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Three main causes of arc flashes

February 13, 2020

Human error - unsafe work procedures, maintenance mistakes, and mishandling tools, wires, and metal covers; Negligent preventive maintenance - not checking for loose termination, allowing dust and debris build-up (critical in medium voltages and higher), and not testing stored energy (e.g., spring-operated bolted pressure switches); and

Casella announces extensive webinar schedule on noise, air sampling and vibration for OSH specialists

February 10, 2020

Building a culture of occupational health and safety is vital for all businesses and is key to ensuring not just workplace compliance, but sustainable competitive advantage. To manage risks and to meet today’s standards in occupational health, the first place to start is to make sure you assess and measure risks accurately, and the best way to begin is by gaining a thorough understanding of the solutions and equipment available for monitoring these risks.

Fatal U.S. mining accidents dropped in 2019

Respirable quartz and dust fell to all-time low

February 3, 2020

There were 24 mining fatalities in the U.S. in 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reports. This is the fewest annual fatalities ever recorded, and only the fifth year in MSHA’s 43-year history that mining fatalities were below 30.

ACGIH® Board ratifies 2020 TLVs®and BEIs®

January 30, 2020

ACGIH® announced today that its Board of Directors ratified the 2020 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs®) for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs®). The Board also approved recommendations for additions to the Notice of Intended Changes (NIC).

ACGIH® releases 2nd edition of Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance

January 30, 2020

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) has released Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance, 2nd Edition (the O&M Manual), one of over 25 titles featured in the ACGIH® Signature Publications Series.

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Special delivery! Remember the workers behind your holiday packages

Julie Tisdale-Pardi MA

December 19, 2019

Chances are this holiday season you will send and/or receive a package. Probably several. We all delight in the ‘miracle’ of a package arriving on our doorstep a mere few days after ordering. It’s easy to forget that there is no magic involved. Considerable effort and many workers are responsible for the arrival of your holiday gifts.

Many European companies not complying with hazmat regulations

December 17, 2019

A pilot project by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) intended to gather information on chemical substances “of very high concern” found in consumer articles has yielded some alarming results, according to the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). The inspectorates of 15 EU Member States checked 682 articles supplied by 405 companies.

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Boxed in: Dollar Tree, the giant discount chain, cited for job safety violations at dozens of stores

Amy Martyn

December 11, 2019

There are so many boxes at Dollar Tree stores that workers are always running out of room. The boxes form unstable piles that block aisles, reach precarious heights and, most seriously, block emergency exits. At one store, inspectors found that an employee was injured and needed help when boxes fell on them. Another time, an OSHA inspector was videotaping conditions in a store when a tower of boxes tumbled and nearly hit another worker.

Arc flash prediction and prevention myths

December 11, 2019

Unfortunately, electrical work by its very nature is dangerous due to the high energy levels involved and, until an accident occurs, electricity is odorless, colorless, and invisible. As an electrical worker, you’ve chosen the third most dangerous profession, according to OSHA.

Here’s the latest from OSHA

November 21, 2019

Have suggestions for making OSHA’s online training classes more affordable? Want tips on preventing cold stress among your employees? Here are updates from OSHA:

Occupational noise exposures represent an important but under-recognized cause of disease and disability in the United States. Now titled as Audible Sound, the ACGIH® Threshold Limit Values for Physical Agents (TLV®-PA) Committee has proposed a revision to the TLV® for Noise. Read More

ON DEMAND: Each year, about 1,000 construction workers die from on-the-job incidents – but more than 5,000 die from suicide and 11,000 from overdoses.

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Three main causes of arc flashes

Casella announces extensive webinar schedule on noise, air sampling and vibration for OSH specialists

Fatal U.S. mining accidents dropped in 2019

ACGIH® Board ratifies 2020 TLVs®and BEIs®

ACGIH® releases 2nd edition of Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance

Special delivery! Remember the workers behind your holiday packages

Many European companies not complying with hazmat regulations

Boxed in: Dollar Tree, the giant discount chain, cited for job safety violations at dozens of stores

Arc flash prediction and prevention myths

Here’s the latest from OSHA

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Webinar Industry

ACGIH® TLV® For Audible Sound – Understanding the Proposed Notice of Intended Change to The Acgih® Tlv® for Noise

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The Mental Health Crisis in Construction

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