Here’s What’s New in OSHA Compliance
How to Prepare Your Dental Office For Reopening
In mid-March, as the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) began rapidly spreading throughout the United States and deaths from COVID-19 began increasing daily, state governors imposed stay-at-home orders and ordered all non-essential businesses to close. At about the same time,...
3 Effective Ways to Decontaminate N95 Masks for Reuse
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...
SAFER Task Force Launched For Life After COVID-19
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 and...
OSHA Considers “Good Faith” Efforts During Pandemic
On, April 16, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued a memo on April 16 announcing that they would take “good faith” efforts into account during workplace inspections. The agency made this decision after acknowledging that some standards may...
Is Covid-19 a Recordable Illness to OSHA?
**Updated April 16, 2020 In a new enforcement memo issued April 10, 2020, OSHA recognized the difficulty for employers to determine if an employee contracted coronavirus at work. The administration also emphasized the need for employers to “focus their response...
How to Fit Test an N95 Mask For Workplace Use
With the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S, every workplace must adapt to keep workers healthy and safe. For many businesses, this means temporarily shutting the doors or having employees work from home. For companies that continue with on-site work,...
Expired N95 & Alternative Mask Use During COVID-19 Shortage
OSHA is urging employers to consider alternate types of respiratory protection due to the shortage of N95 masks caused by COVID-19. As just about everyone knows by now, the coronavirus pandemic has created a vital need for substantial numbers of N95 respirators and...
Protecting the Essential Worker From COVID-19
The majority of states in the U.S. have ordered “Non-Essential” businesses to close in order to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus. While that means many workers are being forced to stay at home, it also means that essential workers will be going into work...
COVID-19 Symptom Screening in Your Workplace
With the growing spread of COVID-19 cases in the U.S, every workplace has to adapt to keep workers healthy and safe. For many businesses, this means temporarily shutting the doors or having employees work from home. For companies that continue with on-site work,...
OSHA Tells Employers to Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreak
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued guidance on preparing workplaces for a COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The guidance breaks down risk categories and recommendations on how employers can reduce workers’ risk of exposure. *We’re continuing to...