According to CDC data over the last 7 years, Pennsylvania’s drug overdose mortality rate has doubled, from 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 to 42.4 in 2020. The most…
To ensure compliance with the new state laws, employers should review their existing drug testing policies as they relate to the use, possession, and testing of marijuana. There have been…
Employers can proactively use telemedicine to save unnecessary health care costs and keep OSHA recordable events low. An OSHA reportable occurrence is any injury that results in days off work,…
A study in 2005 found that one-third of the nation’s workers are required to exert strenuous force in their daily jobs. With many employers looking for workers, they often take…
According to studies from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, more than 90% of employers do some type of criminal background check on applicants, and they can reject you…
Utilized heavily in sheet metal construction, especially in the interest in airplanes, hexavalent chromium can be toxic and requires employers to have a respiratory program and testing requirements. OSHA has…
We have all seen fake urine sold at gas stations or heard about people trying to cheat a drug test. However, it is hard to measure how many people try…
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a Middletown foundry that makes steel and aluminum parts for the aircraft and aerospace, military…
The FDA and CDC has approved the new COVID boosters that are Bi-valent (aimed at combating multiple strains of the virus). The US is replacing most of its COVID-19 booster…
There are many laws and regulations in place to protect operators, other employees, and surrounding communities from the potential hazards of working with toxic chemicals like anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia…
