Workplace hazards are defined as circumstances that present the possibility of inflicting an injury to a worker. These hazards can be severe or minor, and the odds of producing an injury can range from very likely to remote. Nevertheless, it is up t...

MEMIC has adopted the highly regarded human resource information tool from Business and Legal Reports (BLR) to provide online advice for HR professionals. This special product is free to MEMIC customers and accessible through MEMIC’s Safety Dir...

Back injuries are common in many industries, and can be extremely debilitating.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 155,740 private industry back injury cases in 2015.  That’s over 400 cases per day!  How do ...

People ask many questions when it comes to healthcare facilities.  Hospitals and nursing homes are under scrutiny and many want to know, “How do they compare?” This is often surrounding patient care issues, but OSHA wants everyone to...

OSHA has updated their recordkeeping requirements for employers across many different industries in an effort to ensure the completeness and overall accuracy of injury and illness information. The update requires employers to inform employees of the...

During a recent safety training session the subject of famous last words came up. The favorite last words turned out to be, “Hey! Watch this!” We can all imagine any number of ways that this ends with someone getting hurt. In fact, telev...

The question arises from time to time about the need for acquiring and maintaining safety data sheets for household cleaning products such as Windex and Glass Plus. OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard (2012) requires “all employe...

This is the second post in a three-part series reviewing OSHA’s final rule for beryllium. In the first part of this series, we covered the exposure assessment, work areas, and written exposure control requirements.  This post covers the re...

In prior posts, we covered the new exposure limits for beryllium and the requirements for exposure assessment, work areas, written exposure control plan, engineering controls, respiratory protection and personal protective clothing and equipment.&nbs...

Got an OSHA Question?  It can be hard to keep track of all the recent regulatory changes (like OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica standard, severe injury reporting program or automatic post-accident drug testing clarification) and ...