Today (June 1) officially marks the beginning of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecast a 75-percent likelihood of 13 to 17 named storms. Some immediate tips for employers and … Continue reading
New Directions for the Workplace Safety Store Weblog One of our new year’s resolve for 2007 was to upgrade the Workplace Safety Store Weblog—give the blog a facelift, automate some of the news monitoring functions, and set guidelines that would … Continue reading
The nation’s three leading authorities on emergency preparedness, the JCR (Joint Commission Resources), OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration), and the American Red Cross are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Disaster Readiness on the Home Front, to be … Continue reading
September is the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction recovery month. To help alleviate the nation’s problems related to drug and alcohol abuse, President Bush (George W.) designated September as the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month with a proclamation … Continue reading
The ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) announces its fifth annual ASSE kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest. The contest, organized in five age categories, runs September 19, 2006 through February 14, 2007.
Every month we get a number of inquiries about OSHA and sexual harassment training/regulatory requirements. So, we thought we would post a simple clarification. In short, OSHA does not regulate “Sexual Harassment”. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) … Continue reading
OSHA has fined a Corapolis roofing company $120,000 for safety violations leading to the death of an employee who was electrocuted when his scaffold came in contact with a power line.
OSHA recently released a number of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for television and radio. The PSAs remind people about the importance of safety in the workplace and provides information on how to contact OSHA. The audio, video and the text … Continue reading
Reported in the 2005 workplace census by the BLS. Although overall workplace fatalities was lower by a percent point in the U.S. in 2005 compared 2004, there was a rise in fatalities among agricultural and Hispanic workers.
OSHA has released a new quick card on driving safety. The quick card a companion document to the brochure published by OSHA to help reduce driving related accidents.