by Chris Walter | Dec 12, 2017 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Vision Protection, Wellness
Injury and Illness Data Through ITA Due This Friday Last month, OSHA announced that the deadline for submitting electronic injury and illness data through its Injury Tracking Application (ITA) would be moved back to Friday, Dec. 15 in order to allow employers...
by Chris Walter | Nov 20, 2017 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Vision Protection, Wellness
The Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) launched a first-of-its-kind database on Oct. 30. The Crimes Against Workers Database contains detailed information on criminal cases where workers have been seriously injured or killed as a result of a workplace accident. After...
by Chris Walter | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Vision Protection, Wellness
A Brooklyn manufacturer reached a settlement with OSHA earlier this month to improve safety and health in the workplace following severe violations. The company was cited last April after an OSHA inspection revealed high levels of lead throughout the facility. The...
by Chris Walter | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection
A Delair, NJ manufacturing company announced Tuesday morning that 13 percent of its unionized employees are being laid off due to the crushing blow of penalties by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Last month, the...
by Chris Walter | Jul 31, 2017 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Vision Protection, Wellness
OSHA’s new Injury Tracking Application (ITA) allows employers to digitally submit injury and illness data required under the new electronic record keeping rule. Starting Aug. 1, companies with at least 250 employees will be required to electronically submit the...
by Chris Walter | Jun 26, 2017 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Vision Protection
What do painting, welding, insulating, and repairing have in common? They’re all duties performed in a shipyard, and they also all create respiratory hazards for workers. In conjunction with the shipbuilding industry’s previous use of asbestos in manufacturing,...
