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OSHA and EPA Related News for January 2012
This round up of news from OSHA and the EPA includes updates on GHS, I2P2, Silica Standard, the Mercury Standard and the new Greenhouse Gas Map. OSHA OSHA’s GHS Adoption Delayed at OMB — OMB has extended the review of OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard. Best guess for OMB’s final action on GHS is February. […]
OSHA Form 300A Posting Date Approaching: February 1, 2012
February 1 is right around the corner which means it’s almost time for many companies to post OSHA Form 300A. Form 300A is a summary log of all work-related injuries for 2011. From February 1 through April 30, non-exempt companies are required by the OSHA Recordkeeping Standard to post a log. Forms 300, 300A, 301 […]
Calculating The Cost of Workplace Stretching Programs
by Blake McGowan, CPE In this month’s e-newsletter, I explained how many health and safety professionals underestimate the cost of site-wide workplace stretching programs. Here’s a way to calculate the cost of your organization’s stretching program. Step 1: Calculate the recommended workplace stretching activity time (in minutes) per week (Equation 1), based on the following […]
Web Resource: NIOSH
Most of us use the NIOSH Lifting Equation on a regular basis, but when was the last time you visited the NIOSH website to read current articles? As a division of the CDC, the NIOSH has a web page dedicated to ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders. Current topics posted on this page include: Scientific Support from […]
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Fail Leads to OSHA Fines and Other September News
OSHA is proposing penalties of up $49,200 for two manufactures and two distributors in Florida for failure to protect employees from exposure to formaldehyde and failure to communicate hazards of products to downstream users. According to the news release issued on September 8, 2011, OSHA inspected the Florida firms based on a referral from Oregon’s […]
MSDS – Safety Training Thursday
An MSDS or material safety data sheet is the backbone of a compliant hazardous chemical management system. Unfortunately, MSDSs rarely get the respect they deserve, at least not until the day it is urgently needed in an emergency or is requested by an OSHA inspector. By that time it is often lost in a sea […]
The Ergonomic Gardener
Just because summer is at a close, don’t put away your shovel and rake quite yet. Harvest has just begun and there is still a lot of work to do outside. We’ve got the tips to make your gardening projects and yard work hurt a whole lot less. Ergonomic Gardening Tips To avoid lifting, rake leaves onto a canvas tarp. […]
Ergonomics Return-On-Investment Calculators
By Blake McGowan, CPE Demonstrating the value of your ergonomics initiative and calculating the return on investment (ROI) for specific engineering improvements have become common requests for many safety professionals. Unfortunately, many of us struggle to even begin to justify improvements, let alone choose a meaningful calculator to demonstrate the benefits of improving workplace conditions. […]
OSHA has Cool New Recordkeeping Advisor to Help Determine Work Related Injuries and Illnesses
OSHA unveiled a new tool today to help companies determine if employee injuries and illnesses are recordable or not. Called the OSHA Recordkeeping Advisor, it is powered by elaws®, interactive e-tools provided by the Department of Labor that provide information about federal employment laws. Essentially, the OSHA Recordkeeping Advisor is an optimized injury and illness […]
OSHA Survey on Employers’ Safety and Health Practices
OSHA announced today that it will be surveying 19,000 employers nationwide about their safety practices in order to guide future rules, compliance and outreach efforts. Called the Baseline Survey of Safety and Health Practices, the survey will be used to support OSHA’s implementation of I2P2, the Injury and Illness Prevention Programs Standard. You can read […]