Tag: Hazard Communication

How to Prevent Heat Stress in the Workplace

Jon Redmond /July 26, 2021

Each year thousands of workers are injured or die from heat stress they experience in the workplace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns employers and workers of…

OSHA Announces Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Noise

Jon Redmond /July 7, 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Region V office in Chicago has announced a Regional Emphasis Program (REP), a targeted outreach and enforcement of OSHA’s occupational noise exposure standard…

Liability Claims Spike: Rush to Restart Suspended Business Operations

Jon Redmond /June 10, 2021

Insurance Liability Claims Spike as Accident Risks Rise in Rush to Restarting Suspended Business Industry Operations A post-pandemic trend has emerged within the insurance industry as businesses rush to reopen…

Illinois Passes Legislation to Eliminate Lead in Water Crisis

Jon Redmond /June 9, 2021

When Governor J.B. Pritzker signs the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act into law, the State of Illinois will be taking a large step towards recognizing, sourcing and eliminating…

CDC Issues K-12 School Reopening Guidance

Jon Redmond /March 10, 2021

Under the “best-available evidence at the time of release (February 12, 2021)”, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an operational strategy that provides recommendations for in-person instruction…