OSHA will be at VPPPA’s Safety+ Symposium in full force leading workshops on topic like industrial hygiene, anti-retaliation programs, and construction & general industry challenges.
Training is easy access and offered in both English and Spanish.
Episode 90
In this episode, editor Sydny Shepard takes a look at the most frequent causes for electrical injuries and fatalities on construction sites. Listen in to find out if these hazards are present on your site and how to mitigate them.
The built environment (structures) as produced by the construction industry greatly affects the economy, society and the environment, it influences, to some degree, defining the quality of our daily work-lives.
VPPPA offers safety professionals three ways to engage with their annual symposium.
After an investigation, it was found that there was unsafe respirator use while testing hundreds of people daily.
Their goal is to make it more detailed and provide even better safety tips for businesses.
As summer crawls on—amidst an influx in new construction projects that rival pre-pandemic levels—those in the construction industry are dealing with hazards that get more intense with each rising degree.
Topflight Grain Cooperative faces fines and citations for safety violations.
United Signs & Signals puts employee in harm’s way when failing to ensure electricity was secured.
The variant is spreading like a wildfire, fueling outbreaks across the U.S., mainly targeting those who are not vaccinated.
PREVIEW: September Issue
Many safety professionals are starting to realize that if they upgrade their programs to the new generation of products, wearer acceptance can increase dramatically.
On December 29, 1970, then-President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Four months later, on April 28, 1971, it went into effect, slowly becoming the gold standard for workplace safety today. 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the act going into effect and it is still the primary thing that we turn to when safety is a concern.