During the summer months, heat related illnesses, specially heat stress, is a major concern for employees working outdoors or in environments that have radiant heat sources, high air temperatures and high humidity. Workers who come in direct physical contact with hot objects or perform strenuous physical activities must be specially careful.

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OSHA has released an updated list of the most cited violations of its safety and health regulations for the fiscal year 2006, which runs from October 2005 through September 2006.
The two top-most cited standards, Scaffolding and Fall Protection, are for violations of guidelines for Construction safety.

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Kentucky switches to a Progressive Minimum Wage Increase
To reflect the scheduled progressive increases in the Federal Minimum Wage, the Kentucky Department of Labor has announced changes to the state’s Minimum Wages.
Although the effective dates for the progressive increases in Kentucky’s Minimum Wages precede the deadlines of the Federal schedule, the hourly rates will […]

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The Kentucky Department of Labor has announced changes to the state’s Minimum Wages. Due to the anticipated changes, the shipment of Labor Law Posters for Kentucky is on hold.
You will be able to order Kentucky Labor Law Posters; however for your convenience, we will ship these items only after the anticipated changes have […]

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Blogs have certainly come of age. Recently, the Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started one of his own - Health Marketing Musings.
What is health marketing? According to the CDC,

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Leading the nation in recognizing the health dangers of diacetyl, on June 4, 2007 the California State Assembly approved Assembly Bill 514 (Lieber, D-San Jose) prohibiting the use of this substance in the workplace.
Diacetyl is a widely used artificial butter flavoring agent predominant in the microwave popcorn industry. Dozens of workers in the industry […]

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published a booklet containing updated safety guidelines for manual material handling.
According to NIOSH

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Scaffolding safety regulations (29 CFR 1926.451) provide standards developed by OSHA to help protect workers from the dangers of working with scaffolding. The standard provides guidelines on how to use scaffolding equipment correctly and how to minimize risks associated with working on scaffolds.
The following incident report from OSHA illustrates how an alert […]

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OSHA has released its Site-Specific Targeting 2007 (SST-07) inspection plan. The current plan replaces the June 12, 2006 Notice that implemented OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting 2006 (SST-06) inspection plan.

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May 25, 2007, President Bush signed into law House Resolution 2206, which includes the “Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.” The Act provides for a three-step increase in the federal minimum wage.

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