Every Worker Has the Right to Go Home Safe and Healthy Everyday
If you are a bottom line type of person, you should know that your business’ greatest asset is its employees. They can also be an expensive liability. Research has shown a […]
National Safety Month – Safety: It takes all of us
A couple of weeks ago, Polytron held a Machine Safety Imperative Seminar and one of the guest speakers was Bill Fulcher, Area District Director, in Atlanta. In recognition of National […]
Are More Costly OSHA Citations Coming in 2014?
Fines levied against manufacturers are now reaching the six-figure fine limits. The number of companies facing total OSHA fines above $100,000 has tripled since 2010. Even citations classified as “willful” now […]
Integrating Your Safety System into Your Control Network
There has always been some form of Safety systems implemented in industrial manufacturing automation. The manually driven, hardwired safety systems of the past are losing their place in the modernized […]
What is GHS?
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an international effort developed by the United Nations to create a universal system for chemicals. With chemicals shipping […]
Using the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) System
Polytron’s safety manager, Casey Alcala, stays apprised of any changes in the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards, as well as the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard for Electrical […]
Setting a Safety Zone
OSHA and NFPA 70E set Safety standards and requirements for working, approaching and being around energized Electrical Power Sources. And these boundaries and zones are based on the NFPA 70E: […]
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Using the NFPA 70E Simplified Risk table to determine our Personal Protection Equipment shows that we fall in the “Risk Category 2*, work on control circuits above 120 volts, changing […]
