Preventing the transmission of aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs) to healthcare personnel. Hospitals and other healthcare environments contain hazards such as bacteria, viruses, and chemicals that may be inhaled by personnel…
As of April 20, 2022 there have been more than 600 detections of avian bird flu in wild birds across 31 states, and 203 detections in commercial and backyard flocks…
Starting May 17, 2022, a new OSHA Regional Emphasis Program begins to identify and reduce hazards in the cut stone and stone products industry in the Denver, CO area. This…
On April 5, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application…
OSHA acknowledges they can only inspect a small portion of the nation’s workplaces each year, and it would take many decades to inspect each covered workplace in the nation even…
Over the last several years many members of Congress, and three petitions from Public Citizen and supported organizations (in 2011, 2018, and 2021), urged OSHA to initiate rulemaking for a…
They willl conduct noise monitoring, which includes sound level meter reading and full shift noise dosimetry. Effective February 15, 2022, OSHA is launching a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) on Noise…
On Jan 4, 2022 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) realeased a new letter of interpreataion (LOI) around Part 1904 that says injuries and illnesses that occur during an…
Over the weekend we learned that the 6th Circuit appeals court decided to allow OSHA to enforce its vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. The President came…
The health and wellness of your employees should be a priority for your workplace safety program, especially in high-injury sectors, because the cost of workplace injury claims and other liability…
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