In recognition of National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week the federal Department of Occupational Health and Safety, construction contractors, the Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia, and local government organizations are sponsoring a series of one-hour stand downs at construction sites around Georgia. The safety stand downs will occur each day from 7am to [...]
Illinois enacted two pieces of legislation on January, 1 2013 to reduce distractions caused by cellphone use while driving. This legislation “represents another important step in our efforts to combat distracted driving,” said Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, who proposed the legislation. “No driver has any business text messaging while they are driving, especially [...]
The implementation of a new standard requiring employers to adopt and Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) highlights OSHA’s 2013 regulatory agenda. The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires federal agencies to publish lists of pending regulatory actions twice a year – spring and fall. However, the White House never released the spring 2012 agenda and did [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday that they have scheduled meetings to discuss backover injury prevention. The five informal meetings will occur in two rounds. The first will take place Jan. 8-9, 2013, in Washington D.C., and the second, Feb. 5, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Backover injuries were responsible for 79 worker deaths [...]
Created in 1971, the scaffolding general requirement regulation is one of OSHA’s original standards. Despite the age of this piece of legislation regulating public safety, the standard remains among the most cited standards at American workplaces. In 2012 the standard was the third most violated, carrying an average proposed fine of more than $1,000. The [...]
Welcome to the first installment in the Safety Services Company Interview Series. This month we talk with J.R. Boyd, president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group. What is the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group? The Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group is the national non-profit membership organization dedicated to representing the interests [...]
Each year more than 150,000 people across all industry sectors injury their hand in some manner. In fact the risk level for a hand injury is so high in a multitude of industries that it has helped to spawn the billion dollar glove industry. Use the following guidelines to ensure proper glove selection: While [...]
Federal OSHA requires employers to provide employees with eye and face protection when machines or operations present the potential for eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. These stipulations not only apply to the grunt level employees but also to management personnel, supervisors, and any visitors while they are in a hazardous [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today renewed its alliance with the Laser Institute of America (LIA) to reduce and prevent worker exposure to laser beam and non-beam hazards in industrial, research and medical workplaces. Through the partnership the two entities will share information on laser regulations and standards, effects lasers have on the eyes [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA), together with the National Institute of safety and health (NIOSH), has renewed a long-standing partnership with Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners to combat work-related injuries and deaths that occur in roadway construction work zones. “Most fatalities that occur in road construction work zones involve a worker [...]
