Charles R. Southerland, CSC, CUSP

Trenching and Excavations: Considerations for the Competent Person

October 21, 2013 | Charles R. Southerland, CSC, CUSP | Tailgate Topics

There is no blanket requirement that a competent person must be present at a construction job site at all times. The competent person can periodically leave the site. It is the responsibility of the competent person to make inspections necessary to identify situations that could result in hazardous conditions (e.g., possible cave-ins, indications of failure […]

The Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labeling Chemicals

April 22, 2013 | Charles R. Southerland, CSC, CUSP

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is a worldwide system for communicating chemical hazards. It is a common approach to defining and classifying hazards for chemicals, and communicating such information on labels and safety data sheets to employees and users of chemicals. The GHS itself is not a regulation or a standard; the system was founded […]