KEEPING CURRENT
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Focus Four Hazards Highlighted by OSHA
OSHA periodically reenergizes its Focus Four Hazards campaign—an initiative intended to raise awareness about the four leading hazards in the construction industry, described by OSHA as falls, caught in or between, struck by, and electrocution. GregorBister / E+ /...
Silica Standard: The Compliance Clock Is Ticking!
The June 23, 2018, deadline for general industry and maritime-sector compliance with requirements in OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica rule (March 25, 2016, FR) is less than 3 months away. Employers with workplaces that contain respirable...
The Road: Workers’ Most Dangerous Environment
Employees are most at risk every day when they are on the road, whether they drive for a living or commute to an office. That’s why more and more employers are going beyond state law and implementing best practiceswhen it comes to driver safety. Safe Employees Make...
Working to Eliminate Distractions from Driving
The National Safety Council (NSC) encourages all motorists to observe Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April and this year is urging legislators across the country to enact comprehensive laws to further prevent distracted driving injuries and deaths on our...
More Than Just Doors: Do You Know Your Exit Routes?
Providing a compliant emergency exit comprises more than installing a panic bar on an outward opening door and placing an exit sign above it. OSHA, in fact, favors the term exit route, which consists of three parts. The exit access—the portion of the exit route that...
Workplace Chemicals Can Cause Hearing Injuries
Hearing impairment can be caused by exposure both to noise and to chemicals, and the impairment from either of those two exposures can be worse if there is exposure to both. Damage to hearing from chemicals—called ototoxicity; the chemicals themselves are...
Workplace Safety Now and in the Future
It takes planning to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. Safety and health programs focus on management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards to keep workers safe and save a little green. Take advantage of these...
March is National Ladder Safety Month
In every step you climb, always put safety first! In the United States alone, more than 500,000 people per year are treated – and more than 300 people die from ladder-related injuries. Since ladders are used in virtually every industry, preventing falls is critical!...
Renewed OSHA Alliance Protects Women in Construction
Women in construction are in the minority by a wide margin, and for that reason face safety and health challenges typically not encountered by men. OSHA has recognized the disparity and the associated risks. Accordingly, in 2013, the agency formed an alliance with...
New OSHA fact sheet: Safety walkarounds for owners and management
Washington — Demonstrating a commitment to worker safety, and getting a firsthand look at whether safety and health programs are working. These are two of the reasons business owners and managers should personally conduct periodic walkaround inspections, OSHA states...
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