The respiratory protection standard includes a requirement for a medical clearance for required use of tight-fitting respirators and for some specific respirators even with voluntary use.
Leaving the worksite pain free for activities outside of work is critical for a healthy worker and a safer jobsite.
Episode 87
Six people died and 12 more were injured in a preventable incident at a poultry plant last January. In this episode, editor Sydny Shepard details OSHA's investigation and dives into workplace violence, COVID-19 vaccination mandates and more.
Manufacturers have begun combining the newest innovations and technologies to suit specific applications and industries.
Because construction was specifically excluded from following the general industry confined space standard, OSHA would have to cite concerns in the construction industry under several different areas.
TAV Holdings Inc. faces $112,212 in proposed penalties.
Although there were less people out and about during quarantine, traffic deaths spiked by 7.2 percent last year.
The delta variant is spreading at a rapid pace and causing COVID-19 cases to soar, leading the mask mandate to make a comeback.
The Illinois Department of Labor and OSHA highlight ways to address violence issues in the workplace.
The U.S. is seeing an increase in weekly COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant.
Episode 86
What's a PSIF and why is it so important to the safety of your facility? In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with Fastenal's Joseph Solheid to define this term and describe how safety professionals can use it to their advantage.
OSHA investigation finds that safety procedures could have prevented the tragedy.
OSHA finds these companies have a total of 59 safety and health violations.
Episode 85
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses a new partnership between NIOSH and ASA to protect temporary workers, new data on the latest decline in life expectancy and research that shows heat-related injuries might be significantly underreported.
Janiec Roofing Inc. does not comply with OSHA’s previous settlement agreement.
Life expectancy declined by an average of 1.5 years in 2020 for Americans.
Some cancer death rates, however, stay stagnant.
Thousands of heat injuries across the country went unaccounted for.
A federal inspection of D&D Manufacturing Inc. in El Paso, TX leads to a $412,750 fine.