OSHA injury News
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I2P2, hazardous chemicals, high-risk construction among top OSHA prioritied for 2011
OSHA Secretary of Labour Dr. David Michaels gave a sneak peak of some of OSHA’s top priorities for 2011 in a recent online chat facilitated by the Department of Labour (DOL). Here’s a list of some of the highlights from the 2011 Agenda that Michaels touched on in his talk: Injury and Illness Prevention Program In the works for some time, OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention ...
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Top 10 OSHA 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 2016, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that over 5,190 workers still died 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, but a 7% increase from the 4,836 fatal ...
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Room Alert Supports OSHA’s New 2024 Compliance Standards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration isn’t wasting any time, starting off the new year with much anticipated stricter compliance standards regarding worker safety. As of January 2nd, 2024, certain employers in high-hazard industries must submit more injury and illness information to OSHA. OSHA’s new reporting requirement applies to a wide ...
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Occupational Hazards due to Exposures to Welding Fumes and Gases
More than 500,000 workers in a wide variety of industries are exposed to a unique combination of both safety and health risks according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These workers are involved with the potentially hazardous activities of welding, cutting and brazing. OSHA reports the risk from fatal injuries alone is more than four deaths per thousand workers over ...
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Ocular Injury and Infection Risks in the Workplace and the Importance of Eye Protection
Thousands of employees are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Many other workers incur injuries and infections resulting from eye contact with objects, particles, droplets, chemicals, and even due to thermal burns. OSHA ...
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How OSHA Inspections Work: What Employers Can Expect and How to Prepare
Occupational Safety and Health Administration is committed to fair, strong, and effective enforcement of safety regulations in the workforce. The federal agency has been actively working for more than two decades in over 50 US regions. The aim is to educate employees and guide them about staying safe in the workplace. The agency trains employers to implement righteous policies that can help in ...
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