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Ensure Employee Safety With Oregon OSHA Heat Guidance & Room Alert Environment Monitoring
Two years after the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 became part of national labor law, Oregon passed its own workplace safety and health law called the Oregon Safe Employment Act (OSEA). This state law authorizes Oregon OSHA to enforce statewide workplace safety and health rules. Oregon OSHA’s regulations are typically designed to align with the federal Occupational ...
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GHS Updates: Progress and Anticipated Changes
GHS Updates: Progress and Anticipated Changes Stay Informed on Proposed Changes and Global Harmonization Efforts Several years ago, OSHA announced proposed regulations that would update the US Hazcom regulations to align with GHS revision 7, along with several very unpopular changes that diverge greatly from the rest of the world’s GHS based SDS regulations. See Chemical Trade ...
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New Workplace Crystalline Silica Requirements Begin this Month
Silica is a part of the environment, commonly occurring in most soils. Chronic exposure to respirable crystalline silica particulates has long been known to cause restrictive lung disease and complications that can lead to cancer. Worker exposures to airborne crystalline silica are tightly restricted by California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA). Federal OSHA ...
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Health and Safety Regulations in the Netherlands
Due to EU regulations established in 1994, each country part of the union is required to incorporate laws that allows a national authority to oversee health and safety for its workers. It is mandatory for this authority or institution to consider the point of view of social partners in order to come to national legislation and practice. Each member state may implement EU-OSHA regulations as long ...
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