Many safety professionals have been asked how OSHA handles situations where an employee is exposed to a chemical substance with no published OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL).  OSHA recognizes that the PELs listed in the 1910.1000 tables are...

While thinking about resolutions for the new year, I came across a great article in Safety+Health Magazine by Steven Luttrull about being an intentional safety leader. One great resolution to consider is becoming a safety leader for your organization...

Sitting at a hibachi table watching the teppanyaki chef go through the “throws” of his show, a hard-boiled egg unexpectedly rolls off the side of his spatula and plummets on a collision course trajectory into a saucer full of secret sauce...

PORTLAND, ME, January 23, 2019 – This is a MEMIC ICE ALERT requesting all employers and property owners from Maine to Western New York State to heavily sand and salt all sidewalks, pathways, stairs and parking lots – locations m...

Although we all know the wheels of progress turn slowly, especially at the federal government level, there are occasionally a few updates for those concerned with OSHA regulation.  We seemed to have gotten a two-for-one deal this week from OSHA....

The Holiday Season is a great opportunity to give your employees a well-deserved break.  It is also an opportune time to perform preventative maintenance and cleaning that is not possible during normal operating hours. Your holiday maintenance ...

Our hands are two incredible tools attached to our body.  Each hand consists of 29 bones connected by 34 muscles and other connective tissue.  We have a dominant hand that performs most of our daily tasks with support from the non-dominant ...

The winter months are more than just creeping up on us—as of this weekend, they’re here. Old Man Winter will once again blow his arctic breath, creating beauty beyond words and hazards unseen.    We’ve all heard stories, ...