How to Prevent Heat Stress in the Workplace
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…
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OSHA Announces Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Noise
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
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
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)
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…