Ventilation: What is Adequate?

“There is nothing that this age, from whatever standpoint we survey it, needs more, physically, intellectually, and morally, than thorough ventilation.”  — John Ruskin I worked on a project once that required me to spend a lot of time in the control building. It was a substantial building with a kitchen and breakroom, several offices, [...]

By |2023-02-23T16:51:53-06:00February 23rd, 2023|Process Safety, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Ventilation: What is Adequate?

Exhaust Ducts: When Safeguards Have Their Own Hazards

“The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.”  — 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) Machine guarding It’s hard to imagine any safeguard that doesn’t pose its own burden. Safety shoes are heavy and make a worker less nimble. Side shields on safety glasses impair peripheral vision. Interlocks introduce the prospect [...]

By |2023-01-19T16:56:25-06:00January 19th, 2023|Process Safety, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Exhaust Ducts: When Safeguards Have Their Own Hazards
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