Hazards and Solutions

The following references aid in recognizing industry hazards in the workplace and provide examples of possible solutions.

Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)

• Lockout/Tagout. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2022). Also available in Spanish.
• For additional information, see OSHA's Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Safety and Health Topics Page.

Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes; and Walking-Working Surfaces, General Requirements

• Final Rule to Update General Industry Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Standards. OSHA, (2016).
• Falls. OSHA Fact Sheet (Publication 3903), (2016).
• Falls From Elevation. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic.
• For additional information, see OSHA's Fall Protection Safety and Health Topics Page.

Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)

• Powered Industrial Trucks. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.

Overhead and Gantry Cranes

• Crane, Derrick, and Hoist Safety. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.

Additional safety and health concerns in this industry include:

Confined Spaces

• Permit-Required Confined Spaces. OSHA, (2004). Provides a general overview of confined spaces as related to OSHA standards.
• Confined Spaces and Health Topics Page.

Heat Stress

• Heat Stress. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Heat Stress. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic.
• For additional information, see OSHA's Occupational Heat Exposure page.

Hexavalent Chromium

• Hexavalent Chromium. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.

Machine Guarding

• Machine Guarding. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.

Manufacturing

• Carbon Monoxide Explosion Hazards in Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Operations. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB), (December 4, 2015).
• Chaparral Steel Case Study: MASH Program. OSHA and The Steel Group Case Study, (December 2005). Shows how Chaparral Steel implemented its "Manager Accountable for Safety and Health" (MASH) program to educate managers, supervisors, and team leaders about OSHA compliance, safe work practices, and company-specific policies and procedures.

Noise and Hearing Conservation

• OSHA Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A], (January 20, 1999).
  • Noise (August 15, 2013).
• Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic. Provides references for noise solutions in the workplace.
• For additional information, see OSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Safety and Health Topics Page.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2002). Also available in Spanish.
• Personal Protective Equipment. OSHA Publication 3151, (2023). Provides a general overview of personal protective equipment as related to OSHA standards.
• Eye and Face Protection. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
• Eye Safety. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic.
• For additional information, see OSHA's Personal Protective Equipment Safety and Health Topics Page.

Process Safety Management (PSM)

• Process Safety Management. OSHA, (2000). Provides a generic, non-exhaustive overview of Process Safety Management.
• For additional information, see OSHA’s Process Safety Management Safety and Health Topics Page.

Respiratory Protection

• Respirators. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic.
• Respiratory Protection. OSHA eTool.
• For additional information, see OSHA's Respiratory Protection Safety and Health Topics Page.

Welding, Cutting and Heating

• Steel Company Implements Operator Inspection Program to Improve Cutting Torch Safety. OSHA Success Story, (August 2005).