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ACGIH® presents Fundamentals In Industrial Ventilation & Practical Applications of Useful Equations course

July 30, 2019

ACGIH® and its renowned Industrial Ventilation Committee present a popular continuing education course this fall. The course scheduled for September 1620, 2019 is full. Register today to reserve a seat for the November course! Fundamentals in Industrial Ventilation & Practical Applications of Useful Equations will be held November 1115, 2019 at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Cincinnati-Blue Ash in Cincinnati, Ohio. Register early and save!

ACGIH® announces release of two-tier under study list

July 30, 2019

ACGIH® announced today the release of its two-tier Under Study list pursuant to changes previously made to its TLV®/BEI® Development Process. In 2006, ACGIH® began providing additional information on the status of chemical substances and physical agents that are on the Under Study list.

Train workers to accurately see hazards & report what they find

The Hazard Hunt will never be the same

July 29, 2019

“What are you going to do for an 18- to 23-year-old who yesterday worked at Wendy’s and today will be walking into a high-risk work environment?” asked Mike Deetsch. Mike is the director of education and engagement for the Toledo Museum of Art.

Worker dies in NC zoo during safety drill

July 23, 2019

A worker participating in an “aerial rescue drill” at the North Carolina Zoo died last week in a fall. News reports say 38-year-old Branson Joe Langley was killed when he fell 20-30 feet from a tree. The drill involved two arborists – one playing the role of a person trapped in a tree and the other performing a rescue.

Learning to SEE

July 19, 2019

The Center of Visual Expertise presents a one-hour free webinar on Wednesday July 24: “Learning to SEE: A New Perspective on Risk Utilizing Visual Literacy. In this webinar, COVE Chairman and Managing Director Doug Pontsler introduces concepts that help enable workers to process visual information more clearly.

NJ med center loses appeal over OSHA citations

July 19, 2019

The 2016 case of a worker killed by an electric shock while repairing a ceiling light fixture came to a close recently, with an administrative law judge affirming OSHA citations issued to the man’s employer. The fatality involved a worker who was untrained in electrical safety work practices. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) judge ruled that Jersey City Medical Center willfully failed to train the employee for the hazardous electrical work he was directed to perform.

OSHA grantees offer online training programs on fall prevention

July 18, 2019

Two Susan Harwood Training Grant Program recipients have developed free training programs to help protect construction workers from fall hazards. The University of Tennessee training program offers three modules on OSHA's role in workplace safety, health and safety standards affecting construction workers, and preventing common types of falls at construction sites.

From NIOSH:

Curriculum improves adolescents’ workplace safety knowledge, attitudes, and intention to engage in safety activities

July 18, 2019

U.S. adolescents (< 18 years) experience a higher rate of job-related injuries compared with adults. Safety education is considered critical to the prevention of these incidents. To prepare middle- and high-school students for safe and healthy employment, NIOSH and its partners developed a free curriculum, Youth@Work—Talking Safety, built on a theoretical framework of foundational workplace safety and health competencies that are fundamental to all jobs.

Protecting workers at height from gravity’s pull is never-ending

Formal training is not enough

Pat Furr

July 18, 2019

Gravity doesn’t need to go to school. She is a master at pulling all objects toward the center of our blue planet and has been doing so since the dawn of time. So, yep, she is the grand master. Whereas we mere mortals are still learning how to counter her effects.

Oregon OSHA offers employers new online fall protection training

July 17, 2019

Oregon OSHA has launched a free online course to help employers and workers across the state meet the agency’s requirements to eliminate fall hazards, prevent falls, and ensure that workers who do fall do not die. The two-hour course, “Fundamentals of Fall Protection,” includes six parts with 28 videos and is designed to supplement employers’ fall protection training programs.