by Chris Walter | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog, Hearing Protection
OSHA Hearing Loss Bulletin Discusses Ototoxicants Every worker understands the dangers, or at least the discomfort, of loud noises on a job site. Twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noises every year, however, some of them also face a...
by Ryan Shaffer | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog, Silica
Silica Rule In General Industry & Maritime Might Not See Such Lenience in Enforcement As you might already know, nearly two years ago OSHA released its final rule on protecting workers throughout the United States from exposure to respirable crystalline...
by Chris Walter | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, Respiratory Protection
Mine & Safety Administration Determined to Collect Last Wednesday, the assistant secretary of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, David G. Zatezalo, announced that the Department of Labor would pursue unpaid fines “with every means under the law.” He...
by Chris Walter | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog
Costly Repeat OSHA Violations Go Beyond Five Years Last month, a federal appellate court ruling made it easier for inspectors to issue repeat OSHA violations by removing any statute of limitations on an employer’s history. As of 2015, OSHA would only look back...
by Chris Walter | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new beryllium rule went into effect last May. The final rule aimed to reduce beryllium disease and lung cancer with decreased exposure limits in general industries, shipyards, and construction. The grace...
by Chris Walter | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog
The Tale of the Tape On Oct. 6, 2015, a safety manager for a nationally recognized network of independent chemical reconditioning plants was leading a team of safety consultants through one of the refurbishing plants in Milwaukee’s north side. Concerned about...
