OSHA now has extended its temporary enforcement measures through Dec. 15.
The National Restaurant Association's ServSafe 6th Edition is available to help managers meet the 2011 supplement to the 2009 Food Code.
Remember that everyone everywhere longs for something. Desire is the most elemental part of each person.
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.
General industry fall protection can be a real challenge.
OSHA's jurisdiction in these emergencies is not crystal clear, at least not yet.
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.
Titled "Standard Guide For Commercial Entrance Matting In Reducing Slips, Trips And Falls," it addresses mats and runners in commercial facilities.
They agree to cooperate to address construction fall prevention and injury and illness prevention programs.
BatteriesPlus has expanded its recall of battery packs used with cordless tools by 65,300, and DeVilbiss Air Power Co. has recalled 460,000 air compressors.
The site averages more than 11 million hits per month, and the agency says its most popular pages include the Mine Data Retrieval System, Online Filing, News Releases, and single source pages.
Debris from a blast on Aug. 21 damaged some nearby buildings. The transit agency has announced it will hire an independent safety consultant to review all blasting and safety procedures.
It consists of employees from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Office of Homeland Security, and the Driver Services Division. Federal agencies are supporting investigations with possible federal violations.
About 70 employees work at Rich Products Corporation's facility in Waycross, Ga., which opened Aug. 19, 2002, and has completed a decade with no lost-time injuries.
Preventing electrical fires is the focus on the Electrical Safety Foundation International's preparations for the upcoming week.