Standards Board Public Hearing “Kill Switches” in Two Safety Orders
By: Kevin Thompson Vol: 36 | No: 32 | Published on: August 28, 2009
After a grisly accident involving a portable auger, Cal/OSHA wants to make sure all augers feature "dead man" controls, otherwise known as kill switches. But does the proposal go far enough?
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SACRAMENTO — The regulated public had no comments on two new proposed safety order revisions, but Cal/OSH Standards Board members weighed in on one of them at an Aug. 20 public hearing. The proposals included one to require so-called “dead man” controls, aka, “kill switches” on portable augers, and to clarify “blue signal” protections for … Read More » This...
