The last time we blogged, we discussed the requirements of OSHA’s respiratory protection standard 29 CFR 1910.134, when companies exceed OSHA’s permissible exposure limits and when engineering controls are not feasible. We covered written plans, medi...

So what’s OSHA’s stance on respiratory protection in the workplace? Does everyone need to have a program? Does everyone need to wear respiratory protection? The short answer is “no”.

Recently, one of my customers from a social service organization asked if I could present a workshop on bed bugs to their risk management team. While not an entomologist by education, I accepted the request and proceeded to review the plethora of in...

The title of this post is lifted from the OSHA website's home page urging drivers to turn off their cell phones earlier this month in recognition of the Second National Distracted Driving Summit that was being held in Washington, DC. The OSHA site p...

Today, we write with heavy hearts as we remember our former colleague and the founding writer of this blog, Paul Caret. Paul died earlier this week at the young age of 53. He suffered yet exhibited tremendous grace in his three-year battle with Amyot...

The national annual report on workplace deaths came out this week and it was reported as good news: 4,340 workers died on the job in the U.S. in 2009.

I recall a visit to one of my business accounts where two office employees were corresponding by e-mail with their cubicles merely eight feet from each other. I thought, boy, we sure have changed, and perhaps not for the better, since the days when ...

Many will say that safety is common sense or that “We’ve been lucky,” or that someone was hurt because “It was an accident.” But these are just platitudes and excuses.

So, in a recent post we talked about the dangers of fatigue. If your answer to that problem is a cup of coffee, you may want to think again. But if you’re tired or you need a kick start to your morning, will a shot of caffeine really help?

The special health section in Monday's Boston Globe featured a cover story about an issue important to every parent and, hopefully, every employer: workplace safety for young workers, particularly teenagers.