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CDC/NIOSH study shows gaiters efficiently prevent germ spread

December 17, 2020

A joint study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) revealed that neck gaiters are as effective or in some cases even more effective than cloth or surgical masks in preventing transmission of aerosol particles that may spread COVID-19.  


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A FairWarning report: Under attack for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, OSHA is playing catch-up

Amy Martyn
December 14, 2020

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, infections began spreading at the JBS USA beef processing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, the area’s largest employer with 3,500 workers. 


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National Safety Council Report: Here’s how COVID-19 will fundamentally alter the future world of work

December 10, 2020

Leading nonprofit safety advocate identified the most impactful changes to the working world coming out of the pandemic.


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OSHA citations serve as reminder to employers about recordkeeping and reporting obligations

Megan E. Baroni Jonathan H. Schaefer Matthew T. Miklave Emily A. Zaklukiewicz
December 9, 2020

OSHA’s recent enforcement activity serves as a reminder to employers across all industries of the obligation to record work-related COVID-19-related infections, hospitalizations and fatalities. An employer’s failure to comply with OSHA’s recordkeeping and reporting requirements could result in significant penalties.


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Note the differences in confined spaces to follow the right standard

Mark H. Stromme
December 9, 2020

Working in a confined space can be hazardous but working in a permit-required confined space (permit space) is often downright dangerous.


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Consider moving beyond OSHA in OHS annual plans

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
December 9, 2020

Covid-19 has a silver lining. This is an opportune time to demonstrate your skills to move “beyond OSHA” for those that see advantages in this direction.


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Looking forward to 2021: A new administration and a potential vaccine

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Benita Mehta
December 4, 2020

What a year 2020 has been! As 2021 begins, it will be interesting to see how a promising COVID-19 vaccine becomes reality and discover what the new presidential administration will mean for OSHA. 


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ASSP

Revised standard improves safety of construction and demolition workers

December 3, 2020

Construction and demolition sites are among the most hazardous work environments, especially when multiple contractors and employers introduce operational complexities to a job site. A newly revised standard from the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) helps employers keep construction workers safe by describing best practices they can implement to take safety programs to the next level.


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NIOSH

New survey uncovers construction safety

December 3, 2020

The NIOSH-funded construction center CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training supported a study by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston. The scientists developed and tested a new 63-item survey of construction safety policies, programs, and practices.


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President-elect Joe Biden taps former OSHA head for COVID-19 advisory board

December 3, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden appointed David Michaels, former head of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board.


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