OSHA Compliance Posts

On September 9, 2009, OSHA issued a final rule which revised and updated Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) standards to be more consistent with the current consensus standards regarding good industry practices, as reflected by the latest editions of the pertinent American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards at the time (74 Fed. Reg. 46350-46361). The rule…...

Many THANKS to Barry Weissman for sharing this with his YAHOO Safety Group!  This could be HUGE, bigger than the revised HAZCOM standard.  Following its May 3 meeting, the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) recommended that the Department of Labor consider asking the president to update OSHA’s permissible exposure limits (PELs) by…...

Here is a basic review of a general industry workplace’s responsibilities as it relates to EXIT signs, emergency lighting, and emergency alarms…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

A “Partner in Safety” with SAFTENG has produced several EXCELLENT videos on the topic of electrical safe work practices.  The videos are from different perspectives and are though provoking.  Here is the video from the “safety professional’s” perspective.  The safety professional has a responsibility to provide adequate electrical safety training and a safe work environment. …...

29 CFR Part 1910 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard;Corrections and Technical Amendment AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.ACTION: Final rule; corrections and technical amendment.SUMMARY: OSHA is making a technical amendment to its Bloodborne Pathogens Standard by moving the rule’s paragraph on sharps injury log requirements from paragraph (i), entitled “Dates”, to paragraph (h), entitled “Recordkeeping.”DATES:…...

{jcomments on}A presentation by John Newquist, Assistant Regional Adminstrator, at the Waubonsee Safety Days Conference on March 14, 2012.  A GREAT review of the General Industry Training requirements, including many standard specific listings.  MANY THANKS to John for sharing with us.  Click Here to download the pdf… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

A Joint Report of Michigan State University and Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Michigan Department of Community HealthPrepared by: Joanna Kica, MPA, Martha Stanbury, MSPH, Doug Kalinowski, MS CIH, Kenneth Rosenman, MD Michigan State University’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related burns in the State of Michigan. This report is the first annual report on occupational burns in…...

OSHA penalty policy was changed to revise size reductions to small employers under 25 employees. They will get a 60% size reduction vs. 40% now.  Click Here for the OSHA Memo (pdf)…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...