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Europeans ponder workplace v. home health inequalities

November 28, 2017

‘Workplaces are not merely spaces where people work – they are spaces where people live their lives. Anything which would be prohibited on grounds of consumer health or environmental protection should also be prohibited in workplaces.’ These were the words with which Laurent Vogel, a researcher at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), closed the ‘Work and Cancer’ conference organised by the ETUI in November in Brussels.

Construction safety Q&A

All about falls, silica, cranes, overlooked training, confined spaces & best practices

Don Garvey, CIH, CSP

March 1, 2017

Questions about falls, silica, cranes, overlooked training, confined spaces & best practices answered in this article.

OSHA Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

January 1, 2017

An estimated 2.3 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in their workplaces, primarily in construction, general industry and hydraulic fracturing.

Fired safety whistleblower gets $135K in back pay, damages

November 2, 2016

A plant manager who was fired after less than two weeks on the job – after reporting safety and health hazards at the facility – will receive $135,000 in back wages and compensatory damages, under a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) settlement.

ClickSafety launches construction industry's first IACET-certified silica awareness training for Hispanic workers and leaders

August 11, 2016

ClickSafety, a leading provider of online safety training for the construction and general industries, has launched Spanish language versions of its Respirable Crystalline Silica Awareness in Construction and Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction for the Exposed Worker.

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Fracking creates respiratory risks

Hydrogen sulfide and silica exposures run high

Maureen Paraventi

August 2, 2016

The danger arrives with trucks bearing tons of sand. Off-loading that sand – which may contain up to 99 percent silica – can send clouds of thick dust into the air, exposing the lungs of fracking workers who are performing the task to serious inhalation hazards.

ClickSafety launches training to help construction leaders and workers meet new OSHA respirable crystalline silica standards, maintain safer work environments

June 28, 2016

ClickSafety, a leading provider of online safety training for the construction and general industries, today announced its latest offerings, Respirable Crystalline Silica Awareness in Construction and Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction for the Exposed Worker.

OSHA issues final silica rule

Industry questions feasibility of reaching lower exposure limits

May 5, 2016

The rule is comprised of two standards, one for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime.

Compliance challenges of OSHA’s new SILICA STANDARD

Dave Johnson

May 3, 2016

Approximately 676,000 workplaces will be affected, including sites in construction and general industry and maritime.

New silica rule has pros and cons – depending on who you ask

Maureen Paraventi

April 1, 2016

Public health experts call the Final Rule Governing Workplace Exposure to Crystalline Silica issued by OSHA last week “a lifesaving public health victory.” Roofers say it will increase fall hazards.