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Read about an expert who recommends offering nap breaks to keep workers safer and boost productivity. The days of the 8-hour night’s sleep are gone for millions of working Americans. But getting 6 hours or less of shut-eye just isn’t enough for most people to function well and safely on the job. Sara C. Mednick, […]
The North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) announced an increase in starting salaries for workplace safety inspectors on June 2. The new starting salary for fully qualified compliance safety officers was raised to $61,000 annually, an increase of more than 5% for the state’s frontline safety professionals. Compliance safety officers in the NCDOL’s Occupational Safety […]
Take a quick tour of OSHA’s respiratory protection requirements now, and follow up later with a close look at the standard. OSHA’s general industry respiratory protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134) applies to virtually any situation that requires respirator use in any industry except agriculture. The standard requires: A written respiratory protection plan with worksite-specific procedures […]
According to research by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries’ SHARP Program, a chemical commonly used in commercial car and truck washes can be dangerous to the health of people who work with it. What is this chemical, and are your workers ar risk?
The EPA recently held a public hearing to receive comments on the Agency’s proposed denial (January 19, 2017, FR) of a petition to add nine states to the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) ozone transport region (OTR). At the hearing, Senior Policy Advisor Ted Steichen of the American Petroleum Institute (API) said that expansion of the […]
After a flood or other serious water damage, concerns about mold might not be top on your list. Or, you may have a mold problem that is not immediately apparent. But with increasing evidence that some molds can have serious health effects, it is important to prevent mold growth and to remediate/clean up any existing […]
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) recently cited Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. for repeated violations of trench cave-in rules, the agency announced May 28. The state safety and health agency is seeking $80,804 in penalties. Oregon OSHA cited the employer following an inspection that found two employees working in a […]
Record Settlement Will Pump Billions into Cleanup Activities January 20, 2015, marked the last day for any appeals in the historic settlement with a Woodlands, Texas, energy company to address deadly uranium and other wastes. However, because no appeals were submitted, the $5.5 billion in payments are now secure. In the announcement, the EPA noted […]
In a brief notice in the Federal Register (FR), the EPA announced the start-up of a new program to build cooperative relationships with industry, including the major regulated sectors.
In a case against a company the Orange County district attorney said was responsible for the deaths of two employees, the Supreme Court of California found that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) does not preempt workplace safety standards established by the state’s own occupational safety and health agency (Cal/OSHA).