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Most of the conditions you ask would be handled on a local level with state and municiple regulations. Best thing to do would be to call your local waste hauler or recycler to find out what is needed for old microwaves.

Your welding curtains must be of sufficient length to prevent incident exposure to the weld arc. They do not have to be floor to ceiling but should encompass the weld cell. If you are using robotic welders, my recommendation would be to put welding curtains around the entire perimeter of the...

The combination of both plugs and muffs is well established and endorsed if needed to achieve the required level of reduction. chicopee, I've never seen any documentation that states hearing protection is not effective over 120 dB. There are many industrial/construction/military sites that...

I don't know what country you are located, but in the US, lockout/tagout(LOTO) must be used when performing service and maintenance on a machine. Specifically, if you are removing a die from the press or installing a die, then the press must be locked out. Concurrently, if you are working on...

Best rule is to place them near where the operator will be working while the machine is in operation or where others will be when working on the machine. You will also want to make sure they are in a conspicuous location and not hidden. Keep the language simple and easy to understand (not...

No, other than electrical cabinets which has to have a 36" clearance. Also you can not designate the doorway as an emergency egress route.

One thing to be very watchful, make sure with your system that you have adequite protection around your cooling units. If you have a rooftop "penthouse" be especially careful with your installation because your insurance company will go nuts if heads aren't set up right. Even with a contractor...

Basically you are putting together a QMS that is built around the ISO structure of contuniuous improvement, but you would not have the marketing ability of a 9001 system. Unless you have a customer requirement, or a future customer requirement, there is little use in attaining an ISO 9001...

10' no matter what the insulation specs are. Incidental contact is possible with the 10' rule on insulated wires, and I have seen excavators rub against wires which were supposedly insulated and cause an explosion.

How about getting a scissor lift or a JLG lift instead of using a scaffold?

OSHA's Trench Definition: "Trench (Trench excavation)" means a narrow excavation (in relation to its length) made below the surface of the ground. In general, the depth is greater than the width, but the width of a trench (measured at the bottom) is not greater than 15 feet (4.6 m). If forms or...

Yes this is a trench by OSHA definition, but as everyone else has stated, you are doing the work yourself and not covered under OSHA's jurisdiction.

The medium answer is that changing the bulbs presents a hazard from exposed live electrical connections in direct proximity to the person whom is performing the work. The other concern is the possibiliy for the bulb to explode from the sudden flow of current, and if the technician doesn't get a...

The best way I can have you figure out what to do is this: Go to the area where you have your hazards, and tie a blind fold around your eyes and try to find the eye wash station. I know it is a little silly, but if you get caustic or some other nasty chemical, you aren't going to be able to...

Short answer, yes.

My question would be, if you are already going to be adding the eye wash, how much more difficult would it be to add a shower?

Ok, here is another example for you. You are allowed to listen to the radio in your car, however it is illegal in almost every state to drive your car with headphones on. I already said you can do whatever you want to do in your own building. Just as a fair warning, you will have someone...

A former employer of mine was certified in both. One customer wanted ISO 9000, the other TS 16949. It really wasn't very difficult to marry the two together. Ask your current customers what they would like, if they want ISO, then keep the program you have. If you want the business bad...

Last time I looked at my iPod shuffle, it does not have a sound level indicator. How would you go about stating an employee has to have their headphones below a certain volume? Driving a truck on the road is completely different than operating a forklift inside a plant. Everyone who has...

How do you know your employee who is rocking out to Metallica with one headphone in still won't hear someone yell "LOOK OUT"? I do not allow the use of earphones in my facility due to the hazards of my facility and the distractions they create.