Tag: Haz Comm

OSHA’s Inspection Initiative Puts Spotlight on the Engineered Stone Fabrication and Installation Industries for Silica Exposures

Jon Redmond /December 13, 2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established the Respirable Crystalline Silica Focused Inspection Initiative in the Engineered Stone Fabrication and Installation Industries in an effort to address the hazards…

National Protect Your Hearing Month Raises Awareness to Better Protect Individuals from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Jon Redmond /October 23, 2023

In an effort to raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tabbed October as “National Protect Your Hearing Month“. The campaign focuses…

Risk Assessment

Jon Redmond /May 2, 2023

Understanding exposure to hazards that pose a potential health risk to workers is important for employers to appropriately eliminate, control, and reduce risk to keep workers safe. With help from…

Understanding How Units Can Be Miscommunicated in the Media

Jon Redmond /February 6, 2023

Most people are familiar with every day units and likely do unit conversions without even thinking about it, such as feet to inches, or cups to ounces. More complex conversions…

New Skin Notation Profile Focuses on Flavoring Compounds

Jon Redmond /January 11, 2023

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a new skin notation profile for the flavoring compound diacetyl and its substitute, 2,3-pentanedione and other various chemicals. In the  profile…