is it recordable?
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Don't you just love trying to find OSHA recordkeeping answers at OSHA's website? No??? Neither does anybody else! This podcast provides OSHA recordkeeping information in bite-size chunks. If you have a question you'd like to have answered go to isitrecordable.com and click "ask a question." Nathan Braymen aka "RedBeard" takes you through various scenarios and answers the question "is it recordable?" so you don't have to. Nathan is a former USMC Crash Fire and Rescue Specialist. He has both a BS and MS in Occupational Safety and has an OSHA recordkeeping certification from the Iowa-Illinois safety council. He created the website isitrecordable.com and has been answering questions there at throughout his 15 year-long safety career including 9 years as a corporate safety manager at Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Song Credit: Mitch Murder - Knight Rider Theme
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Education Podcasts
Description:
Don't you just love trying to find OSHA recordkeeping answers at OSHA's website? No??? Neither does anybody else! This podcast provides OSHA recordkeeping information in bite-size chunks. If you have a question you'd like to have answered go to isitrecordable.com and click "ask a question." Nathan Braymen aka "RedBeard" takes you through various scenarios and answers the question "is it recordable?" so you don't have to. Nathan is a former USMC Crash Fire and Rescue Specialist. He has both a BS and MS in Occupational Safety and has an OSHA recordkeeping certification from the Iowa-Illinois safety council. He created the website isitrecordable.com and has been answering questions there at throughout his 15 year-long safety career including 9 years as a corporate safety manager at Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Song Credit: Mitch Murder - Knight Rider Theme
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@r3db34rd_safety
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English
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5154906038
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http://www.isitrecordable.com/
Episodes
Heart Failure
10/26/2021
Today's Question: John Henry was an employee for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He was known as the best hand on the job for his great strength and even stronger work ethic and character. No man drove more steel than John Henry. In fact, John Henry could do the steel driving of several men himself. One day, a salesman arrived on the job site touting a machine that could do the work of 12 men. Worried the machine would replace him and his co-workers, John Henry decided to take on the...
Duration:00:03:00
Heart Attack
10/19/2021
Today's Question: An employee feels pain in his chest while at his workstation. He suddenly faints and falls to the floor. Members from the first aid team respond by starting a defibrillator on the unconscious employee and call 911 for an ambulance. The employee is revived on site and is then taken to the hospital and held overnight. It is determined the employee suffered a heart attack. The employee has suffered from heart disease for several years and has a family history of it. The...
Duration:00:03:47
Loss of an Eye
10/12/2021
Today's Question: At work, an employee removes his safety glass with his grinding wheel running. At that precise moment, the grinding wheel starts to break off and a piece of it lands directly into his eye. At the Emergency Room, the employee is cared for and kept overnight, but the eye is lost. 48 hours later, the company site Safety Professional notifies an OSHA email address of the lost eye. Is it Recordable? Was OSHA’s reporting process followed?
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Duration:00:04:11
Loss of Vision
10/7/2021
Today's Question: An employee is sprayed in the face with a chemical and immediately loses vision. A co-worker rushes him over to the eyewash station where his eyes are continuously flushed for 15 minutes. On the way to the eye doctor, the employee’s vision returns. A doctor examines the eyes and determines the quick response to flush the injured employee’s eyes worked well. The doctor tells the employee to take the rest of the shift off to rest at home with cold wash rags over his eyes 20...
Duration:00:05:32
Hand Sanitizer Burn (Static)
9/28/2021
Today's Question:
A company’s COVID-19 contingency plan requires employees to clean their hands on a stringent basis. Antibacterial soap is made readily available as well as hand sanitizer. An employee is late returning from break and uses some hand sanitizer in a rush back to his workstation. The employee fails to rub the hand sanitizer all the way in and as he begins work at a metal desk, a static spark is generated. The alcohol from the hand sanitizer catches fire and burns the...
Duration:00:04:11
Hand Sanitizer Burn
9/23/2021
Today's Question:
During a lunch break, an employee uses hand sanitizer and then proceeds to light up a cigarette. As she lights her cigarette, her hand suddenly catches fire due the alcohol flammability in the hand sanitizer. The incident results in a second degree burn that requires prescribed antibiotic ointment and bandaging from a doctor. Is it recordable?
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited safety...
Duration:00:04:43
RedBeard Rant 3: Growth
9/14/2021
This is a special episode where I diverge from recordkeeping (as exciting as that is) and instead speak a little about what’s on my mind. In this episode I share a lesson about the nature of growth and progress. Welcome to isitrecordable: RedBeard Rant edition, episode 3!
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited safety certification but don’t have a 4-year degree? Introducing the Master Safety Professional and...
Duration:00:05:05
Audiogram Interpretation
9/7/2021
Today's Question:
Audiogram results from an employee result in an average shift of 10db in the left ear. Is it recordable?
