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Minimizing a Pandemic’s Impact on Your Workplace

The more your employees know about pandemics, about how flu viruses are transmitted, and about how to prevent the spread of infection, the more likely you will be able to minimize the impact of a pandemic on your workplace. There’s a lot to tell your employees about pandemics and how to prevent the spread of […]

Costs and Benefits of EPA’s Proposed Ozone Standards

Costs and Benefits of EPA’s Proposed Ozone Standards Since the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, the EPA claims harmful air pollution has been reduced “by about 70% while the U.S. economy has more than tripled,” with ground-level ozone dropping about 33% since 1980. Overall, 90% of the areas in the United States that […]

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UT Study: Fracking Small Contributor to Methane in Water

Methane, the major component of natural gas, is a key component of the Texas economy. This has prompted interest in the state in a recently released study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, who found that hydraulic fracturing has little impact on methane in drinking water wells in the Fort Worth area.

Vision: It Can Be Lost in the Blink of an Eye

If you are having trouble getting your workers to wear required eye protection, try opening their eyes with some of these statistics from workplaceeyesafety.org and BLR’s OSHA Required Training for Supervisors newsletter. More than 800,000 work-related eye injuries occur every year (that’s about 2,000 a day). Many of these injuries are temporarily disabling and some […]

OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting: A Quick Review

OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements appear straightforward, but the devil is in the details. Here’s a quick reminder of the main requirements. Coverage The recordkeeping standard (29 CFR 1904) requires you to keep records of occupational deaths, injuries and illnesses, and make reports to OSHA and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Small employers (10 […]

8 Steps to Take if OSHA Comes, and You’re Not There

OSHA can pull a surprise inspection at any time. If you’re not available to deal with them, what do you want your line supervisors and managers to do? Here are 8 suggested steps for them to take. As a safety professional, you know there’s always the possibility that, on any day and at any time, […]

EHSDA Song of the Week: On Fire

As we approach summer, businesses need to start thinking about keeping their workers safe in the heat. There are increased legislative efforts to ensure that the proper precautions are in place to protect workers from heat illness. To that end, the EHSDA Song of the Week is Van Halen’s “On Fire,” an electrifying blast of […]

Emergency Preparedness: Got Your Ducks in a Row?

Your level of preparation for emergencies will determine how well your employees and your facility survive these incidents. It will also establish how OSHA views your compliance with emergency action requirements. Just about anywhere you look in the OSHA standards, you’ll find some reference to workplace emergencies. Subparts E, H, K, L, and Z of […]

Safety Groups Honor Port of Portland’s Prevention Efforts

The Port of Portland received the third annual Prevention through Design (PtD) Award at the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in New Orleans, the NSC announced October 23. The Port of Portland, which operates Portland International Airport, was recognized for an integrated safety design process used during the airport’s Parking and Rental […]