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Ep 8 - USPS - OHSA - Heat Stress & Forklift Accidents

Apr 02, 201928 minEp 8Transcript available on Metacast
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Welcome back to #QualityMatters! Where Quality counts everywhere from the oilfield to the education system.  Our host of the show Darci Chambers will be digging into a series of recent safety violations against the USPS - United States Postal Service regarding OHSA heat stress and forklift (powered industrial trucks for you non safety geeks out there) accidents. The fact is most any industrial facility is going to face hazards related to Powered Industrial Trucks (AKA the Forklift) and or Heat Stress. Kyle's forklift safety video as promised is live on YouTube (click here) OSHA fines post office in Florida $129,336 for exposing mail carriers to August heat https://www.thenew93q.com/news/national/osha-fines-post-office-florida-129-336-for-exposing-mail-carriers-august-heat/Xi2d2UwttH83bSMWSS0i2L/ OSHA News Release  - Region 9 U.S. Department of Labor Cites U.S. Postal Service After Heat-Related Worker Fatality in Southern California https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region9/01102019 OSHA News Release  - Region 1 US Postal Service cited by US Labor Department's OSHA after heat-related death of Medford, Mass., mail carrier in July heat wave Cited for inadequate heat stress program and communication of heat hazards to carriers https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region1/12162013-0 OSHA fines USPS in Jacksonville $129,336 for exposing mail carriers to August heat AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for safety hazards after receiving a complaint of unsafe working conditions at an Austin, Texas, facility. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $224,585. Continue reading → http://postalnews.com/blog/category/osha/   Make sure to hop on over to iTunes and Subscribe | Rate | Review!!!  Those help us out so much and get you entered to win our #QualityMatters #CoffeeMatters Oil& Gas CoffeeMug, but you cannot win if you don’t review.  Drop Darci a line on LinkedIn once you do!   Learn more about #QualityMatters & Texas Quality Assurance :LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter  | Instagram  | YouTubewww.qmcast.com | Texas Quality Assurance