Glen O'Rourke, ALCM
Senior Risk Management Consultant
Posts by Glen...
Beware – Skylights!
December 30, 2018 by Glen O'Rourke, ALCM No commentsFor a variety of reasons, it may become necessary for employees to perform work on the roof of your building. Repairs to the roof itself may be required, or equipment (air conditioning components, antennas, etc.) may need to be serviced. … Read more …
Chipping in for Safety
December 13, 2018 by Glen O'Rourke, ALCM No commentsWood chippers (also referred to as wood shredders) are used by tree trimming and landscaping contractors to shred trimmed branches and pieces of brush in to small chips for use as mulch or compost material. Basic operation is thus: the … Read more …
Screw Conveyors: Hazardous Machinery Requires Specific Procedures
December 7, 2018 by Glen O'Rourke, ALCM No commentsScrew conveyors are used to convey bulk materials in granular form from one point in a process to another. They consist of a continuous helical blade about to a rotating shaft, (also referred to as an auger), enclosed within a … Read more …
Preventing Accidents in Non-Routine Tasks
January 31, 2017 by Glen O'Rourke, ALCM No commentsNearly all organizations must occasionally have non-routine tasks performed. In this case, a “non-routine task” is a task that is performed no more than once per year. These tasks can include specialized maintenance of equipment or storage vessels (tanks, silos, … Read more …
Airborne Contaminants: The Hazards Present
November 17, 2014 by Glen O'Rourke, ALCM No commentsIn part two of my series on airborne contaminants, I will be reviewing the hazards associated with each contaminant. As a reminder, I discussed the five basic types of airborne contaminants – dust, fume, vapor mist, and gas – in … Read more …
Airborne Contaminants: Defining the Terms
November 5, 2014 by Glen O'Rourke, ALCM No commentsAirborne contaminants can present a significant threat to your team’s health and safety. When determining which control measures to use to protect you and your workers from airborne contaminants, its important to first identify and understand them. In part one … Read more …
