OSHA reporting News
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Respiratory Protection for Workers Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses the importance of respiratory protection for workers in various industries. “OSHA reports that an estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States,” said Paul ...
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CIHs Help Employers Comply with New OSHA Reporting Requirements
In the past, employers under the federal jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were required to report all workplace fatalities and when three or more workers were hospitalized in the same incident. This all changed on January 1st of this year when new OSHA reporting requirements went into effect. As of 2015, employers are now required to report all ...
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CRT Processor Fined with Safety Violations
Escrap News reports today, CRT processor fined. Kuusakoski Recycling, with locations in Plainfield and Peora, IL and their US Headquarters in Pennsylvania, has been fined by OSHA for safety violations. The processor known for its controversial approach to handling CRT glass has been fined more than $100,000 for an alleged series of worker safety violations cited at its Plainfield, IL. plant. ...
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UL EHS Sustainability Announces Free OSHA Reporting Tool
Franklin, TN UL EHS Sustainability, an industry leader in occupational health and safety software and training, today announced a free software tool that will help streamline OSHA reporting requirements. The free online tool, accessible at http://ulehssustainability.com/osha-injury-tool, is built on the PureOHS platform, UL’s proprietary software solution that streamlines the data ...
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Protecting New York and Tri-state Area Workers from Airborne Hazards
Several months ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released their preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The annual list is compiled each year from thousands of workplace inspections conducted by the agency. For numerous years in a row, one of top 10 cited violations once again involves respiratory ...
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Protecting Workers from Welding Fume Hazards in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico and across the rest of the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that there are over 500,000 workers in a wide variety of industries that perform welding, cutting and brazing activities. These workers face potentially hazardous conditions that pose a unique combination of both safety and health risks according to the agency. The welding ...
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Portable Workplace Detector for Trace Toxic Chemicals
ENMET's new mGC (mini Gas Chromatograph) chemical specific portable instrument is designed to detect threat chemicals below the OSHA permissible exposure limits in the industrial workplace for worker safety. This handheld monitor improves information collected from traditional multi-gas survey instruments by providing details about the chemical composition of the sample. It quickly takes a sample ...
By ENMET, LLC
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Safe + Sound Week and Resources to Protect the Health and Safety of Workers
Safe + Sound Week is observed across the United States from August 7th through the 13th. The annual occurrence is described by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a nationwide event meant to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing ...
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OSHA’s Most Frequently Cited Violations and Preventing Injuries, Fatalities and Costly Noncompliance Penalties
Protecting the health and safety of the U.S. workforce has improved over the years, but as recently as 2015, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that over 4,800 workers were killed on the job. This is a dramatic improvement from the estimated 14,000 workers killed on the job each year before the creation of OSHA back in 1971. In addition to these fatal injuries, ...
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OSHA warns that worker exposure standards are out-of-date
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a news release that stated, “While many chemicals are suspected of being harmful, OSHA's exposure standards are out-of-date and inadequately protective for the small number of chemicals that are regulated in the workplace.” In response, OSHA has created a toolkit to identify safer chemicals that can be ...
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OSHA Imposes Costly Asbestos Violations for Two Affiliated Construction Companies
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that two affiliated construction companies and one of its managers is facing almost $1.8 million in fines. According to OSHA, they violated numerous health standards related to worker exposure to asbestos. The fines are associated with work that was done at a former Illinois ...
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National Emphasis Program Launched to Protect Indoor and Outdoor Workers from Heat Hazards
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to protect workers from heat illnesses and injuries. This is the first time OSHA has conducted a NEP to protect workers from indoor and outdoor heat hazards. Through the program, OSHA is conducting heat-related workplace inspections before workers ...
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Industrial Solvent Use by New Jersey Manufacturer Results in OSHA Health Inspection
Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) initiated an inspection at a New Jersey manufacturing plant after a flash fire injured a worker. The employee was cleaning a degreasing tank when the fire occurred and the inspection revealed the use of 1-bromopropane (1-BP), also known as n-propyl bromide. 1-BP is a liquid solvent and OSHA reports the chemical’s ...
By VOETS, LLC
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VelocityEHS Reminds EHS Professionals of approaching OSHA recordkeeping and reporting deadlines
VelocityEHS, the leading cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, is reminding safety professionals that the annual OSHA Recordkeeping Standard deadline for posting a summary of serious injuries and illnesses in their facilities during 2016 is approaching fast. The summary must remain posted in a facility location clearly visible to employees and new ...
By VelocityEHS
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Occupational Eye Protection and Mitigating Infection Risks in Puerto Rico
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that each year, thousands of people are blinded from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection. OSHA standards require employers to ensure the safety of all employees in the work environment and this includes eye and face protection. It must be provided ...
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Protecting Workers in Industries that Utilize 1-Bromopropane and Other Solvents
In February, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a draft risk assessment for 1-bromopropane (1-BP), also known as n-propyl bromide. The draft assessment was conducted as part of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Work Plan assessment effort. According to the document, 1-BP showed acute risks to women of childbearing ...
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Protecting the Health and Safety of Workers Involved with Recycling Activities
Hundreds of millions of tons of waste are recycled each year and millions of workers across the globe are in occupations involved with recycling waste of various forms. In the United States alone, a Recycling Economic Information (REI) report supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that back in 2007, recycling and reuse activities already accounted for over 750,000 jobs. ...
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Study finds that OSHA inspections are effective
Critics of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA) health and safety inspections say that they, among other things, lower productivity and are ineffective in reducing the number of injury and workers' compensation claims in California. However, recent research showed that line of thought is far from the truth. In fact, a report printed in ''Science'' demonstrated that ...
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OSHA Releases Top 10 List of Citations and Ways to Protect Workers in Puerto Rico
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its list of the agency’s ten most frequently cited safety and health violations for the 2020 fiscal year. The list represents tens of thousands of workplace inspections conducted all across the United States. The list is a reminder of the importance of health and safety programs as OSHA reports that as recently as ...
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OSHA Releases Top 10 Citations List for 2020 and Ways to Prevent Injuries, Illnesses, Fatalities and Costly Noncompliance Penalties
Protecting the health and safety of the U.S. workforce has improved over the years, but the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that 5,333 workers still died on the job as recently as 2019. In addition to these tragic deaths, countless more were injured on the job or developed preventable occupational diseases. To protect workers, there are a number of OSHA standards ...
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