Always be sure that you have chosen the correct mask for the application and that you follow all of the manufacturer's recommendations and all OSHA requirements.
Whatever training you attend and complete should be viewed as the launching point to get you started on learning everything you can about fall protection.
The agency is sending the revised Job Safety and Health poster to all employers in Washington because the agency has adopted the injury reporting change instituted by federal OSHA.
The change from 10 to 6 feet would be effective Jan. 1, 2017. Also, slide guards could no longer be used as a primary fall protection system as of Oct. 1, 2017.
The Federal Railroad Administration will push for stronger track inspector training. "Our country relies on the safe transportation of large quantities of energy products across the nation, and it is our responsibility to require operators to implement strict safety standards," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx
The association has submitted a letter of support for legislation H.R. 3384.
MSHA issued the rule because it determined miners are exposed to pinning, crushing, and struck-by hazards when working near mobile machines in underground coal mines.
Avoid the dangerous trap in emergency equipment maintenance.
Given that they are seldom needed, many facilities give minimum attention to OSHA’s compliance standards.
The WMATA corrective action plan was required by an FTA Safety Directive.
A new drug facts table would provide dosing instructions, warnings, and other safety information in a quick-reference, easy-to-read format.
Catholic Relief Services will implement a project to develop skills for youths in those countries.
The two rules are “the first step in putting greater emphasis on the prevention of foodborne illness, holding imported food to the same food safety standard as domestically produced food, and developing a nationally integrated food safety system in partnership with state and local authorities,” according to the agency.
OSHA cited two contractors for a total of four violations.
Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., would have lost the chairmanship of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee at the end of 2016 because of Republicans' committee chairmanship term limits.
The agency has been concerned about struck-by incidents in mines for several years.
Wireless gas monitoring is flexible and provides more control—at a time when regulators are about to make sure you have such control.
Employers can ensure their sites comply with OSHA's 1910.133 eye and face protection standard by following the fundamental hierarchy of controls.
Kelli Heflin of Southwest Generation told stories of withdrawing from VPP and how her company got back on track.
Mark Costello was involved in an argument with his son at an Oklahoma City restaurant Sunday evening, the Oklahoman reports.