by Chris Walter | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
On May 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a webpage to provide construction employers and workers with guidance on coronavirus in the workplace. The actions are recommended in order to reduce the risk of exposure to the...
by WorksiteMed | May 26, 2020 | Blog, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
As economies around the country begin to reopen among the lingering threat of coronavirus — the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted updated policies for enforcing agency standards during this time. On May 19, OSHA issued two revised...
by Chris Walter | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Chemicals, Wellness
The hazard communication standard (HCS) — (29 CFR 1910.1200) — is the second most commonly cited federal workplace health and safety standard, behind only fall protection (29 CFR 1926.501). Between October 2018 and September 2019, the HCS was cited 4,102...
by Chris Walter | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
The meat processing industry has had several highly publicized outbreaks of COVID-19 in the past several weeks. On May 1, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that more than 115 meat and poultry processing facilities in 19 states have reported workers...
by Chris Walter | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are recommending three methods to decontaminate N95 facepieces for reuse. Researchers at the agency successfully tested the effectiveness of these methods, as well as the function of the masks after repeat decontamination. To...
by Chris Walter | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog, Wellness
On April 23, the National Safety Council launched a new effort to safely guide employers in getting back to work when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Not to be confused with FEMA’s SAFER grants, SAFER: Safe Actions for Employee Returns will issue recommendations...
