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Shannon DeCamp
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140 Wooster Pike
Milford, OH 45150
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- From The Welder
Are you lax on your PPE? It could cost you
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Jan 23, 2017
- Safety
- Article
OSHA handed out $11 million in fines to metal fabricators in 2015, and PPE citations comprised 10 percent of that. This number does not include medical cost, increased workers' compensation, property damage, and replacement personnel costs. Are you prepared for an OSHA inspection? If not, here's what you can expect should the agency come calling.
- From The Fabricator
OSHA shines spotlight on metal fabricating
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Feb 10, 2015
- Safety
- Article
For the sake of maintaining a safe work environment and keeping the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s investigators out of business operations, metal fabricators should be aware of the areas where they can improve their own safety performance. OSHA’s citations provide a guide to where the focus should go.
- From The Fabricator
Managing scrap metal safety
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Feb 28, 2013
- Safety
- Article
Cuts, broken bones, and even amputations—these types of injuries are a real possibility for a worker in a metal forming shop even after the final part has been stamped and formed in the press. That's because managing metal scrap, like any other manufacturing operation, requires the establishment of safe work practices.
- From The Welder
Stepping it up
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Jul 8, 2010
- Safety
- Article
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is stepping up its efforts to enforce regulation compliance. A new agenda calls for more emphasis and resources geared toward enforcement tactics such as increasing inspections, penalties, and fines. Familiarizing yourself with some of OSHAís recent and planned actions will help you to better understand what is happening now and what to expect in the future.
- From The Welder
Safety update
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Oct 28, 2008
- Safety
- Article
A little more than a year after implementing stricter hexavalent chromium standards to the metalworking industry, OSHA has gone a step further and released respirator fit testing guidelines to complement the existing standard.
- From The Welder
Revisions to respiratory protection
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Nov 6, 2007
- Safety
- Article
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) recently made changes to its Respiratory Protection Standard. By answering 6 FAQs regarding respirators, you will be better equipped to implement or update an existing respiratory program.
- From The Welder
Locking in safety
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Mar 13, 2007
- Safety
- Article
Assessing the work environment, creating programs, and training staff to abide by those programs are the keys to maintaining a safe work environment and avoiding steep fines, worker injury, or death.
- From The Fabricator
Keep on truckin'
- By Shannon DeCamp
- Aug 8, 2006
- Safety
- Article
Lack of safe operating procedures and safety rule enforcement, as well as insufficient or inadequate training, lead to tens of thousands of injuries each year. Safe forklift practices through proper use, adequate maintenance, sufficient clearing for travel, and correct load stability are the best way to prevent these injuries.
- From The Fabricator
OSHA's new hexavalent chromium standard
- By Shannon DeCamp
- May 9, 2006
- Safety
- Article
Changes are necessary to make sure your welding operation is compliant with OSHA's new permissible exposure limit for hexavalent chromium.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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