Radiation has added a new dimension to the industrial safety manager/hygienist’s role – a dimension that includes greater time pressures in response, identification, isolation and protection.
In this article, ISHN gives you questions and answers from OSHA’s website on hazardous energy and how it can be controlled to protect workers on the job.
Stakeholders get additional time with complex materials
October 28, 2013
Aaron Trippler called it: OSHA is extending the public comment period for for its proposed silica standard. The Government Affairs Director for the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) had said that even before the government shutdown shortened the comment period, some stakeholders felt that 90 days was too short a time period, given the complexity of the proposal.
In the United States, hearing conservation regulations are promulgated by governmental authorities such as OSHA, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and other agencies, depending on jurisdiction.
In the early 20th century, the body belt — worn loosely around the waists of utility linemen during pole climbing — was the first form of fall protection to emerge.
The best shoe options are those well suited for a combination of the consumer’s personal needs as well as those necessitated by their particular work environment.