On OSHA's website is a list of 'common' statistics, such as; OSHA budget, OSHA inspections, including the following list: CONSTRUCTIONS 'FATAL' FOUR

• Falls — 302 out of 828 total deaths in construction in CY 2013 (36.5%)
• Struck by Object — 84 (10.1%)
• Electrocutions — 71 (8.6%)
• Caught-in/between — 21 (2.5%)

The site also has a list - The Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards:
The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards by Federal OSHA in fiscal year 2014 (October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014):

1. Fall protection, construction 
2. Hazard communication standard, general industry 
3. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction
4. Respiratory protection, general industry
5. Powered industrial trucks, general industry 
6. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry 
7. Ladders, construction 
8. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry 
9. Machinery and Machine Guarding, general requirements 
10. Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry 

List or no list, safety should always be a concern in the workplace, and in the home.  Nifty Tools is all about safety, and the tools that will help keep workers safe.

Jack Noble, retired from his job as Safety Manager in the construction industry and decided to put his years of safety knowledge to use by inventing products that help with safety on the job. His newest invention, the CordControl System, came about because of the massive amount of cords lying around on job sites – a trip hazard waiting to happen, a real cause for concern on the job.

These trip hazards weren’t just responsible for employees ‘tripping,’ they posed a dangerous threat to employees who could trip and fall.

Safety should be upper-most in everyone’s minds everyday. The CordControl System is a great tool to help promote Safety on the job.

Our new brochure is available for the Nifty Tools CordControl System.

Thank you to the team for doing such a great job of bringing it together, and for the finished piece.

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It’s More Than Just Construction Or Factories!

There is a tendency in the workplace to think of OSHA rules and regulations as mostly pertaining to construction or industrial workplaces.  In fact, according to OSHA “With the exception of agricultural, domestic, and mining work, all permanent places of employment are subject to the OSHA standards for walking and working surfaces.”

All workers, OSHA puts forward, are entitled to working conditions that do not pose a risk of serious harm.  Further, according to OSHA, “Slip, trips, and falls constitute the majority of general accidents,” causing “…15% of all accidental deaths…second only to motor vehicles as a cause of fatalities.”

Highlighting the fact that managers in all places of work need to be cognizant of the need to identify and address hazards is an interesting statistic reported by the American Federation of Teacher’s Health and Safety Program.    

As reported by the AFT, a recent OSHA funded study reports that,, “Janitors and cleaners; elementary school teachers; teacher assistants; and secondary school teachers have the highest incidents of reported STFs, (Slips, Trips, and Falls)” among all industry groups.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the U.S. federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  According to NIOSH, “Slip, Trip and Fall hazards can occur in virtually every type of workplace.” 

NIOSH lists “Tripping Hazards:  Clutter, Loose Cords, etc.” as being among the ten most common workplace hazards explaining that,  “Contaminants on the floor, walking surface irregularities, and tripping hazards such as clutter, cords or hoses, on walking surfaces lead to most STF injuries in the workplace.”

www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-100/pdfs/2013-100.pdf

Nifty Tools LLC is dedicated to working with employers to improve workplace safety.  Why not contact us for more information on how Nifty’s CordControl System can help you:

·      Enhance Workplace Safety;

·      Optimize Productivity;

·      Improve Profitability and;

·      Maximize YOUR Competiveness;

There are times when it is both practically and financially advantageous for contractors on a job to make their own extension cords.  According to OSHA’s website the practice is acceptable but, with conditions.

A contractor wishing to take advantage of the ability to make and use their own extension cords needs to go to extra lengths to assure everything possible is done to assure the cords do not result in harm to anyone on the worksite.  A job made cord may be superior in nearly every way to a purchased cord but if it is associated with a workplace injury there will likely be extra scrutiny of the cord.

The Nifty Tools’ CordControl System can help demonstrate the care you’ve taken to assure a safe workplace.

First, care should be taken with all extension cords to assure the integrity of the cord near the plug in is preserved whether the cord is purchased commercially or us made on site.  A CordControl unit utilized at or near the electrical source relieves strain on the connection between the plug and the source helping to make sure cords last longer and, are less likely to fail.