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The most talked-about changes to OSHA’s new recordkeeping standard are its data submission requirement and OSHA’s intent to publish that data in a searchable online database. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also revised the requirements in the rule that affect workers’ right to report work-related injuries and illnesses, and employers’ responsibility to […]
To ensure learning, one training expert says that you have to “connect, inspire, and ENGAGE” learners. Learn about the six steps of her training model. Trainers need to spend more time thinking about how they’re going to teach than what they are going to teach, says Vicki Halsey, Ph.D. (www.vickyhalsey.com), author of Brilliance by Design: […]
Heat stress and fall prevention continue to be among the major focus areas for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this year, but a new focus is mental health. Speaking last week at the American Society of Safety Professionals’ (ASSP) Safety 2023 conference, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker […]
What’s the key to sustaining a high level of safety performance for nearly two decades? Find out how one employer does it.
In an effort to advocate for workplace heat safety standards, a group of product developers and experts has formed the National Heat Safety Coalition (NHSC). The NHSC was founded by cooling gear developer Mission, personal protective equipment manufacturer Magid, and the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut, which provides research, education, and advocacy […]
Substance abuse continues to be a critical workplace safety issue that often results in accidents and injuries. DOL may have answers to some of your most pressing questions about how to handle this difficult problem. Here are some frequently asked questions about workplace substance abuse, selected from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Working Partners […]
The federal government’s policy on climate change, the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the Agency’s Clean Energy (ACE) proposal, its proposed CPP replacement; the EPA’s CO2 emissions and energy-efficiency standards for cars; the partial shutdown of the federal government; the EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS) and E-15; its newly proposed definition of the Waters […]
Pyrolysis, a process that converts certain post-consumer plastics into fuel and other chemistry products, has the added benefit of emitting low amounts of air pollution when compared to facilities in some industrial sectors.
