Tag: OSHA

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…

NIOSH Announces 19 “PHE” Designated Respirators Are Now Obsolete

Jon Redmond /January 18, 2023

19 respirator models, that had previously been approved under a temporary public health emergency (PHE) designation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, are now considered obsolete by the National Institute for Health…

OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Workplace Safety Standards for 2022

Jon Redmond /January 2, 2023

OSHA Releases Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Workplace Safety Standards for 2022 Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace with programs and systems in place to…