Static electricity, for the most part, is simply annoying. You get a shock when you go to open the file cabinet. You spark when you go to shake hands with someone (It can actually be quite painful when you go to lock lips for a passionate kiss and that static electricity sparks. Ouch!). Static electricity, however, can also be something to pay serious attention to when you are handling fuel. Improperly grounded fuel dispensers can be extremely dangerous.

For an example of what fuel and

We have all heard of Spring cleanup…every year around this time we walk around our home or apartment and clean everywhere. Why Spring? maybe because the sun comes out, the snow melts, the green grass appears and everything looks a little cleaner. Or maybe it’s because the sun comes out and the dust becomes
visual!

Spring is also a great time to give your facility a safety cleanup/audit. If you’re a safety manager, or someone in charge of your facility’s safety program then now is a goo

According to OSHA, many workplaces contain spaces that are considered "confined" because their configurations hinder the activities of employees who must enter, work in, and exit them. A confined space has limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and it is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. Confined spaces include, but are not limited to underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, manholes, pits, silos, process vessels, and pipelines.

One of my pet prives about EHS systems and programs is that I spend alot of my time retrofitting OSHA, building code etc codes/rules after a system has been put in place by the design department.  I am currently enrolled in a MS degree program and am preparing a paper on this problem, is it because there is not enough education in the OSHA requirements in manufacturing?.  I have determined the root cause to be the lack of curiculim or required courses for design engineers at the college level