The updated regulation creates a unified and up-to-date set of requirements to help employers more effectively establish safe work practices to protect their workers.
Many workplaces implement guidelines above and beyond OSHA's for the types of eye protection to be used based on the specific hazards that are present.
Exposures to hazards present in the oil and gas well drilling, servicing, and storage industry are addressed in specific standards for general industry.
It covers respirator use, public health guidance on respirator use during exposure to infectious diseases, and hazard assessment, with an appendix being an editable document a hospital can customize to meet its specific needs.
The roofing contractor has a history of similar violations and faces $72,800 in fines, according to the agency.
NIOSH has asked reviewers to consider whether the skin notation profiles clearly outline the systemic health hazards, direct health hazards, and allergic response health hazards associated with exposures of the skin to each chemical.
An OSHA inspection resulted in proposed penalties of $57,900.
It examines why Latino immigrants under age 25 are at increased risk for injury and death when working for small firms in the construction industry.
Representatives of Turner Construction, OSHA, and Deputy Labor Secretary Christopher Lu will speak at the site May 6 about the importance of preventing falls.
How the flexible polyurethane foam manufacturing industry manages the handling of toluene diisocyanate.
The Center for Hearing and Communication began it in 1996 to call attention to the dangers of long-term exposure to noise.
OSHA has released its findings from the October 2014 incident in which two workers died.
With 139,820 lost-time cases resulting from hand injuries in 2013 alone, according to BLS, this is one of the higher incidence rates among all injury types.
At a local store, you have the ability to shop as you would at any other store, get fitted for your correct shoe size, try them on, and make a purchase.
Viewing your welds through a clearer, better-quality lens allows your eyes to work longer with less fatigue and also less overall strain on your body.
The best method of obtaining safety footwear for your employees could be a combination of several elements.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend about a year living and working aboard the space station to help scientists learn more about how the human body adapts to long periods in zero gravity.
This is an important issue for the fire service, NFPA’s Susan McKelvey noted March 20.
The revision would reflect current national consensus standards and make sure employers use up-to-date eye and face protection.
The construction industry had the highest incidence rate during most of the time periods examined in the study.