Understanding Machine Safety: Avoid OSHA Violations and Penalties (EGY473U)

Identifying, Preventing and Minimizing Machine Safety Hazards and Avoiding OSHA Violations and Penalties.

Too often injuries and fatalities occur due to the lack of machine safety protocols. Many of these protocols were not implemented in the first place or were developed but not enforced or encouraged to comply.

In this webinar program, expert speaker Michael J. Aust, CECM, MS, Authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor will share the most frequently cited machine safety violations that are found in the workplace and review ways to avoid them. Also, the program will take a dive into 29 CFR 1910 Subpart 0 and 29 CFR 1910 Subpart J to discuss the major and most significant regulatory requirements to ensure personal safety. A variety of definitions will be provided along with case studies of injuries and fatalities that have occurred due to the lack of machine safety.

Michael will also showcase the recent increase in OSHA penalties that are often associated with machine safety violations. Furthermore, we will discuss the different types of OSHA violations and how the three worst case violations are often tied to the lack of machine safety causing employers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

You do not want to miss out on this informative webinar that will surely equip you with an increased knowledge of how to identify machine safety hazards, how to avoid or minimize the hazards and the associated costs of not meeting OSHA compliance. You will be able to easily incorporate lessons learned in this webinar to improve training, auditing and inspection programs that will engage workers in your workplace.

Session Highlights:

• Most frequently cited machine safety violations and how to avoid them
• Most frequently cited lockout / tag out violations and how to avoid them
• Tips, tools and additional resources for sustainable machine safety program
• General requirements for all machines
• How to engage workers to sustain a machine safety program
• Quantitative data on radiation exposure and risks of workers near PA fracturing wastewater

Additional Tools and Resources:

A variety of tools and additional resources will be revealed in this webinar program to ensure machine safety hazards are minimized. In addition, our speaker will provide tips for the following topics:

• Conducting machine safety audits and inspections from an engaged workforce
• Incorporating most frequently cited machine safety violations into effective audit, inspection and training programs
• Discuss incident related reports from the lack of machine safety
• Types of OSHA violations and costs associated with each
• Discuss lockout / tag out requirements for machine safety

Who should attend?

• Safety managers
• HR managers
• Plant managers
• Operations managers
• General industry employers
• Safety committee members
• Project managers
• Sub-contractors
• Safety consultants
• Maintenance technicians
• Automobile industry professionals
• Fabrication shops
• Energy industry professionals
• Oil and gas industry professionals