Tag: PPE

Wildfires Effects of Short-term Exposure to Particulate Matter on COVID-19

Jon Redmond /August 18, 2021

Study Finds Wildfires Amplify Effects of Short-term Exposure to Particulate Matter on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths As of August 17, 2021, nine new wildfires were reported across Montana, Washington, California,…

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…

OSHA Implements COVID National Emphasis Program (NEP)

Jon Redmond /March 24, 2021

Responding to President Biden’s Executive Order of January 2021, OSHA announced, effective for the next 12 months (beginning March 12, 2021), their National Emphasis Program (NEP) for COVID-19. The OSHA…

OSHA, CDC to Issue Guidance on Exposure Due to Aerosol Transmission of SARS CoV-2

Jon Redmond /March 10, 2021

In response to the delays of federal agencies in acknowledging and taking action on the science confirming the capability of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to spread through inhalation, the American Industrial…