KEEPING CURRENT
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With Warm Months Approaching, a Renewed Call for Heat Stress Standard
Public Citizen urged the Secretary of Labor and head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish a federal standard for protecting workers from heat stress. The group cited recently overturned OSHA citations as evidence of the...
read moreLoading Dock Safety in 5 Easy Steps
For manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers, loading docks are the center of the action—the hub for receiving and unloading freight. Loading docks can be exterior or fully enclosed in a receiving bay, and they are typically located near...
read more7 Memorial Day Weekend Safety Tips
The National Safety Council provides estimates on road fatalities for the weekend. This year is the first time in four years the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates fewer than 400 people will perish in motor vehicle accidents over the three-day Memorial Day...
read moreStand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction This Week
By Guy Burdick | May 8, 2019 |Construction, Personnel Safety Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, accounting for one-third of worker deaths in the industry, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
read moreNational Safety Stand-Down, May 6 – 10, 2019
Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 366 of the 971 construction fatalities recorded in 2017 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down...
read moreOSHA’s “Fatal Four” – Leading Causes of Fatalities in the Workplace
By Dennis K. Neitzel | May 1, 2019 | Injuries and Illness | Sponsored By AVO Training Institute Beginning in 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has partnered with employers, health and safety professionals, and other safety...
read more3D printing and worker safety
Exploring the hazards of this emerging technology Image: kynny/iStockphoto Take a digital design and layers of plastic filament or metal powder, load them into a printer and await the creation of an object that could range in weight from a few ounces to a...
read morePlug into Safety with National Electrical Safety Month
Every day, we rely on electricity to power our homes and offices. However, it is important to always be safe around electric appliances, equipment, and power lines. May is National Electrical Safety Month, and it’s a great time to raise awareness on how...
read moreMay Day – “Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will.”
Credit: The Bleader – Miles Kampf-Lassin On Wednesday, May 1, workers everywhere will bond together to commemorate International Workers’ Day, aka May Day. May Day’s origins are centered around the call for an eight-hour workday, a fact of life many of us...
read morePreventing falls in construction: NIOSH issues fact sheet
Washington — NIOSH has published a new fact sheet intended to help construction employers and workers prevent falls from roofs, ladders and scaffolds. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls are the leading cause of death among...
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