Articles Tagged with ''OSHA standards''

Fall injuries may be the most obvious scaffold-related hazard, but they’re not the only one. Debris and objects falling from scaffolds can hit passersby underneath. 

OSHA officers will start pounding the pavement soon under the National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations. 

OSHA defines a confined space as large enough for individuals to enter and work, with limited means of entry and exit and not designed for continued occupancy.

Historically high temperatures are breaking records and exposing millions of people to the serious dangers of heat in the workplace

To avoid the contentious debate of what an individual human life is truly worth, government agencies use the “Value of a Statistical Life.”

Employees must wear hearing protection when exposed to noises above 85 decibels. Use this guide to select the right type of protective equipment for the task at hand.

On-the-job deaths have been rising — hitting the highest annual number since 2016. There were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021, an 8.9 percent increase from 4,764 in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in December. 

The OSHA standard on eye and face protection is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022. 

The OSHA standard on fall protection, training requirements is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022.

The OSHA standard on powered industrial trucks is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022.