Tag: Preventing
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Preventing Food Contamination: Upgrading Sanitary Drains
In recent years, the food and beverage industry has faced an alarming rise in foodborne illness outbreaks, including listeria and other harmful contaminants. These incidents have jeopardized public health while inflicting severe financial and reputational harm on businesses. Investigations often trace the source of these outbreaks to failing drain systems in food production facilities. Indeed, the…
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4 Keys to Preventing Lock Out Tag Out Violations
Lock Out Tag Out violations are among OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards, resulting in fines that can soar to $100,000 or more per violation. Usually, when OSHA finds one violation they locate many others. OSHA notes that LOTO violations account for nearly 10% of workplace injuries and fatalities every year. On the surface,…