40 Hour Hazwoper Training Course

A lot of people who work at construction sites wonder whether they should be using hard hats or bump caps while working. Before deciding which one to use, it is very important to know the differences between the two. The biggest difference between a hard hat and a bump cap is that the hard hats comply with ANSI and are required by OSHA. The bump cap on the other hand is not as effective as the hard hat. Both hard hats as well as bump caps are used at construction sites as protective head gear. People who work in hazardous areas are required to wear protective equipment. Bump caps are made of low density polyethylene or plastic and are designed with a lightweight shell. The only type of protection it can give is to protect the head from minor bumps and injuries. Hard hats on the other hand are the best choice for head protection. Hard hats are made up of high density polyethylene, nylon, plastic and lightweight thermoplastic resins. The hard hat also has a suspension system that is ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal agency that makes sure that companies operate in a manner that keeps all the employees safe at workplaces. The agency fines individual companies but the reports are organized to be specific to the violation. In the year 2010, construction companies faced the highest number of OSHA citations and heavy fines. The use of scaffolds at construction sites was considered improper and fined 9093 times. Similarly, fall protection was cited incorrect and penalized 6771 times. Manufacturing plants are the second runner up in facing OSHA citations. Hazard communications or communications used for the level of hazards associated with hazardous materials was fined 6378 times in 2010 alone. This implies that there were more than 6000 incidents where hazardous substances were mislabeled or not labeled at all and could have been mistaken for safer products. Respiratory protection was penalized around 3803 time last year at manufacturing...