... workers or workers' compensation and reduced productivity (Caruso, 2014; Lerman et al., 2012). Despite extensive research regarding mechanisms and consequences of fatigue, it still remains a significant concern in various industries, ranging from aviation to healthcare to oil and gas operations...

... short service employee knowledge criteria new employee operation work instruction mentor short service employee program onshore operation Session No. 510 Short Service Employee Programs (Onshore Operations) Wayne Vanderhoof, CSP President RJR Safety Inc. Claysville, PA With the national...

... in Brussels, or needed to ship product through that airport? Zika virus seemed to emerge from nowhere, and suddenly the fear of mosquito-borne illness took on mammoth proportions. Do you have employees and business operations in Brazil or Puerto Rico? What if business travelers to affected areas contract Zika...

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.... If there is a major change in operations, the sprinkler systems may be evaluated to verify that they are adequate for the new occupancy. However, they are seldom evaluated to ensure they are still adequate for the existing occupancy. Sometimes, changes creep into the facility and no consideration is given to the fire...

... functions. This contractorization of operations has become a key strategy pursued by both private and public sectors and is even embraced by the military in some countries. Decades of data compiled by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers on the Upstream Oil and Gas industry,1 for instance...

... aspects of effective business management, such as: Leadership; Planning; Support Mechanisms; Operational Management; Performance Evaluation and Continuous Improvement. The key parts of the Standard will be examined, and the presentation will highlight the PDCA cycle, and the goodness of fit between H...

... which were created through industry standards, best practices and lessons learned from our FSI events. Recognizing that our safety approach, albeit successful at reducing OSHA Recordables, wasn t designed to effectively predict and prevent fatalities, we needed some way of focusing on operational risks...

... of adverse impacts on an organization, including loss of income, market share, reputation and even decreased shareholder value. They can impact product integrity, weaken infrastructures, and even put workers at risk. Costs to respond to supply-chain disruptions and continue operations can incur significant...

..., in and of itself, should not be expected to have significant effect on the behaviors that contribute to crashes when system influences point to needs met by those behaviors. This paper and our presentation will address comparing liability crash frequency to similar operations and incorporating behavioral...

..., workers range across the countryside in all types of terrain and in all types of weather, using local labor (very often inexperienced) and resources in order to position the tens of thousands of sound detectors, and to drill the thousands of holes for the dynamite charges, or operate the specialized...

... Gaseous Diffusion Plant, was built as part of the secret Manhattan Project in the 1940s to enrich uranium for the atomic bombs that would end World War II. The site later produced enriched uranium for commercial and defense purposes. Operations ceased in 1985, and the site was permanently shut down...

... premise. Leadership, supported by simple effective systems, creates culture which creates outcomes. Everyone going home safely is an outcome, as is cost effective operations, and to achieve those outcomes efficiently, the organization must focus on the inputs. And those inputs include effective leadership...

... and building projects as part of fulfilling its mission to serve Congress and the Supreme Court, preserve America s Capitol, and inspire memorable experiences. AOC is responsible for the operations and care of more than 17.4 million square feet of facilities, 580 acres of grounds on Capitol Hill and other...

... Abstract Many processes and operations in a chemical plant involve handling and processing of liquids and powders, most of which could under certain conditions be flammable. Flammable gas, vapor, and dust cloud atmospheres can be ignited if a sufficiently energetic ignition source is present...

... Session No. 667 Harnessing the Power of Safety Data to Improve Compliance and Performance Steve Ludwig Rockwell Automation Cleveland, OH The State of Safety Workplace safety is a multifaceted issue for many manufacturers and industrial operators. It includes both machine and process safety...

... poisoning, to burns and explosions. As a Safety Professional, how do you know if your system is being properly monitored, operated, maintained and tested? Can you identify the basic hazards and conditions in your mechanical rooms? As Safety Professionals, the immediate hazards we think about...

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... Introduction Solar, wind, and fossil fuel power generation operations harbor an amazing variety of significant occupational health hazards. These chemical, biological, and physical hazards range from the obvious to the abstruse, and from the routine to the rare. This paper discusses...

... NIOSH conducted studies and posted a series of posts on their blog about the hazards of hydrocarbons and tank gauging operations in an effort to shed light on the subject. The oil & gas industry is working with many organizations, NIOSH and OSHA to develop better methods to identify...