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OSHA’s newest top 10 list of violations includes familiar hazards. Today and tomorrow, we look at a number of these entries and suggest ways to avoid OSHA violations and penalties. As you probably already know, the top 10 violations for 2012 are: Fall protection—general requirements Hazard communication Scaffolding Respiratory protection Ladders Machine guarding Powered industrial […]
Of course, certain RCRA storage or “accumulation” rules must be met in order to avoid the need for a hazardous waste storage permit. Satellite accumulation is intended by EPA for industries that generate small amounts of hazardous waste in numerous locations at a facility. It allows generators to accumulate small amounts of hazardous waste until […]
To manage hand safety effectively, you have to anticipate the hazards and check to make sure that you have effective plans in place to prevent injuries. This is just a basic hand safety management checklist. Feel free to add to it. Customize it. Make it your own. And make your workplace a safer place for […]
Hands are one of the twos—two hands, two feet, two arms, two legs, two eyes, and two ears. Any one of these (or both) can be injured on the job. But hands are particularly vulnerable, and not always easy to protect. Because the hands and fingers play a role in virtually every task, they are […]
In recent years, EPA has learned a great deal about the extent to which products manufactured to contain PCBs (e.g., paint and caulk) were used in many buildings, including schools, before the manufacture of PCBs was banned by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). As more buildings were discovered to have PCB contamination, it was […]
