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Can Soda Bring You Down?
September is National Food Education Month, so take the opportunity to educate employees—and employers, too!—about the downsides of soda and the healthy alternatives that are out there. When having a soda beverage, you’re getting 300 to 500 calories, which is almost as much as a meal for some people, says Registered Dietitian Jason Muchnick. Is […]
Proposed UST Rule Includes Compliance Options for Renewable Fuels Storage
Safety Signs and Tags: Tips for Effective Training
Yesterday, we reviewed key administrative issues concerning workplace safety signs and tags. Today, we talk about employee training. OSHA regulates the form and content of many safety signs and tags (29 CFR 1910.145). The regulations tell you what colors, shapes, and wording to use to provide safety information and warnings. The regulations also require you […]
EPA’s Proposed UST Rule Includes Renewable Fuels
Follow the Signs to a Safer Workplace
Workplace safety signs and tags prevent accidents. Select and place them with care Your employees should be familiar with the hazards associated with their own work areas. But as they go about the facility, they may come into casual contact with risks they don’t know about. Outsiders who come into your facility may also be […]
PCBs in Light Ballasts—Handle with Care
10 Tips for Ensuring Hazard Communication Compliance
Here are 10 tips that can help ensure HazCom compliance as well as the protection of employees from chemical hazards in your workplace. The hazard communication standard applies to almost every organization and employer covered by OSHA regulations. It applies to manufacturers, importers, and distributors of hazardous chemicals, and to employers with employees exposed or […]
PCBs in Light Ballasts: Time Is Running Out
What’s in Your HazCom Plan?
Does your written HazCom plan include all the information required by OSHA? Here’s a quick review of essential content. A hazard communication plan doesn’t have to be long or spell out your program in detail, but it must be well thought out, clear, and comprehensive. Your written HazCom plan is the first thing a compliance […]