Of course, workers cannot be properly protected from exposure hazards if they are not regularly using the monitors intended to detect the hazard.
There is no surgery, no rehabilitation, no medication that returns a noise-induced hearing loss back to normal.
If source sound levels increase for any reason, it is very simple to add a second layer of flexible sound curtain to an existing one or even to augment an existing rigid wall.
NSC describes the Safety Trail in the central aisle of the expo as "a visual journey through corridors of safety milestones from the last century."
Preventing slip, trip, and fall accidents is a risk management proposition.
Before rolling out any management system, communicate your plans with all stakeholders, detailing the benefits and how it will affect their work tasks.
Inarguably, form must follow function. That doesn't mean, however, that form has to trail by a large distance.
The design of a safe electrical work environment starts with an arc flash assessment.
It's go time! The 2014 health insurance exchange deadline is officially looming for all states.
Do they work, or do they just discourage employees from reporting injuries?
Considerable testing of chemicals that are handled in the workplace may be required. This could include flash point, reactivity, or corrosivity.
It is safe to assume that we never know enough, or at least don't know all that we need to know. Recent changes to hexavalent chromium and beryllium protection requirements should teach us this lesson.
When the contaminant is a burn-inducing chemical, some argue the drenching time should be extended to a minimum of 20 and even 30 minutes of tepid water.
These plans are instrumental to ensuring compliance and keeping workers safe.
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One example: Employees will be required to be retrained at intervals not to exceed three years.
Glove manufacturers are addressing the need for gloves affording higher dexterity.