by Ryan Shaffer | May 14, 2019 | Blog, Firefighters
“Approximately 73 percent of fire departments go without a program to maintain basic firefighter fitness and health.”Every fire chief wants to comply with NFPA 1582. However, it’s not cheap to fulfill the standard’s requirements.As upkeep costs...
by Chris Walter | May 13, 2019 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
Harwood Training Grants Return After being initially cut from the FY 2019 budget, Susan Harwood Training Grants totaling $10.5 million will be ultimately be made available this year.Used to offer support for in-person, hands-on training for both employers and...
by Ryan Shaffer | Apr 7, 2019 | Asbestos, Blog, Respiratory Protection
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...
by Chris Walter | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Hearing Protection
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 during an...
by Chris Walter | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
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...
