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Personal Protective Equipment Safe Use and General Selection Practices

1. Aprons and other items of reusable Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, stored inside a chemical mix room or work area is an unsafe work practice because both sides of the PPE are exposed to airborne chemicals, such as vapors or gases, and become contaminated. Both the side...

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Effective Employee Training for Loss Prevention and Compliance

Part 1: Providing the Right Information

I can't tell you how many times I had to write the following violation of the Hazard Communication standard when I was in OSHA standard enforcement.

Code Section(s) Violated: 1910.1200(h)(1) Employers shall provide employees...

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Ingenious Idea for Bloodborne Pathogens Issue

Do you have a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan or an Exposure Plan?

Exposure Plans state that mouth pipetting/suctioning of blood or other potentially infectious materials, OPIM, is prohibited. For businesses that don't pipette blood this sentence is proof of a violation of...

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