Here’s What’s New in OSHA Compliance
MAE-Requalified SCBA Cylinders Dangerous for Firefighters
ISEA Issues Warning About SCBA Cylinders The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has issued a warning that “MAE-requalified” self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders (SCBA) are not safe for use by firefighters. The association reported...
Arms Manufacturer Faces Over $210K in OSHA Fines
27 Violations Found After Employee Loses a Finger On March 26, OSHA cited a major arms manufacturer with 27 violations of workplace safety and health standards. Inspectors investigated the company's Ilion, NY plant after a worker’s fingertip was amputated...
WV man diagnosed with mesothelioma after asbestos exposure
Workplace dangers and asbestos When you're on a job site, you focus on deadlines, production, and avoiding injury. Remembering to wear a hard hat to protect your head might be easy enough, but do you consider other less visible dangers? If that hard hat is...
How to Create a Hearing Conservation Program
How loud is your worksite? That’s a question employers should be able to answer with a number. OSHA’s Noise Standard requires employers to have a hearing conservation program in place if the noise levels in their worksite reach 85 decibels (dBA) or higher...
Ohio Company Faces $1.3 Million in OSHA Fines
OSHA Cites 25 Violations On March 21, OSHA proposed $1.3 million in penalties against a Bowling Green, Ohio company for exposing employees to hazards during maintenance inside heat-treating furnaces. According to the news release from OSHA, employees faced...
Don’t Sleep on Workplace Fatigue
The Cost of Tired Employees Have you ever been tired at work? Of course you have...who hasn't? Usually, it’s something a little caffeine can fix. However, workplace fatigue may lead to more serious issues. The National Safety Council found that fatigue can lead...
Heavy Metal Exposure Leads to $115K in Proposed OSHA Fines
Heavy Metal Exposure OSHA cited a battery manufacturing company in Augusta, Ga. for exposing employees to lead, unguarded machinery, and other safety hazards.Employees were exposed to lead amounts exceeding the permissible exposure limit and arsenic above the action...
What to know about occupational hearing safety
The cost of hearing loss in the workplace Each year, approximately 22 million workers are exposed to hazardous, potentially damaging noise in the workplace.For those who experience hearing loss as a result, the estimated workers' compensation payout from employers is...
Can Technology Help Workers Recognize Mine Hazards?
New NIOSH tool aims to help hazard recognition in mines The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released a beta version of new software designed to help miners identify potential safety and health hazards in mines. The EXAMiner...
Listen Up: Occupational Hearing Loss is Still a Problem
New stats from NIOSH on occupational hearing loss According to a recent report, the prevalence of work-related hearing damage has improved less than 1 percent from 1981 to 2010.That’s more than thirty years with minimal improvement. Industries are failing to protect...