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Donning and doffing best practices

Protect your employees from inadvertently taking home toxins
Dan Bowen
February 8, 2021
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in many areas of the United States, so it’s a good time to evaluate your PPE protocol to help ensure workers are properly protected on the job and not bringing potential toxins home with them.
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OSHA hazard communication standard
2019 top standards- OSHA Most Frequently Violated Standards

OSHA hazard communication standard

Hazard Communication (1910.1200) OSHA’s hazard communication standard was the second most-frequently cited agency standard in FY 2018.
January 7, 2019
This occupational safety and health standard is intended to address comprehensively the issue of classifying the potential hazards of chemicals, and communicating information concerning hazards and appropriate protective measures to employees, and to preempt any legislative or regulatory enactments of a state, or political subdivision of a state, pertaining to this subject.
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Chemical Protection from DuPont Personal Protection

Chemical Protection from DuPont Personal Protection

December 5, 2018

DuPont Personal Protection introduced DuPont™ Tychem® gloves, a collection of gloves designed for chemical exposure protection. Now workers can wear Tychem® garments with Tychem® gloves for a complete protection system.


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Don’t gamble with reproductive health

Outdated thinking: Naive women will remain silent
Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
December 3, 2018
Class action lawsuits regarding reproductive health rights were recently filed against Walmart, the U.S.’s largest private employer, in Illinois, New York and Wisconsin. Many other employers such as Amazon, Merck and Novartis face similar lawsuits, too, relating to pregnancy discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodations and violations of EEOC rules.
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Preventing battery acid & anhydrous ammonia exposures

Preventing battery acid & anhydrous ammonia exposures

Don’t risk nasty exposures
Samantha Hoch
October 9, 2018
From the oil industry to mining, agriculture to research, any working environment that puts employees in close proximity to occupational hazards such as potentially harmful chemicals must make workplace safety a priority. The food processing and packing industries are no exception.
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OSHA’s hazard communication standard

6 steps to ensure an effective hazcom program

Greg Duncan
October 8, 2018
OSHA’s hazard communication standard requires employers with hazardous chemicals in the workplace to implement a formal hazard communication program that includes processes for managing and maintaining safety data sheets, container labels, chemical inventory lists, a written HCS plan, and employee training on OSHA’s standard specific to the employer’s work environment. 
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