A light-hearted article written by an OSHA expert, Curtis Chambers, in a very informative blog, OSHATrainingServices.blogspot.com. Here is part of his recent post using some humor, the Christmas Season, and OSHA Regulations in highlighting a few safety topics -
"Now everyone probably realizes that Santa’s workshop is exempt from OSHA regulations, because it is not located in the United States or one of its territories; it sits on the North Pole at the top of the Arctic, out of OSHA’s jurisdiction. This is made further evident if you watch the animated Christmas special, “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer.” Did you ever notice that the machinery in Santa’s workshop that has no guards installed? All the nip points on the belts and pulleys are exposed to contact, in violation of 1910.219(d). Also, not one single elf is wearing safety glasses or ear plugs as required by 1910.133(a) and 1910.95(b)(1), respectively, in spite of all the sawing, drilling and hammering that is going on! But once Santa gets into the good ol’ USA, things are different; because here, he must comply with OSHA regulations.” -- 12/05/2011, Reference: How OSHA Nearly Killed Christmas by Curtis Chambers, CSP, OSHA Training Services In -
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