06/05/2020
Prior to understanding that bacteria and viruses from contaminated material and hands transmitted disease doctors seldom washed their hands. As a result each patient treated was exposed to every disease the doctor had seen earlier in the day. OSHA and Safety and Health...
05/07/2020
Depending on who you ask, or which website you read, (I agree with the CDC) skin is the largest organ on the body. Skin comprises 10% of body mass, usually weighing in at about 8 pounds, and has an area the size of the average house doorway. Skin is the body’s first line of...
04/27/2020
How does noise work? You don’t have to take a physics class to know the phrase ‘sound waves’. This is a correct term to use when talking about noise.
You know when that car drives up beside you with the radio blaring and you can feel your car vibrate? ...
04/22/2020
OSHA standards have very limited coverage of biohazards. Even 1910.1030, the Bloodborne Pathogen standard only related to exposure to human blood, totally ignoring the variety of diseases, such as coronaviruses, that can be transmitted from animal blood or saliva to humans via inhalation...
02/23/2020
The source of infectious disease is people. Only a business with no employees can afford to fail to plan for the effect of illnesses on meeting production deadlines and quality products. (For more information on viral respiratory infections click on this
08/01/2019
The following tips are from 16 years in OSHA standard enforcement/consultation:
06/20/2019
OSHA is at the door, where did we put the sampling results from last year?
It is not unusual for an employer to be aware of the employee exposure sampling requirements of standards such as 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure, or 1910.1026 Hexavalent Chromium. However,...
06/12/2019
The OSHA electronic recordkeeping roller coaster continues! A couple of years ago, OSHA had indicated that they were going to require employers to submit electronic versions of their 300, 300A and 301 forms into their Injury Tracking Application (ITA). Last year, they reversed...
03/25/2019
I am still getting questions about OSHA’s Information Tracking Application, ITA, Electronic Reporting Requirements.
Specifically:
08/23/2018
In this article we'll present a simplified summary of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Compliance. We'll outline what is covered, what is not covered, what is and is not required of you, the employer.
Standard, 1910.132, addresses protective equipment, including personal protective...
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