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Fall protection — General Requirements (1926.501)

2019 top standards- OSHA Most Frequently Violated Standards

OSHA fall protection standard

Fall protection — General Requirements (1926.501)

January 3, 2019

OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry and eight feet in long shoring operations. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery, regardless of the fall distance.

2019 top standards- OSHA Most Frequently Violated Standards

OSHA machine guarding standard

OSHA’s machine guarding standard was the ninth-most-frequently cited agency standard in FY 2018.

January 1, 2019

Machine safeguarding is the best way to prevent amputations. Guards provide physical barriers to hazardous areas. They should be secure and strong, and workers should not be able to by-pass, remove or tamper. Guards should not obstruct the operator’s view or prevent others from working.

Educational opportunities galore at WOC

December 18, 2018

Changes in technology and infrastructure have opened up new pathways for opportunities. The 2019 World of Concrete Education Program offers 187 sessions providing training and certification, safety, leadership and construction fundamentals and more—all vital to your growth and profitability.

A Confined Space blog post

Job postings

December 10, 2018

Worksafe in Oakland, California has an opening for an Occupational & Environmental Health Specialist who will contribute scientific and technical expertise to Worksafe’s policy advocacy and trainings, and spearhead their efforts to protect workers from chemical hazards and toxic substances. The deadline for priority consideration is 12/12.

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Workers help craft the best safety rules

Time to rebuild the “Rule Mill”

Timothy Ludwig Ph.D.

December 4, 2018

Rules are so easy to make that safety offices are often accused of being a “Rule Mill” because they continuously produce their rule-of-the month. Why do we create so many rules? One particular cog in our mill that causes us to create rules is incidents. When we suffer an incident, we want to throw every tool in the arsenal to keep it from happening again.

ASSP introduces new safety podcast

November 30, 2018

The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization, has launched a biweekly Safety Standards and Tech Pubs Podcast to help occupational safety and health professionals stay informed of industry consensus standards and technical publications.

ACGIH® announces 2019 election results

November 27, 2018

ACGIH® is pleased to announce new members for its 2019 Board of Directors and its 2019 Nominating Committee. ACGIH®’s membership elected three (3) members to serve as Directors on the Board of Directors.

ACGIH® members vote to amend bylaws to change nomination and election procedures of board members and officers

November 27, 2018

ACGIH® announced today that its Members approved an amendment to the organization’s Bylaws. An overwhelming 95% of eligible voting members voted to approve the amendment. The amended Bylaws will take effect January 1, 2019.

Want better safety outcomes? Try servant leadership!

Check your ego

David Sarkus MS, CSP

November 20, 2018

Twenty-five years ago, as a young safety professional, I struggled to find a set of leadership practices I could call my own. In 1996, I wrote about many of the leadership practices I was already using but found more clearly established in Servant Leadership (Sarkus, 1996).

AIHA and OSHA renew worker safety & health alliance

November 9, 2018

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®) and OSHAhave renewed a partnership aimed at fostering safer and more healthful American workplaces. Through the alliance, the two organizations will pursue the following national priorities, among others: young worker health and safety; temporary workers; workplace hazards within emerging industries; disaster preparedness, response and recovery; and opioids in the workplace.