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 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...
by Laurel Gallion, RN, BSN, MPH | Sep 25, 2018 | Compliance Audits, Hearing Conservation, Hearing Conservation Training, Mock OSHA Inspections, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Training, OSHA Recordkeeping, Respiratory Protection, Respiratory Protection Training, Wellness Programs |
All of our occupational health programs are perfect, right? We have OSHA Standards to follow, policies written and Standards of Practice (SOPs) in place, and everyone is doing what they are supposed to, right? Or, are they? Be sure to always double and triple check...
by Robert Campbell | Sep 18, 2018 | Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Safety |
Beginning in 1972, again in 1986, and yet again in 2016, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommended that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) set a specific standard to prevent heat stress in workers and hold...
by Bill Taylor, CSP | Aug 22, 2018 | Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Safety |
You wouldn’t use a rubber mallet to try and drive a nail. Instead, you’d get a claw hammer which is designed for that purpose. In other words, you would get the right tool for the job. That same logic applies to personal protective equipment (PPE). You would never...
by Adam Underwood | Jul 25, 2018 | Exposure Monitoring, Industrial Hygiene, OSHA Recordkeeping |
As Industrial Hygiene consultants, we receive a host of exposure monitoring requests for a myriad of chemicals, vapors, dusts, etc. In our experience, we would likely characterize beryllium exposure monitoring as one of the more infrequent, if not exotic requests. But...
