Tag: worker safety

OSHA National Emphasis Program to Protect Workers from Heat Hazards

Jon Redmond /April 18, 2022

To support its focus on reducing workplace heat illness hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for occupational illness and injuries…

RHP Welcomes Rod Harvey, P.E., CIH, CSP, CHMM as Director OEHS

Jon Redmond /April 11, 2022

RHP Risk Management Inc., an Occupational Safety and Health consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois, with locations in Pennsylvania, California and Tennessee, today announced the hiring of Rod Harvey, P.E.,…

EPA Extends Period for Draft Scope Document Asbestos Risk Evaluation

Jon Redmond /February 14, 2022

EPA Extends Comment Period for Draft Scope Document for Part Two of Asbestos Risk Evaluation: the Path Forward for TSCA Chemical Risk Evaluations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced…

Cal/OSHA Votes to Adopt Revised COVID-19 Prevention ETS

Jon Redmond /February 11, 2022

Federal OSHA Halts COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS; Cal/OSHA Votes to Adopt Revised COVID-19 Prevention ETS The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of Federal OSHA’s emergency temporary standard…

ASTM F3502-21 Barrier Face Covering Standard Overview

Jon Redmond /December 23, 2021

In response to the discovery and subsequent rapid spread of the COVID 19 Omicron variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance regarding selection of…