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Federal safety and health rules require all employers to provide a safe and healthful workplace. OSHA’s general housekeeping and sanitation requirements apply to nearly all permanent places of employment. OSHA’s housekeeping and sanitation rules for general industry (29 CFR 1910.22 and 1910.141) require employers to keep workplaces clean and sanitary in order to promote a […]

Pests like cockroaches and rodents know no boundaries. They’ll make a home in your workplace if you don’t take steps to repel pesky pest invasions. They say cockroaches could survive a nuclear holocaust, so is it any surprise that they sometimes defy our best efforts to keep them out of the workplace? Fruit flies, fungus, […]

Yesterday, we addressed workplace substance abuse statistics and the effects of employees working under the influence. Today, we focus on what you can do to eliminate substance abuse from your workplace. Workplace substance abuse is not only a large and costly problem, it’s also an issue covered by an important federal law, the Drug-Free Workplace […]

Surveys show that substance abuse remains one of the most serious safety issues facing U.S. employers. Statistics tell us that: Over 6 million active alcoholics are on the payrolls of American businesses. Some 73 percent of all current illegal drug users aged 18 and older are employed. The price tag for employers dealing with workplace […]