Personal protective equipment and mechanical power-transmission apparatus
Every December, Safety+Health presents the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA violations from the previous fiscal year.
Throughout 2012, S+H will go beyond the annual Top 10 by presenting violations 11-30. The data*, supplied by OSHA, represents violations cited during FY 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2011).
*The data presented does not reflect all violations cited by OSHA during fiscal year 2011. OSHA is in a transition period for implementing its new OSHA Information System from its current Integrated Management Information System. This article contains only data from IMIS.
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Personal Protective Equipment – General Requirements - Digital Partners -
Requires reliable and sanitary personal protective equipment to be provided and used when necessary to protect the body from environmental, chemical, radiological or mechanical hazards.
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Mechanical power-transmission apparatus Covers the general requirements for most types and shapes of power-transmission belts, including the principal features with which safeguards shall comply.
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Read coverage of OSHA’s Top 10 from the December 2011 issue – including an exclusive Q&A with the deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, as well as the annual Penalty Box.
