Application of the PSM standard was covered extensively in a new directive for OSHA’s compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs). At the end of last year, the agency issued its updated enforcement directive, which became effective January 24.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exposure to respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a serious threat to approximately 300,000 workers in over 75,000 U.S. general industry and maritime workplaces. Approximately one-third of these workers are in high-exposure-risk jobs, such as operations using sand products and certain product manufacturing operations.
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Employee engagement is necessary for employees to retain information and understand new procedures. Luckily, there are ways to breathe new life into your safety meetings and redesign their structure in ways employees can better understand and engage with.
Inventory all your equipment assets, store key info, and import/export from your accounting system with BLR’s Asset Management tool.
Portable fire extinguishers can be an extremely effective tool in combating small fires within the workplace. In this article, learn from our in-house subject matter experts how to maintain an effective and compliant portable fire extinguisher program in your facility.
In this EHS Hotline Q&A, an EHS Hero subscriber asked whether distance is satisfactory for protecting power distribution boxes (breaker boxes, disconnects ranging from anywhere from 50 volts to 440 volts) from damage in active warehouses. In this article, get the answer given by our in-house subject matter experts with years of hands-on experience and specialized knowledge.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to work on six economically significant rulemakings, including developing a workplace violence prevention rule, according to a March 14 Department of Labor (DOL) Federal Register notice (89 Fed. Reg. 18744).
Prevent vague inspections with our step-by-step facility safety checklist created by EHS industry experts with 100+ years of combined experience.
With BLR’s comprehensive training materials, you’ll have access to everything you need to deliver effective instructor-led training both in the classroom and in the field.