We often think of a hospital as one of the safest places to be–but what about for hospital employees? Healthcare professionals face an increased risk of injury and illness every day while at work. Fortunately, OSHA (the Occupational Health and Safety Administration) recognized this...

OSHA has revised its Hazardous Communication Standard (HCS) to help protect workers and to ensure that American businesses can remain competitive in the global marketplace.Why did the Hazard Communication Standard change?Previous to the change, OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard...

OSHA set a December 1, 2013 deadline for employers to train employees on the new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) system requirements, but if you haven’t already, that doesn’t mean it’s too late. Here’s what you need to know about the changes, and a guide to training your employees...

Frequent discussions regarding the applicability of the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair & Painting (RRP) Rule, of April, 2010, are centered around defining a “Child Occupied Facility”. Such a designation triggers compliance requirements for building owners, managers and...

OSHA began to regulate asbestos in the workplace in the 1970’s, adopting the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to regulate workplace exposure.  The PEL has been reduced over the years as the health effects of asbestos-related work have become more widely known.  Employers must take...

The OSHA Act contains a part referred to as the “General Duty Clause”The ClauseIn order to include the consideration of air sampling and airborne exposure levels in normal work place inspections without the use of a specific standard, OSHA has turned to the provisions of Section 5 of...

May 31, 2010 was the compliance deadline for having engineering controls in place to keep hexavalent chromium exposures below the established 8-hour permissible exposure limit.  OSHA inspections started emphasizing compliance with the hexavalent chromium standard.29CFR1910.1026...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established substance specific standards for 32 substances (mostly carcinogens) that they have identified as unique and in need of specific guidance.Some of the more familiar substances on the list...

The health of your workforce is a vital constant in today’s working environment.  Increasing costs and a constant barrage of changing information can make maintaining a safe and healthy workplace difficult.Hazard assessments of the operations and tasks your workers perform are a...