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Keeping Machine Shop Workers Safe: Occupational Exposure to Metalworking Fluids
There are many manufacturing jobs that exist, each with their own set of hazards. For machine shop employees who work with metalworking fluids (MWFS), designed to cool their machines and remove metal particulates produced as the machines operate, potential hazards stem from exposure to these common substances. Workers can breathe in aerosols created from machining, […]
Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule — What You Need to Know: Regulated Areas
The OSHA final rule governing respirable crystalline silica calls for employers in general industry and maritime to create regulated areas in order to limit employees’ exposure to silica dust in the workplace. But what exactly is a regulated area? Who can go in or out of it? What happens inside? In this entry, we’ll try […]
GHS is Here!
This week marked the culmination of the years-long effort to align OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard with GHS, the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. But it’s not the end! As Winston Churchill might say, it’s just the end of the beginning! OSHA has indicated an intent to review and potentially align […]
House Passes Sweeping Chemical Bill Revising TSCA Regulation of Asbestos, BPA, More
As reported in the Wall Street Journal late yesterday, the U.S. House has approved the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act by a vote of 403-12. The bill is poised to require an unprecedented analysis of many hazardous chemicals to determine their safety and environmental impacts. It would set new exposure standards […]
Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule — What You Need to Know: Written Exposure Control Plan
The OSHA final rule governing respirable crystalline silica calls for all covered employers to maintain a written exposure control plan. But what exactly needs to be in this plan? Who should create or update it? How should it be used? This guide will try to provide some clarification as to exactly what OSHA is looking […]
Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule — What You Need to Know: Training Requirements
What exactly does the new Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica final rule mean for employers in terms of training? Who must be trained? On what precisely? We’ll break it down for you here, and answer the most commonly asked questions. Under the new rule, what do employees need to be trained on? First of […]
Three Ways to Engage Employees in Office Ergonomics
Initiating an office ergonomics process may seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Based on a survey of over 24,000 users of Ergopoint® Office Suite, 98 percent of people are able to fix their own workspace if trained in ergonomics principles and if given the right tools. Engaging employees to participate increases buy-in from […]
Why Pilot an Enterprise SaaS?
Enterprise-wide implementation of SaaS (Software as a Service) rarely happens simultaneously at all locations within an organization. In fact, the most successful rollouts begin with pilot programs at a handful of locations. Pilots allow for performance assessment of the SaaS in a live but controlled environment. Pilot programs are particularly advantageous when the SaaS is […]
New Silica Rule Has Implications for SDS Authoring, Workplace Signage
As industry experts begin to analyze the new 1700+ page respirable crystalline silica PEL rule released by OSHA late last week, it’s becoming clear that the expansive nature of the rule will result in new responsibilities for workplaces. Two of the largest involve revised safety data sheets (SDSs) and required workplace signage. The new rule […]
OSHA Releases First New PELs for Silica in More Than 40 Years
Today, in a decision sure to send waves throughout the EHS space, OSHA published a long-awaited final rule strengthening permissible exposure limits (PELs) for respirable crystalline silica. The announcement comes on the heels of a March 21 approval by the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after an almost 3 year rulemaking and public […]