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Occupational Safety

5 ways to minimize industrial worker exposure to COVID-19

Devin Partida
Vaccines have been rolling out, but COVID-19 is still a threat. As industrial facilities push through what is hopefully the final stretch of the pandemic, they need to remain cautious. …
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Occupational Safety

Most employers hit with COVID-19 safety fines haven't paid, reports Reuters

Of the more than 300 employers who have accrued safety penalties during the coronavirus pandemic, only about one-third have paid, according to an investigation by Reuters. …
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Environmental Health and Safety

Breaking the chain of “substantial continuity” — Tenth Circuit clarifies test for repeat OSHA violations

Megan E. Baroni Christopher Y. Eddy Peter R. Knight Jonathan H. Schaefer
As OSHA practitioners and environmental, health and safety professionals know, avoiding repeat citations is often a central issue when resolving an OSHA enforcement matter. OSHA policy instructs the agency to consider …
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Columns

Who is blocking the bully policy?

Edward Stern
Many private and public entities have no anti-bullying policy at all. Some have policies with holes in them; some of the language undermines the policies’ stated purposes. …
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Occupational Safety

4 ways to protect your industrial dust collector from explosions

Brian Richardson
An explosion in an unprotected dust collector produces a high-pressure wave that can fragment the housing and send heat, flames and dangerous projectiles into the workplace. Obviously, this is extremely …
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Construction Industry Safety and Health

5 tips for choosing the right safety gloves for the job at hand

Rick Pedley
Companies tend to lose more time and money on hand-related injuries than any other type of work hazard. Regardless of the job, professionals and managers need to protect their hands …
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Columns

Why is there OHS malaise in the U.S.?

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
Federal OSHA is stagnant and ill-prepared to regulate future risks. OSHA has only 1,850 inspectors to cover 8 million U.S. workplaces. OSHA has no regulations for rising concerns such as …