Yesterday, we published an article about Cal/OSHA Chief Len Welsh’s clarifications on the Heat Illness Prevention Standard requirements. Providing enough water and adequate shade to employees seems simple but lately there has been a significant rise in the number of heat-related fatalities in California. So far 11 farm workers lost their lives since the standard [...]

One too many accidents happen every year and most of the time it’s because of the absence or lack of PPE. Personal protective equipment is designed to guard you against any risk present in the workplace. This can be anything from molten metal to falling debris to electric shock. OSHA strictly regulates employers to provide [...]

With the hot weather recently sweeping California, Cal/OSHA Chief Len Welsh advised employers to review and observe the requirements specified in the Heat Illness Prevention Standard. He also provided clarifications about the requirements as response to employers’ questions. In 2006, the standard was codified as the new Section 3395 of Title 8 of the California [...]

Learning about safety and health standards are easier now than you think. Proof: More and more training courses in this field are offered in various universities and colleges. Of course a certificate or degree in this area doesn’t just translate to knowledge of safety and health standards. In Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) alone, there [...]

Authorities are still working on the investigation of the recent window washing accident in New York City. It involved two men losing their lives when a cherry picker tipped over and sent them plummeting 40 feet to the ground. But a new jigsaw piece vital in the puzzle was found lately. One fellow worker at [...]

What do you get with 39 serious violations plus one willful violation of safety standards? Accidents are usually the product of this equation but in the case of Cast Metals Inc., a foundry and fabrication plant in Deshler, it’s more serious than that. U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has disclosed [...]

What do you think about the measures OSHA has taken to combat Crane Accidents? Use the poll below to give your opinion.

Today comes a question regarding Sarcoidosis, I particularly like this question because, as you may have read in news recently, it is becoming more and more of an issue. TV and Movie Start Bernie Mac recently died as a result of struggling with Sarcoidosis. Wikipedia defines Sarcoidosis as: “an immune system disorder characterized by non-caseating granulomas (small inflammatory nodules) that most commonly arises in young adults.”

Lead poisoning is a leading cause of workplace illness as well as a common hazard in the construction industry. Overexposure to the chemical is caused by the inhalation of lead dusts and fumes. This workplace issue is given high strategic priority by OSHA and is even included in the agency’s five year strategic plan wherein [...]

After discussing accident prevention and strategies to contain claims costs last week, we now go to the “Return to Work Programs” part of the Compensation chapter of our Safety Manual. You know by now that these are literal excerpts of the manual. The good thing about the Safety Manual is that it can be customized [...]