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Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Is your shop
OSHA Compliant?
From: Leslie Peteya <
lesliepeteya@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, November 05, 2012 5:58 pm
To: The Think Tank <
thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>
1) Chemical-soaked rags are stored in metal
fireproof containers
2) Chemicals are kept at least 4 feet high
away from children
3) No smoking within 10 feet of the shop
4) Fluorescent lights and radiant heaters
are caged to prevent them from being struck
by bikes or random
flying parts (our back room is only 7 feet
high)
5) Welding is done strictly outside the
shop, no youth allowed.
6) We have a fire extinguisher in the shop,
and try to minimize clutter.
7) I keep a well stocked first aid box
because people are always stabbing
themselves with cable ends, chainrings,
tools, and the like.
8) Encourage volunteers to get tetanus
vaccinations and boosters.
9) Keep the shop stocked with nitrile gloves
to prevent lubricants and penetrants from
making skin contact-
TriFlow is particularly absorbent, and will
cause capillaries to break in the hands. We
switched to ChainJ for this reason.
10) Water cooler and electrolyte mix,
working inside or in the shade, and shorter
shop hours during the summer
to prevent heatstroke and dehydration.
11) Possibly making our core volunteers take
Basic First Aid and CPR, although we have
enough first response people floating around
the shop (on-duty cops, nurses, PAs, etc.)
to be sufficient.
12) All electrical and water lines are
marked- electrical lines are run down from
the ceiling to prevent trip hazards.
13) Encourage closed toe shoes, goggles and
masks if filing, sanding or otherwise
running power tools.
That's about all I can think of for now.
-Leslie
Durham Bike Co-op (NC)
On Mon,
Nov 5, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Rich Points
<director@communitycycles.org>
wrote:
Hey All,
I just went to a day long seminar on
Human Resources where they spent some
time talking about OSHA. From what they
said at the seminar OSHA can come in at
any time and audit your shop.
Apparently if they find violations they
can fine the shit out of you. Here are
some things I learned and remember this
was 20mins of a day long seminar, there
are week long classes on this stuff.
This is a very short list.
- All chemicals and solvents should
have warning labels on them clearly
stating what's in them in multiple
languages
- You should not keep aspirin,
ibuprofen, neosporin or any other
pharmaceuticals that someone could
potentially have a reaction to in
your medicine cabinet
- Exit signs should be on all doors.
- There should be no trip hazards.
- Your staff needs to go through
trainings on such things as how to
use a ladder.
This list is nowhere close to
comprehensive but I'm going to be
looking into this more in the coming
weeks and months. We've been around for
almost seven years now never had a
serious accident and I want to keep it
that way.
What are you guys doing to keep your
shops safe and maybe even OSHA
compliant?
Ride On!
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Rich Points
http://communitycycles.org
Executive Director
(c)303-589-0597
(w)720-565-6019
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bike shop dedicated to bike
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