tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15008028.post-1163430367954466532006-11-13T09:57:00.000-05:002006-11-13T10:06:07.976-05:00This kind of blew me away - look at the most commonly cited OSHA items (and I'm not making this up, here's the link: <a href="http://www.osha.gov/Publications/100most/100most.html">http://www.osha.gov/Publications/100most/100most.html</a>). 5 of the top 6 items have nothing to do with actual conditions in the field ...<br /><br />1) WRITTTEN HAZ. COMM. PROGRAM<br />2) EMPLOYEE TRAINING &shy; HAZ. COMM.<br />3) MSDS FOR HAZ. CHEMICALS (actual labeling of chemicals in the field)<br />4) OSHA POSTER<br />5) ACCESSIBLE COPIES OF MSDS<br />6) SAFETY TRAINING/RECOGNITION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS<br /><br />The rest of the top 15:<br /><br />7) GUARDING OPEN SIDED FLOORS<br />8) HEAD PROTECTION<br />9) GROUND FAULT PROTECTION<br />10) ELECTRICAL GROUNDING<br />11) ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM<br />12) PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR TRENCH/EXCAV.<br />13) GUARDRAIL SPEC. FOR TUBULAR WELDED SCAFFOLDS<br />14) OSHA 200 LOG<br />15) PPE USED FOR SPECIFIC OPERATIONRun Fasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18230159280257010915noreply@blogger.com