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Hazard Alert: Methylene Chloride
In January 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in conjunction with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a Hazard Alert regarding the use of methylene chloride during bathtub refinishin...
OSHA's National Emphasis Program: Isocyantes
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) monitors industries with specific hazards by developing National Emphasis Programs or NEPs. These programs are developed based upon injury and illnesses data, specific type of industry or haza...
Residential Construction Fall Protection
What relevance does an OSHA announcement about Construction in 2010 have in 2013? Think fall protection.
PELs, STELs, and Ceiling Limits
The air we breathe is never contaminant free in the sense that the atmospheric gases comprising air (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases) are “littered” with dust particles, pollen, dander, microbes, and chemical...
OSHA and Compliance Based Safety
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while other people will find a way around the laws." - Plato (427-347 B.C.)
Meeting OSHA's Revised HazCom Standard's Training Requirements
With OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) remaining as one of the top five most frequently cited standards against employers (ranking #2 in fiscal year 2012), now’s the time to prepare for meeting the first compliance deadline of December 1, 20...
Use Your Filtering Facepiece
OSHA defines a filtering facepiece (dust mask) as “a negative pressure particulate respirator with a filter as an integral part of the facepiece or with the entire facepiece composed of the filtering medium.”
It's That Time Again: Post Your OSHA 300 Log Summary
OSHA's 29CFR 1904.1 requires all employers with more than 10 employees to keep a record of workplace injuries and illnesses.
Reporting Mechanical Power Press Injuries
In most cases, employers need only to record work-related injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 form without a need to contact OSHA. However, as stated in 29 CFR 1904.39, Reporting Fatalities and Multiple Hospitalization Incidents to OSHA.
Nail Gun Safety
The majority of workers involved with wood construction use one of the many air powered nailers available on the market. Since their introduction in the 1950’s, “nail guns” have improved the speed and productivity of anyone who drives nails for a li...
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