Medical / First Aid, Restroom / Hand Washing, Safety News
As part of its worker-protection role, OSHA has prepared a document to help employers prepare their workplaces for the coronavirus pandemic. The document contains recommendations and descriptions of mandatory safety and health standards. It is intended to help...
Medical / First Aid, Restroom / Hand Washing, Safety News
On January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern.” The next day, Health and Human Services...
Industrial / Construction, Safety News
The safety management philosophy of “I’m going to catch you doing bad things, and I’ll punish you for them” is far too prevalent on construction sites. To find a better method, consider what the world’s most successful manufacturers have learned: behavior-based safety...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
OSHA has revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime and construction. The NEP targets specific industries expected to have the highest numbers of...
Industrial / Construction, Safety News
Falls from ladders are preventable, yet they account for 300 deaths and some 20,000 injuries each year. The American Ladder Institute (ALI) has announced March as National Ladder Safety Month, designed to raise awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of...
Electrical, Industrial / Construction, Material Handling / Crane, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA issued some hefty fines in 2019. The top fine was more than $1.7 million, and the top 10 fines together totaled more than $9.7 million. Add the next five highest fines and the total jumps to more than $12 million. The number of fines seem to be on the...
