The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Royal Oak Enterprises for exposing employees to multiple safety and health hazards at the two of the company’s facilities in Missouri.

Nonni’s Foods LLC has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing employees to falls and other hazards. The company is facing $221,257 in penalties.

OSHA has cited Pearson Farms LLC for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at the farm's post-harvest operations facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The farm is facing $128,004 in penalties.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Cleveland Brothers Inc. for exposing workers to hexavalent chromium fumes and other safety hazards at the company's shop in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC. for 12 serious and six other-than-serious violations, following an employee fatality on July 19, 2019.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aluminum Shapes LLC. for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee injury which led to hospitalization, in August 2019.

OSHA has cited a vinyl floor manufacturer based in Fostoria, Ohio, for exposing employees to machine hazards, and failing to develop hazardous energy control procedures to prevent employees from coming into contact with moving machine parts.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a commercial electrical and plumbing contractor based in Batesville, Mississippi, for exposing employees to excavation hazards. The contractor is facing $37,318 in penalties.

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OSHA’s new webpage for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) provides information and resources for preventing exposure to the virus. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of 2019-nCoV a “public health emergency of international concern.”

OSHA does not have a specific standard that prohibits the use of headphones to listen to music on a construction site. However, it is the responsibility of the employer to conduct a thorough hazard assessment and determine an appropriate policy regarding the use of headphones on the work site.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued an updated National Emphasis Program (NEP) to focus agency inspections on amputation hazards in manufacturing industries. This directive updates the NEP on amputations issued in 2015.

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Coronavirus is a type of virus that causes respiratory illness — an infection of the airways and lungs. COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus. It’s part of the same family of coronaviruses that includes the common cold.

A 100 years have passed since the first approved respirator. From emergency responders who are the first to enter a hazardous materials incident scene, to healthcare workers treating and caring for coronavirus patients, respirators remain a critical piece of personal protective equipment.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report has revealed a 2% rise in total worker deaths – 5,250 in 2018 compared to 5,147 in 2017. This is in fact the highest total worker fatality number reported since 2008.

A 2019 report published by the National Employment Law Project cited that over 700 incidents of workplace violence were reported at McDonald’s restaurants over a period of three years. The incidents range from disruptive customers, to customers threatening workers with weapons.

The “flu season” is here and you want to be prepared! According to NIOSH, the annual direct costs of influenza (flu) in the United States, are an estimated $4.6 billion. The flu causes U.S. employees to miss approximately 17 million workdays, at an estimated $7 billion a year.

On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. A study conducted at New York University (NYU) has revealed that workers in construction and extraction industries are more likely than workers in other industries to misuse prescription opioids and use cocaine.

The National Safety Council (NSC) has received a sponsorship of $125,000 from Amazon to support women in pursuing careers in the safety industry, and advancing those that are already in the field.

The fact that loud noise has deleterious effects on auditory function is well documented and widely recognized. But, DID YOU KNOW that exposure to certain chemicals – which are quite common in industrial environments– may cause hearing loss or balance problems, regardless of noise exposure.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a commercial electrical and plumbing contractor based in Batesville, Mississippi, for exposing employees to excavation hazards. The contractor is facing $37,318 in penalties.

For organizations, when it comes to safety and health training, a major challenge is that such training programs can fail to motivate and engage employees and may lack relevance to real-life scenarios. Immersive virtual reality systems can help address these issues.

When people do not have “psychological safety” they frequently hold back, even when they believe what they have to say could be important for the organization, the customer, or themselves. Research shows that such moments of silence are painfully common as well as “invisible.”

According to a 2016 survey, one in three poultry processing workers get no bathroom breaks in an average week. Workers without bathroom access commonly avoid drinking water during the workday, wear diapers to work, or wet themselves.

For the ninth consecutive year, fall protection remains the most frequently cited standard on OSHA’s list of top 10 violations, as announced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo.

Today, women represent around 50% of the US workforce. But, DID YOU KNOW that women make up far less than half of the workforce in the safety industry – only 19% of the whole. The gender gap in the safety profession appears to be quite wide as compared to the general workforce.

Organizations routinely train and educate their employees on hazard recognition, risk perception, and risk analysis techniques. But, do we educate our employees of the role “SEEING” plays in safety performance? Do we train them to “SEE” the whole “PICTURE”?

Complaints received by OSHA are prioritized for inspection based on their severity. Normally OSHA conducts inspections without advance notice. However, employers have the right to require compliance officers to obtain an inspection warrant before they are allowed to enter the work site.

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In order to comply with OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulations, HAZWOPER certification is required for three general categories of work operations as identified by the three sections of this regulation: (e), (p), and (q).

A hazmat suit is an overall garment worn to protect people from hazardous materials or substances, including chemicals, biological agents, or radioactive materials. There are four levels of HAZMAT protection as designated by the EPA, ranging from level A (most protective) to level D (least protective).

CBRNE is an acronym for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive materials. In order to safely and effectively respond to incidents involving CBRNE agents, first responders must be trained to recognize and mitigate the hazards associated with such events. On the same lines’ training and awareness for the general public to respond to a CBRNE event is vital.

OSHA recently updated its guidelines for safety and health programs (first released some 30 years ago) to reflect changes in the economy, workplaces, and evolving safety and health issues. The new recommended practices comprise of 7 core interrelated elements which may be best viewed as part of an integrated system.

Complaints received by OSHA are prioritized for inspection based on their severity. Normally OSHA conducts inspections without advance notice. However, employers have the right to require compliance officers to obtain an inspection warrant before they are allowed to enter the work site.

With so many different types of HAZWOPER training options, employers and employees may have a hard time determining an appropriate level of required initial training or a refresher course. Therefore, before you receive HAZWOPER training, you must know the basics in order to decide which level of training is appropriate for you.