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Dan Markiewicz's 30+ years of experience applies best practices to emerging safety and health issues.

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Why is there OHS malaise in the U.S.?

Voluntary best practices implementation is risk management
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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
February 8, 2021

Federal OSHA is stagnant and ill-prepared to regulate future risks. OSHA has only 1,850 inspectors to cover 8 million U.S. workplaces. OSHA has no regulations for rising concerns such as infectious disease, EMFs, psychosocial hazards, or ergonomics.


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An interpretation of PWFA laws

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
January 17, 2021
Workplace hazards today are broad and complex. Where specificity of law is absent or ambiguous, such as workplace safety for Covid-19, OSHA’s “General Duty” clause, section (5)(a)(1) of the OSH Act, becomes an enforcement incentive.
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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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House passes Pregnant Workers Act
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House passes Pregnant Workers Act

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
November 6, 2020
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) H.R. 2694 passed the U.S. House of Representatives in September by a vote of 329 to 73. At the time of this writing it is uncertain if the Senate, followed by President Trump’s signature, has passed the PWFA into law.
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Despite benefits in testing and observation, there are many risks to smoke tubes

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
October 14, 2020
Beneficial uses of smoke tubes include respirator fit tests and air flow observations and measurements. Users of smoke tubes must be aware, however, of the significant risks if the tool is misused. Proper use of smoke tubes, therefore, is essential.
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Check your OHS legal requirements

Check your OHS legal requirements

Workplace health and safety concerns extend beyond OSHA
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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
July 20, 2020
Whether there is an overpopulation of lawyers in the U.S. is debatable. The more complex, diverse, and open a society is, the greater number of lawyers are necessary to help resolve disputes.
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Rise of the OHS entrepreneur

Rise of the OHS entrepreneur

Those willing to take risks can succeed during the pandemic
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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
July 14, 2020
COVID-19 offers great opportunity to consider OHS entrepreneurship. If your OHS job has not been subject to lay off, furloughed, or elimination – or some other drastic change – it likely will be in the coming months.
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ASSP’s Deb Roy discusses her EHS career, offers advice for safety professionals

June 25, 2020
ISHN interviews ASSP President-Elect Deb Roy in this episode of Dave Johnson’s Wide World of Safety.
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Prevent the spread of COVID-19 with cough and sneeze shields

Carrie Halle
June 7, 2020
A cough can travel as fast as 50 mph and expel almost 3,000 droplets in just one go. Sneezes are even more forceful —they can travel up to 100 mph and create upwards of 100,000 droplets.
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Electrical safety month

Workplace safety considerations in recognition of National Electrical Safety Month

David Perecman
May 28, 2020

According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), in 2018, nearly one in ten workplace electrical injuries were fatal, and more than half of these occurred in the construction industry.


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