You Can't Fix Stupid

No matter how hard we try, "you just can't fix stupid!"

Public Hearing on the Proposed Crane and Derrick Standard

You may have already heard, but OSHA has announced the scheduling of an informal public hearing on the proposed cranes and derricks standard published late last year. (Click Here for hearing details). Although I don't have a comment on the proposed standard, I do have one on the hearing date and the date by which you must notify OSHA of your intent to present testimony.

March 17th - the date of the hearing - is St. Patrick's Day. I'm not sure if that will interfere with participation or not. I guess that it is better than having it on March 18th when many might be "under the weather."

I'm not sure if the Friday the 13th (2/13/09) date to notify of your intention to testify is significant or not. If you are superstitious, it may not bode well for participation either.

Anyway, today is Friday (not the 13th) and I'm thinking about making a "Bacon Explosion" for Sunday's game.

Have a good weekend!

The Bacon Explosion

I know that some of you are thinking that Safety is the only thing that I do. You would be wrong! I have several hobbies, but they all pale before my love of eating. Yes, eating! If it isn't green, if its meat, if it's batter-dipped-and-deep-fried, it's for me!

So, imagine my delight when I came across a story in the New York Times about a couple of guys who "invented" the "Bacon Explosion."

The Times reports that "this recipe is theBacon Explosion, modestly called by its inventors “the BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes.” The instructions for constructing this massive torpedo-shaped amalgamation of two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage and slathered in barbecue sauce first appeared last month on the Web site of a team of Kansas City competition barbecuers. They say a diverse collection of well over 16,000 Web sites have linked to the recipe, celebrating, or sometimes scolding, its excessiveness. A fresh audience could be ready to discover it on Super Bowl Sunday."

Are you a pork lover? Want to know more? Click here.

Oh, by the way, don't let your cardiologist know about this!

Roat Osha? What's That?

Here's one for you, Roat Osha means "food for a king." No kidding! I ran across a story this morning from Minneapolis about a Thai restaurant in Minneapolis named "Roat Osha." The story continues"with its new high-ceilinged, glass-and-stone building and tasteful display of Thai artifacts, Roat Osha is as attractive as Tum Rup, though the vibe seems more subdued. A few exterior eyesores encroach on the space—the patio looks out on a gas-station parking lot... ."

I know there's a pun in there somewhere and the story seemed too good to keep to myself. If you are really interested in Thai food in Minneapolis (and not the OSHA pun), click here.

Manhattan Man Dies in Trench Collapse

Not that Manhattan! Manhattan, Kansas. On Monday, according to WIBW TV in Kansas, "a man in his twenties was working at a new house construction site setting a plumbing line in a trench when the trench collapsed. It's not clear what went wrong at this time. Authorities say he was alone in the trench at the time. "

OSHA personnel were on the site yesterday to perform their investigation. However, the seasoned safety professional can guess - the trench probably wasn't shored or sloped, who know where the spoil was piled, and on top of all that - he was working alone! To read more, click here.

Fall Protection Training Videos

Looking for an "attention getting" ladder safety video - click here.

Or, a video about guardrails on stair openings? - click here.

Here's one on falls from unguarded forms - click here.

Here's one on falls from the "top plate" - click here.

These are short and to the point! Good stuff for training sessions. The theme seems to be that these guys were good at their jobs, been doing it for years, they knew what they were doing. How many times have you heard that?

OSHA 300A Form Posting Reminder

It's almost time! Don't forget to post the summary page of your OSHA Log from February 1st through April 30th.