have attempted to design utilitarian objects like beds, chairs, and other common items. She writes, Forget the skyscrapers. Forget the cathedrals, museums and airports. The greatest architects of the twentieth century did not stop at buildings. They designed lamps, tables, sofas, beds and chairs. And whether designing a high-rise or a footstool, they expressed the same lofty ideals. For Arts and Crafts and Prairie School Continue reading More beautiful or more comfortable? Chairs designed by famous architects SCA Tissue has earned the prestigious Environmental Choice Program certification for all five of its paper mills. The Environmental Choice Program, established in 1988, certifies and recognizes products and services that are environmentally preferable. Unlike most third-party green certification programs that measure specific attributes such as recycled content levels, Environmental Choice takes a broad, holistic approach that also evaluates a company’s total impact on the environment. ECP certification means SCA Tissue’s mills meet and must continue to meet strict requirements in four categories:• Resource consumption ⎯ qualifies the types and amounts of materials used to produce one ton of Continue reading ECP certifies all SCA tissue mills Picture yourself working inside a huge machine, tending to its maintenance. Suddenly the machine springs to life, powerful metal gears grinding around you, placing you in mortal danger. That is exactly the sort of terrifying scenario that lockout/tagout is meant to prevent. Lockout/tagout is a procedure to disable equipment to protect workers from either an unexpected release of energy or an accidental start-up while performing job activities. When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revealed the 10 most-violated OSHA standards, based on citations issued from Oct. 1, 2004, through Aug. 30, 2005, the fifth most-cited standard was Continue reading Preventing Workplace Injuries and Deaths with Lockout/Tagout (with quiz!) |
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