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First, what is LID? It is a stormwater management approach that, unlike conventional stormwater management which focuses on piping stormwater away from a site to large centralized stormwater treatment areas, concentrates on controlling stormwater by using small, decentralized methods to treat stormwater close to the source. LID practices are innovative practices that manage stormwater close […]
PPE is an employee’s personal barrier against many workplace hazards. That’s why OSHA makes a point of strictly enforcing PPE rules. And so should you. OSHA requires you to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and training to employees who are or may be exposed to physical or health hazards in the workplace when engineering and […]
Every June, the National Safety Council (NSC) celebrates National Safety Month (NSM) “to educate and influence behaviors around leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.” For the rest of this month, the Friday Safety Daily Advisor will participate in NSM by giving you training information and resources on each weekly theme. NSM’s overall theme this […]
Yesterday, we began a discussion about overcoming language barriers to workplace safety and protecting non-English-speaking workers. Today, we conclude with more information and more suggestions. Rixio Medina is president of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and serves on OSHA’s National Advisory Committee on Safety and Health. He is concerned that following a period of […]
Are you doing all you can to prevent language-related accidents? Learn more about breaking down hazardous language barriers in your workplace. In June 2011, an employee of an Arkansas poultry plant accidentally released toxic chlorine gas into the facility. As a result, 600 workers were evacuated and more than 150 were hospitalized. The worker had […]
