Tag: hazards

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…

CDC Interim Mask Guidance Update

Jon Redmond /May 20, 2021

On May 13, 2021, the CDC issued updated guidance, “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People”. With this updated guidance ”fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a…

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…

Common OSHA Citations in the Cannabis Industry: Employee (PPE)

Jon Redmond /January 23, 2020

Common OSHA Citations in the Cannabis Industry: Employee Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Are you a cannabis cultivator, processor, or involved in another part of the legal cannabis industry? Even though…