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited safety certification but don’t have a 4-year degree? Introducing the Master Safety Professional and Certified Safety Director credentials. These certifications include tracks that require experience in the safety field only. Learn more by visiting...
Duration:00:03:42
Audiogram Retest
9/2/2021
Today's Question:
At the start of first shift, a manufacturing employee’s annual audiogram indicates that he has suffered a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in his right ear. The employee insists his hearing is fine and admits to going to a rock concert the night before the audiogram. The company retests the employee’s hearing at an audiologist office 45 days after the initial audiogram and the results show the employee does not have a Standard Threshold Shift (STS). Is it recordable?
This...
Duration:00:04:07
Employee Sent Home But Opts to Work Anyway
8/24/2021
Today's Question:
An employee is involved in a vehicle accident while driving from one worksite to another during their shift. They are directed by a health care professional to take time off work to recover. The employee decides to disregard the instructions and reports to work anyway. Is it recordable?
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited safety certification but don’t have a 4-year degree? Introducing the...
Duration:00:04:31
RedBeard Rant 2: What Drill Instructors Taught Me About Leadership
8/19/2021
This is a special episode where I diverge from recordkeeping (as exciting as that is) and instead speak a little about what’s on my mind. In this episode I share a lesson I learned from USMC boot camp about leadership. Welcome to isitrecordable: RedBeard Rant edition, episode 2!
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited safety certification but don’t have a 4-year degree? Introducing the Master Safety Professional and...
Duration:00:04:38
Employee Cleared to Work But Opts to Stay Home
8/12/2021
Today's Question:
An employee is involved in a vehicle accident while driving from one worksite to another during their shift. They are not badly injured and receive clearance to return to work by a doctor. The employee decides to take time off because they feel shaken up by the accident. Is it recordable?
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited safety certification but don’t have a 4-year degree? Introducing the...
Duration:00:03:17
Finger Tip Amputation
8/10/2021
Today's Question:
A chef at a casino cuts the tip of his left middle finger off with a knife while preparing some meat. The chef does not lose any bone from the amputation. The chef is seen in the ER where the finger is cared for, but the damage is permanent. The doctor does not allow the chef to return to work and a follow up visit is scheduled in two weeks. Is it recordable?
This Episode's Sponsor: National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) - Interested in earning an accredited...
Duration:00:04:45
Amputated Ear Lobe
6/24/2021
Today's Question:
On a drilling rig, an oil field employee suffers an ear laceration that has taken off the lobe of his right ear. The ear is surgically repaired at the ER and the employee is released the same day. The incident took place on a Friday and the employee returned to work on his next scheduled shift without missing any time. The employee received prescription pain medicine during the procedure along with antibiotics. The stitches will be removed in one month. The doctor did not...
Duration:00:04:05
Cracked Denture
6/22/2021
Today's Question:
A mechanic is working a wrench on a piece of equipment at face level. The mechanic pulls back on the wrench and it slips and strikes him in the mouth. The mechanic does not suffer any laceration, only a swollen lip and a cracked denture that a dentist installed two years ago. Is it recordable?
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Duration:00:03:33
Warm Wax Treatment
6/17/2021
Today's Question:
An assembly line employee reports aching pain in his hands to the third party Occupational Health Nurse that works on site. The nurse instructs the employee to take over the counter Naproxen per the instructions on the packaging and also encourages the employee to adhere to the company stretching program that he has been trained and is considered a condition of employment upon hire. The nurse also has the employee soak his hands in warm wax on each break and at the end of...
Duration:00:02:32
RedBeard Rant 1: Fear the Reaper
6/15/2021
Today's Question:
This is a special episode where I diverge from recordkeeping (as exciting as that is) and instead speak a little about what’s on my mind. In this episode I share a story from my time in USMC boot camp when I climbed a mountain called the reaper, the importance of learning and why you should fear self-proclaimed experts. Welcome to isitrecordable: RedBeard Rant edition, episode 1!
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Duration:00:06:21
Kinesiology Tape
6/10/2021
Today's Question:
Upon elbow pain setting in at work, a vehicle seat assembler reports the pain to her supervisor. In the First Aid Office, the site Injury Prevention Specialist (Certified Athletic Trainer) evaluates the employee and puts her on a conservative treatment regimen of over the counter strength Naproxen per directions and cold compress treatments twice per day for three weeks. The icing treatments take place during one 45 minute job rotation per treatment. In addition, the...
Duration:00:04:05
Therapeutic Exercise
6/8/2021
Today's Question:
An employee reports minor work-related pain in their hips and the occupational health nurse provides the employee with therapeutic exercises and stretches. Is it recordable?
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Duration:00:04:07
Injured During a Guided Tour
6/3/2021
Today's Question:
An employee returns to work on a Saturday (outside of regular working hours) with his family and several other people to participate in a guided tour of the workplace. During the tour, while walking down a flight of stairs, the employee falls and breaks an arm. Is it recordable?
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Duration:00:02:52