Safety Net Blog

MEMIC's all about workplace safety blog since 2008! Easy-to-read safety advice combines with email delivery to give you a whole new way to keep your safety program on track. If you'd like to search a topic not listed, please use the overall site search at the top right.

Are You NFPA 70E Compliant?

Hartley Webb, a MEMIC Safety Specialist, tells me OSHA is inspecting and citing workplaces—under the General Duty Clause—that are not in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E Standard.

General, Electrical, OSHA, Inspection  •  August 27, 2008

An Update on the Proposed Changes to Rules About Working in Confined Spaces

Changes are on the horizon for any who work in and around confined spaces, such as tanks, storage bins and pipelines. OSHA already has held the requisite public hearings, as is the case when changes are proposed for standards and enactment is likely ...

Construction, OSHA  •  August 08, 2008

Why Does the General Contractor Bug Me About Safety?

Over the years, MEMIC’s construction industry safety specialists have inspected many jobs with numerous subcontractors on a single site. Now and again, some of the subs complain that the general contractor picks on them for "little safety things."

Construction, OSHA  •  August 06, 2008

Excavations Can Equal Graves

Here is a morbid anxiety that sometimes can kick in on a construction site: Fear of being buried alive.

Construction, OSHA  •  July 23, 2008

Subscribe to the
Safety Net Blog

Get notified when new blog posts are published.