Keeping safety in the forefront
MSA is issuing this Safety Advisory to inform you that MSA has received field reports that some green colored MSA V-Gard Protective Caps are cracking. The cracking occurs at the top of the cap, and is not caused by an impact to the cap. MSA has confirmed that the cause of the cracking is limited to green colored, medium size MSA V-Gard Protective Caps and that corrections have been made to prevent recurrence.
BWC offers both on-line and classroom occupational safety and health courses at no cost.
Honeywell Safety Products has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 82,500 hard hats, stating that the equipment may provide insufficient protection from impact and put wearers at risk of head injury.
Honeywell issues hard hat recall
First Aid and CPR training will be held on July 9th at the Green Library. Register and pay by July 5th if interested. See flyer for details.
This Safety Notice is issued to inform you that MSA recently received a report from CSA that samples of our Nuevo Wrap Safety Glasses did not pass CSA side impact testing. These samples were tested as part of routine CSA oversight of the manufacturer.
MSA has investigated and determined that Nuevo Wrap Safety Glasses shipped by MSA from October 17, 2017 through April 16, 2018 are affected.
These affected glasses may not withstand aside impact force of the magnitude required for CSA certification.
Please note that the Nuevo Wrap Safety Glass samples tested by CSA passed all other test requirements, including front impact.
Howie Eberts presented an OSHA Update at the CAK Safety Council meeting on April 25th opening with the question, “Why Work Safely?”
OSHA’s Continuing Mission is “Unfinished Business” . Did you know more than 4,000 Americans die from workplace injuries every year? Or that more than 3 million workers suffer a serious non fatal injury or illness annually?
Click the link below for the full presentation
Congratulations to all the CAK Safety Council member employers who received a recognition award at the April 25th meeting.
Award categories are:
Group-Employers with the lowest incident rate
100%-Employers that work the entire calendar year without an injury or illness resulting in a day away from work
Achievement-Employers that decrease their incident rate by at least 25% from the previous year
Special-Employers who accumulate at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without an injury or illness resulting in a day away from work
Schneider Electric Recalls Square D Safety Switches Due to Electrical Shock Hazard. Recall Date: April 17, 2018/Recall Number: 18-140
Recall Summary: Square D brand General Duty 30 & 120/240-volt, 2-phase and 3-phase NEMA 3R Safety Switches
The Stark County and CAK Safety Councils present Fall Protection Training and Demonstration seminar in conjunction with OSHA’s “National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls” campaign. The featured speaker is Matt Jensen, 3M Fall Protection Specialist. Click the link below for information on registration and location.
In honor of OSHA’s “National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls”, the BWC Canton/Cambridge Service Offices are hosting a Safety Council Challenge. We want to encourage every Safety Council member to perform safety training on preventing falls during the month of May. It’s easy!