The terms “unsafe” has come up a few times in the last few weeks and I’d like to take the opportunity to speak to this. When someone says they believe a situation is “unsafe and wants to shutdown the job”, I become very nervous. I’m nervous because I’m hearing (right or wrong) “you’re afraid”. I […]
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Confined Space Hazards
In the Confined Space Guidelines, page 13, paragraph #3 reads “Note that even if a space might not be a confined space under the regulations, the employer must take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect the workers entering the space.” Even the MoL recognizes there are non regulated confined spaces that have to […]