by Chris Walter | Aug 16, 2017 | Blog
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will host its second and final stakeholder meeting of the summer on Aug. 28, 2017 in New Orleans, LA, in efforts to continue the positive growth of the agency’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). The public...
by Chris Walter | Aug 14, 2017 | Blog, Wellness
The World Health Organization defines a work related illness as “any disease contracted primarily as a result of an exposure to risk factors arising from work activity.” These risk factors could be anything from a toxic chemical to a hot jobsite. Whatever the case, it...
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 | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
In March 2016, several contracted hazardous materials remediation employees tested positive for mercury poisoning while working at a New York-based power and water main plant. In turn, their employer was fined $142,000 by OSHA for one willful, as well as 13...
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 | Jul 17, 2017 | Blog, Wellness
Sore throats, fuzzy heads, nausea, and tiredness — most people have been unfortunate enough to experience the flu and its symptoms at least once in their lives. Each year on average, between 5 and 20 percent of the U.S. population comes down with the flu. This can...
