OSHA Issues Flu Directive for Healthcare Workers

HeidiTFM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:20:37 +0000

In response to complaints, OSHA inspectors will ensure that healthcare employers implement a hierarchy of controls and encourage vaccination and other work practices recommended by the CDC.

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Friday Funny: Were The 1950s Really This Silly?

HeidiTFM — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:47 +0000

Enjoy this humorous retro look at dangers in the common workplace, courtesy of the Safetycare channel on YouTube.

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ASSE Urges Hazardous Materials Communication Rule Completion

HeidiTFM — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:45:05 +0000

The Hazard Communication proposed rule seeks to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated and communicated to employers and employees. Modifying OSHA’s existing HCS could harmonize chemical hazard communications worldwide, help U.S. employers compete in the international marketplace, and increase work safety.

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DOL Unveils “Open Government” Efforts

HeidiTFM — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:05:55 +0000

The work is part of the Obama Administration’s continued commitment to improved accountability, transparency, and service to the American public.

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OSHA Directive Addresses Flu Prevention for Healthcare Workers

HeidiTFM — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:23:54 +0000

OSHA issued a compliance directive on 11/20/09 to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures for healthcare workers to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus.

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Employers, Doctors Intentionally Under Reporting Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

HeidiTFM — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:58 +0000

New report from the GAO confirms that Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA statistics do not reflect the real risk employees face from workplace hazards.

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OSHA Reports on Top 10 Safety Violations for 2009

HeidiTFM — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:16 +0000

The number of top 10 violations has increased almost 30% over the same time period in 2008.

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OSHA Begins National Emphasis Program on Recordkeeping

HeidiTFM — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:50 +0000

OSHA is initiating a national emphasis program on recordkeeping to assess the accuracy of injury and illness data recorded by employers.

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OSHA Construction Safety Course Mandatory in Seven States

HeidiTFM — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:21:59 +0000

The states with an OSHA law already in effect are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and most recently, Missouri. The state of Nevada OSHA training law becomes effective January 1, 2010.

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OSHA Issues Updated PPE Rule, Effective 10/9/09

HeidiTFM — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:17:06 +0000

OSHA is updating the references in its regulations to reflect more recent editions of the applicable national consensus standards that incorporate advances in technology.

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New OSHA Program Targets Workplaces With Hazardous Chemicals

HeidiTFM — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:24:46 +0000

The program establishes policies and procedures for inspecting workplaces that are covered by OSHA’s process safety management (PSM) standard.

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Aerial Platform Giveaway Contest

HeidiTFM — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:05:50 +0000

The Summer of Safety LiftPod Giveaway, which began on July 1 and will run through August 31, 2009, is open to those who require elevation platforms or ladders to do their jobs.

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OSHA to Push Program on Recordkeeping

HeidiTFM — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:23:18 +0000

This program will institute a policy that prompts recordkeeping inspections at employers’ establishments with low incidence rates in historically high rate industries. It will also incorporate inspections of a sample of construction firms.

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Nurses File Complaint: Shortage of Swine Flu Masks

HeidiTFM — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:02:57 +0000

The nurses requested assistance from the Cal/OSHA just after the World Health Organization re-classified H1N1 as an “unstoppable” Level 6 pandemic.

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Stimulus Dollars Should Protect Workers

HeidiTFM — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:25 +0000

AIHA urged both President Obama and Labor Secretary Solis to ensure that the new jobs created by the stimulus package had adequate workplace protections.

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Tyson Foods Sentenced to Pay Fine for OSHA Violation That Led to Worker Death

HeidiTFM — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:48:35 +0000

Earlier this month, Tyson Foods Inc. was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Arkansas to pay the maximum fine for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a worker’s death in its River Valley Animal Foods (RVAF) plant in Texarkana, AR.

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OSHA Seeking Applicants for $7 million in Safety & Health Training Grants

HeidiTFM — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:43 +0000

OSHA is soliciting applications for nearly $7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants available to nonprofit, community, and faith-based organizations. Applications are due July 24, 2009.

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U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA Strengthens Integrity of Outreach Training Program

HeidiTFM — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:14:04 +0000

In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trainers, OSHA is strengthening the integrity of its 36-year-old Outreach Training Program by improving how trainers become authorized to teach and ensuring these trainers are in compliance with OSHA program guidelines.

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Stronger Criminal Enforcement for Workplace Fatalities and Injuries

HeidiTFM — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:57:29 +0000

Change to Win Health and Safety Coordinator Eric Frumin called for stronger criminal sanctions for ignoring safety hazards that lead to a worker’s death or serious injury.

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OSHA Announces Rulemaking on Combustible Dust Hazards

HeidiTFM — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:13:50 +0000

Since 1980, more than 130 workers have been killed and more than 780 injured in combustible dust explosions.

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This Week In Safety: NAOSH Week And OSHP Day (5/6/09)

HeidiTFM — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:41:46 +0000

Thousands of occupational safety, health, and environmental members of ASSE are joining with the OSHA Alliance Program partners, businesses, and organizations to promote workplace safety during NAOSH Week (this week) and Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day, May 6.

by HeidiTFM

Employers Unnerved by Ruling Upholding the Legality of Guns in Workplace Parking Lots

HeidiTFM — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:06:07 +0000

A new ruling by a federal appeals court means managers in a growing number of states must accept what, for many, is a troubling reality—their employees have the legal right to keep guns in their cars at work, even with layoffs on the rise and economic tensions running high.

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OSHA Cites Wisconsin Excavator After Witnessing Safety Violations During Trenching Job

HeidiTFM — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:41:02 +0000

OSHA has cited A-1 Excavating Inc. of Bloomer, WI, for alleged willful violations of federal workplace safety standards, proposing nearly $700,000 in penalties for numerous life-threatening violations at a trenching operation in Weston, WI.

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Web Exclusive: Maintaining Hazcom Compliance

HeidiTFM — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:49:09 +0000

Many facility managers are turning to solutions with a low environmental impact to achieve HazCom Standard compliance including the electronic management of MSDSs.

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OSHA To Hold Informal Public Hearing On Crane And Derrick Standards In Construction

HeidiTFM — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:54:05 +0000

Participants who intend to present testimony must notify OSHA in writing by February 13, 2009.

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