In the past, mechanical service technicians were required to have fall prevention or protection systems in place while servicing HVAC equipment on flat roofs, regardless of how far they were working from the roof’s edge. The revised rule now allows workers to perform their tasks without fall prevention or protection systems, but only under specified conditions.
This video provides mechanical construction employers with the information they need to help their workers understand the potential hazards associated with overexposure to respirable silica, identify the most common mechanical construction operations that can produce respirable silica dust, identify common operations performed by other trades that can generate respirable silica dust, and implement safe work practices to prevent overexposure.
Verify that workers are retaining key training points from MCAA’s Silica Safety for Mechanical Construction Workers Safety Training Video with this answer key, designed to be used in conjunction with the Silica Safety for Mechanical Construction Workers Safety Training Test.
Verify that workers are retaining key training points from MCAA’s Silica Safety for Mechanical Construction Workers Safety Training Video with this test, designed to be used in conjunction with the Silica Safety for Mechanical Construction Workers Safety Training Test Answer Key.
This series of safety talks deliver basic information about the most common hazards mechanical service contractors face on the job and how to avoid them.
SDS BinderWorks, MCAA’s preferred safety data sheet service, helps reduce costs and time associated with SDS-related efforts, and it keeps the compliance process simple and convenient. It offers GHS-compliant SDSs online with flexible delivery options in digital and hardcopy formats. To establish service or learn more, contact SDS BinderWorks, Inc. at 877-433-7774 or via email. MCAA and MSCA members save 5 percent on any subscription plan.
This model guides you through establishing a program that minimizes risk to your employees and ensures your compliance with OSHA requirements. It makes development and implementation of such a program as easy and cost-effective as possible.
It’s critically important for all mechanical service firms to have a current, sound company safety program. The program should describe the safety policies, safety procedures, and safe work practices the company is implementing to help protect its service technicians and other workers from workplace hazards. The model program, which can be easily tailored to meet specific company needs, includes everything from an initial sample safety policy statement to required safe work practices for 33 different mechanical industry-specific safety and health subjects.
This publication presents 52 safety talks that are specific to pipe fabrication shops. Topics covered include: general fabrication shop safety, personal protection, respiratory hazards, material handling, welding/cutting/brazing, fire prevention and protection, power tools and specialized equipment used in fabrication shops.
This checklist can be easily customized to help keep you organized and on track when you perform safety inspections.
