by Jonathan Poole | Oct 30, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Hearing Conservation, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training |
As expected, OSHA announced 2018’s Top 10 Violations this past week and the only surprise took the #10 spot. This past year, 1,536 violations citing CFR 29 126.102 were recorded—that’s the standard for Personal Protective & Lifesaving Equipment that focuses on eye...
by Dave Dunbar | Oct 23, 2018 | Energy and Environment, Environmental Permitting and Control System Design, Soil and Groundwater Investigation, SPCC Plans, UST Management, Water Quality Programs |
On September 28, 2018 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took its first steps in identifying the next group of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In this action, the EPA published a document entitled “A Working...
by Jonathan Poole | Oct 16, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management System Design, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Training |
It’s October and while most people’s thoughts have turned to cooler temperatures, autumn leaves and pumpkin spice, those of us preoccupied with occupational safety secretly recognize this month as the time of more anticipated topics, such as of the release of OSHA’s...
by Robert Campbell | Oct 12, 2018 | Occupational Health |
The Governor of North Carolina has issued official statements. 4.2 million dollars has been set aside by the State to battle the assault. News outlets were aghast and social media was all “a-buzz” about the invasion of these huge blood sucking monsters. I am; of...
by James Stewart | Oct 4, 2018 | Ergonomics, Occupational Health, OSHA Recordkeeping, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training, Wellness Programs |
What will the next generation of safety professionals look like? Will they fly around on hover boards? Will they don PPE which includes a hard hat and safety glasses with built-in sensors, notifying them exactly where and what safety rule/regulation is being broken...
