JUST IN TIME REPORTS

"Just-in-Time" reports are two-page documents meant to inform work planners and workers about specific safety issues related to work they are about to perform. We have adopted INPO's highly successful format, which first presents brief examples of problems and mistakes encountered in actual cases, and then presents points to consider that should help avoid such pitfalls.

Equipment Operation

• Sandblast Media Contributes to Portable Heater Fires. November 2009

Electrical Safety

• Excavation Incidents - Deficiencies in identification and control of electrical hazards during excavation have resulted in hazardous working conditions. March 2004
• Blind Penetration Incidents - Deficiencies in work planning and hazards identification have resulted in electrical near misses when performing blind penetrations and core drilling. March 2004
• Energized Electrical Work - Working near energized circuits has resulted in electrical near misses. March 2004
• Electrical Demolition Activities - Deficiencies in control and identification of electrical hazards during facility demolition have resulted in hazardous working conditions. March 2004
• Electrical Wiring Errors - Electrical wiring mistakes have resulted in electrical shocks and near misses. March 2004
• Vehicles and Overhead Lines - Deficiencies in planning and use of spotters contributed to vehicles striking overhead power lines. March 2004
• Lockout/Tagout - Work packages that inadequately defined lockout/tagouts have placed workers at risk. March 2005
• Lockout/Tagout - Working without a lockout/tagout when required has placed workers at risk. March 2005
• Lockout/Tagout - Improperly applied lockout/tagouts have created hazardous conditions. March 2005
• Lockout/Tagout - Improperly removed lockout/tagouts have created hazardous conditions. March 2005

Industrial Hygiene

• Fatalities in Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres November 2006

Lockout/Tagout

• Lockout/Tagout - Work packages that inadequately defined lockout/tagouts have placed workers at risk. March 2005
• Lockout/Tagout - Working without a lockout/tagout when required has placed workers at risk. March 2005
• Lockout/Tagout - Improperly applied lockout/tagouts have created hazardous conditions. March 2005
• Lockout/Tagout - Improperly removed lockout/tagouts have created hazardous conditions. March 2005

Material Handling

• Snapped Lifting Sling Causes Fatalities November 2006
• Improper Material Handling Results in Near Misses June 2006

Safety Equipment

• Pinholes in MSA Ultra Elite Respirator Masks September 2009
• Defective MSA Hood Stitching November 2006

Vehicle Safety

• Vehicles and Overhead Lines - Deficiencies in planning and use of spotters contributed to vehicles striking overhead power lines. March 2004
• Distracted Driving: Become Familiar with the Vehicle Before Driving (July 20, 2010)

NOTE: Only registered ORPS users can link to the ORPS reports cited in the Just-in-Time reports. (For ORPS registration, see /sesa/Files/Analysis/orps/orps.html).