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Confined spaces demand caution

First conduct an assessment, then consider three primary options when selecting a confined space rescue service

April 1, 2019

A permit-required confined space has the potential to present inherent risks to worker health and safety and should be entered only when necessary and always with extreme caution. Unfortunately, there are times employees need to enter these work areas.

ISHN survey: Most OSH pros don't approve of regulatory freeze

February 1, 2017

The majority of occupational safety and health professionals who responded to a survey in last week’s enewsletter about President Trump’s regulatory freeze were in favor of having the newly-issued beryllium standard in effect. Opinions differed on other regulatory issues. When asked what occupational safety and health hazards, if any, should be covered by new regulations, PEL updates were mentioned most.

3M announces 30th Annual Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship recipients

May 26, 2016

3M’s Personal Safety Division has announced the winners of its 30th Annual Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship Program. The 2016 Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship recipients are as follows:

ASSE to rcognize Dr. Tracey Cekada as Outstanding Safety Educator of the Year

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Professor is First Woman to Win Award

April 5, 2016

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced Dr. Tracey Cekada, associate professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as the William E. Tarrants, Outstanding Safety Educator of the Year for her proven excellence in teaching, research and service in the school’s Department of Safety Sciences.

New manual helps OSH activists push for criminal charges in workplace tragedies

March 24, 2016

Every year, thousands of workers across the United States are killed on the job — 4,679 in 2014 alone. Thousands more are seriously injured. Many of these deaths and injuries are entirely preventable when employers put in place basic safety measures. Some even result from company policies and practices that encourage and reward behavior that creates unacceptably risky conditions.

New website shows state v. federal OSHA regulations

April 2, 2015

A new website that compares and contrasts federal and state OSHA regulations was unveiled yesterday by Public Citizen and the Public Health Law Research (PHLR) program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

What's black and white and one of the first things an OSHA officer will look for during an inspection? The answer is … your written safety and health plans!