Tag: hazards

OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations at NSC Congress & Expo

Jon Redmond /January 2, 2024

Through OSHA,  employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace environment for workers. As reported, despite annual progress in workplace safety, recurrent violations continue to occur. Analyzing these patterns…

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…

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…

OSHA Announces Changes to Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Jon Redmond /January 9, 2023

The United States Department of Labor announced updated criteria for its Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program. These updates are designed to strengthen enforcement and improve compliance…