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ABCs of Workplace Exit Routes
OSHA has specific requirements for workplace exit routes to be used to evacuate employees in the event of an emergency. Here’s a quick look at the highlights. The general industry workplace rules for exit routes are located in the OSHA standards at 29 CFR 1910 Subpart E, and cover: 29 CFR 1910.34—Coverage and definitions 29 […]
Blended Learning Options: Hands-On Training
This month we continue assessing your various training options to help you put together the right mix of blended learning to ensure your workers are the best trained they can be. There are numerous methods and materials available to help you prepare and equip employees to better do their jobs. Indeed, with so many choices […]
7 Tips for Selecting PPE for Spill Preparedness
Hazardous material spills happen without warning. That means you have to be prepared with the proper PPE to protect your cleanup crew. Chemical spills won’t wait for you to locate and purchase appropriate PPE for your responders. Not having the right PPE on hand can mean employees "make do" with whatever is around—and that could […]
Don’t Overlook Hazmat Employee Training Requirements
Training for hazmat employees is required by the hazardous materials regulations (HMR), and it’s your responsibility to see that they get it. The requirement at 49 CFR 172.702(a) is clear—hazmat employers are responsible for ensuring that each hazmat employee receives training in compliance with the requirements listed at 49 CFR 172.704. The issue of responsibility […]
Supreme Court taking up water cases
What’s the Forecast for Tomorrow?
By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com How is air quality evaluated? It’s no surprise that the air quality where we live affects our health and our quality of life, but air quality in a given area is constantly changing. So EPA developed the Air Quality Index (AQI) to help provide information about local […]
Take the Time to Assess Your Safety Management Program
Does your safety management program meet all these criteria? It should. Management Leadership Do you: Develop policies that provide clear priorities for safety and health? Consider safety and health to be a line rather than a staff function? Follow safety and health rules personally, leading by example? Delegate authority to those with assigned safety responsibilities? […]
Take a Good Look and Make Your Workplace Safer
The only way to know whether workplace hazards exist and whether or not they are safely under control is to look for them on a regular basis. That’s what self-inspections are all about. OSHA recommends that your self-inspections should cover safety and health issues in the following areas: Processing, receiving, shipping, and storage, including equipment, […]