Hi Reader!
Each year during the first full week of May, organizations across North America unite to recognize Health and Safety Week—a reminder of the responsibility we all share to create safe and healthy work environments. We see this week as an opportunity to not only celebrate safe habits but also to evaluate & strengthen the occupational health and safety protocols and controls that protect workers from injury, illness, and loss of life. As job roles, technologies, and environments evolve, so too must our approach to workplace safety.
PLUS, our principal consultant is celebrating a birthday! Don’t miss a special offer in honor of the occasion… 🎂
Common hazards & potential outcomes |
When conducting safety inspections and audits, be sure to look for these common hazards:
- Physical hazards that place the employee at risk of falls, cuts, and electrical shock.
- Biological hazards (blood, viruses, etc.) that may cause illness.
- Chemical hazards that may cause poisonings, burns, irritation, or other risks to an employee's health.
- Ergonomic hazards that may cause musculoskeletal injuries due to repetitive movements, improper posture, or improper assistance.
- Psychological hazards related to work stress may cause mental health issues.
When was the last time you reviewed or conducted risk assessments to identify common hazards? Have you trained your workers to inspect for these common hazards?
Don’t know where to start? Send us a message and we’ll help you get started to transform your facility to one with a positive safety culture that actively identifies and controls hazards.
For the past few months, we have been working hard on developing an OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach Training Program Handbook! We are so excited to share this with you and would love your input! Which of the following should be the cover? 📖 Respond to this email with your input or vote on the LinkedIn Post!
We will let you know when this fantastic resource is available!
While you wait for this resource to launch, have you downloaded A to Z: 26 Best Practices yet? It covers 26 best practices to improve management leadership, employee participation, and grow as an EHS Professional. These proven techniques will also help you improve communication and boost OSHA Compliance, particularly in the manufacturing sector. ⬇️
PS: Use the code in the "birthday" section below in this email to get 34% off!
Expertise meets excellence |
One of our recent clients shared their experience working with Brandy on a critical project—highlighting her professionalism, deep safety knowledge, and collaborative spirit.
Here’s what they had to say:
Ready to build a safer workplace?
Whether you're building from the ground up or enhancing what’s already in place, Triangle Safety Consulting LLC brings the expertise, clarity, and hands-on support you need. Let’s work together to create safer and healthier worksites—contact us today to get started.
Last month we told you about New York State implementing a new Ergonomics Requirement mandating:
- Annual onsite evaluations by a qualified Ergonomist.
- Control of ergonomics exposures (including work pace)
- Employee training
- Onsite medical & first aid services (with specific requirements)
- Employee involvement
This law takes effect June 1st—in less than a month! It will apply to all employers with 100 direct (or indirect) employees at a single warehouse distribution center site OR that have a total of at least 1,000 employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the State of New York.
Good news—We help with the development of an Ergonomic Safety program AND conduct ergonomic assessments!
The best birthday deal yet! |
Triangle Safety's Principal Consultant, Brandy, is turning 34! So we are celebrating by offering 34% off any order, including the in-demand CSP workbook! Just use code BRANDY34 at checkout. This deal ends May 31st!
This is the best deal we have ever done, so grab the workbook now if you are studying for the Associate Safety Professional (ASP) exam or Certified Safety Professional exam (CSP).
OSHA Recordkeeping still a gray area? |
Join our 5.5-hour virtual training class! It covers Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Get hands-on experience with examples of injuries and illnesses and how to classify them as first-aid, recordable, reportable, or both. Employers will learn their responsibilities under OSHA regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Hands-on Application
You will get to practice completing an OSHA Form 300 Log and OSHA Form 300A Summary with examples of injuries and illnesses. Plus, learn how to calculate Total Recordable Rates (TRR) and Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred Rates (DART).
The Deliverable
You will receive an OSHA Injury and Illness Quick Guide PDF as part of the coursework for this class.
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Test your safety knowledge |
Our $99 2nd Edition CSP Questions, Answers, and Explanations Workbook is a sought-after tool for reviewing potential CSP exam questions. We’ve helped countless professionals ace this critical exam. As part of being a subscriber to the TSC newsletter, you get two free CSP questions. Keep scrolling to test your knowledge!
See if you can answer these two questions, then check your answers at the bottom of this newsletter.
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Particulates are defined as:
a. A gaseous form of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid at room temperature
b. Solid Particles generated by mechanical action (crushing, grinding) with a sizerange from 0.1 to 30 micron (μm)
c. Fine solid or liquid particles, such as dust, fog, mist, smoke, or spray
d. size range from 0.001 to 1 micron (μm)
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Atmospheric testing in Confined Spaces is required for two distinct purposes: evaluation of the hazards of the permit space and verification that acceptable conditions exist forentry into that space. Confined spaces should be tested in the following order, from first to last:
a. Oxygen, toxic gases and vapors, combustible gases
b. Oxygen, combustible gases, toxic gases and vapors
b. Toxic gases and vapors, oxygen, combustible gases
c. Toxic gases and vapors, combustible gases, oxygen
Want more practice questions with explanations? The CSP Workbook consists of 75 potential practice questions, answers, and explanations for $99. The explanations will help you review the key concepts crucial to passing the CSP or ASP Exam!
- c. Fine solid or liquid particles, such as dust, fog, mist, smoke, or spray
Explanation: Explanation:
a. Is the definition of Vapors
b. Is the definition of dust
c. Is the definition of Particulates
d. Is the definition of Fumes
Also, note the following relevant definitions:
Mist: Suspended liquid droplets generated by condensation or atomization with a size range of 0.01 to 10 microns
Fibers: Particulate with an aspect ratio (length to width) of 3:1
2. b. Oxygen, combustible gases, toxic gases and vapors
Explanation: Before a permit confined space (that may have a hazardous atmosphere) can be entered, the atmosphere must be tested using the steps identified on the confined space permit. Verification testing is done to make sure that the chemical hazards that may be present are below the levels necessary for safe entry, and that they meet the conditions identified on the permit. The atmosphere for confined spaces should be tested in the following order: (1) for oxygen, (2) for combustible gases, and then (3) for toxic gases and vapors. Then, the testing results (the actual test concentrations), must be recorded on the permit near the levels identified for safe entry. Test the permit space routinely to make sure that the atmospheric conditions continue to be safe for entry.
The explanations above are what you get with every question in our CSP Workbook! Check it out to grow your knowledge and pass the ASP and CSP exams!
For 10 years, Triangle Safety Consulting LLC has helped facilities build a safer and healthier workplace that have:
- Reduced injuries and illnesses
- Decreased direct and indirect injury costs paid by the company to increase overall net profit
- Decreased worker compensation insurance premiums
Let's make the workplace a safer and healthier place, one facility visit at a time!
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Brandy Zadoorian CSP, CSD
CEO and Principal Consultant
Triangle Safety Consulting LLC
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