Archive for June 2020
OSHA cites roofing contractor after employee suffers fatal fall at Alabama worksite
OSHA has cited roofing contractor Elmer Julio Perez – operating as Julio Perez – for failing to protect employees from fall hazards after a worker fatally fell from a residential roof at a Mobile, Alabama, worksite. The company faces $138,118 in penalties. OSHA cited the employer for failing to ensure that employees used fall protection, and report…
Read MoreEPA opens window to air conditioning’s next generation
Good news came out of EPA last week in the effort to replace climate-polluting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with safer alternatives. In the refrigerant business, there’s life before and after “SNAP approval,” when EPA deems better replacement chemicals safe and ready to sell. EPA proposed a handful of them last week, including for six HFC alternatives in air conditioners…
Read MoreAIHA Announces 2020-2021 Board of Directors
The new Board of Directors was announced during the business meeting on June 11. AIHA®, the association of occupational health and safety science professionals, announced its new Board of Directors during its business meeting on June 11. AIHA’s new Board of Directors for 2020-2021 includes the following officers: President J. Lindsay Cook, MSPH, CIH, CSP,…
Read MoreOSHA Cites Communications Tower Company After Fatal Fall at Worksite in Mississippi
OSHA has cited Pegasus Tower Co. for exposing employees to falls after a fatality at a Starkville, Mississippi, worksite. The tower building company faces $140,720 in penalties. An employee suffered a fatal fall from a communications tower while attempting to connect two sections during the construction. OSHA cited the Calico Rock, Arkansas-based company for failing to ensure…
Read MoreOSHA Cites Florida Roofing Contractor for Failing to Protect Employees From Falls, Other Hazards
OSHA has cited CJM Roofing Inc. – based in West Palm, Florida – for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at three residential worksites in Jensen Beach and Port St. Lucie, Florida. The contractor faces penalties totaling $199,711. OSHA initiated inspections in November 2019 and March 2020, as part of the Regional Emphasis Program for…
Read MoreTrump Administration Urged to Consider Sustainability, Climate, Accessibility in New U.S. Dietary Guidelines
The Center for Biological Diversity is urging the federal committee that will soon finalize its recommendations on the 2020 national dietary guidelines to include assessments of food sustainability, climate and accessibility in its report to the Trump administration. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated every five years, are intended to protect public health and food security. The…
Read MoreSafety Rating System Validates Building & Facility Readiness to Reopen
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced June 8th the launch of the WELL Health-Safety Rating for all building and facility types, an evidence-based, third-party verified rating focusing on operational policies, maintenance protocols and design strategies to address a post COVID-19 environment. The WELL Health-Safety Rating is one of the earliest outcomes of IWBI’s Task Force on COVID-19,…
Read MoreEY and Enablon announce Project Emerge to help companies safely navigate the transition back to the workplace amidst COVID-19
– A digital solution which offers environmental health and safety support for the physical return to work in an advanced cloud-based software platform – The solution helps companies navigate operational challenges in the plan for recovery to reframe their future EY and Wolters Kluwer’s Enablon, a global leader in Integrated Risk, Operational Risk and Environmental, Health and…
Read MoreOSHA issues tips on reducing COVID-19 exposures at nursing homes
(OSHA has been issuing alerts intended to keep work places safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the recent alerts published provides guidance to nursing homes and long-term care facility workers as they work through the pandemic. The following are some of the tips OSHA is giving to these operations so that they reduce their…
Read MoreWeather The Storm: Tips For Hurricane Season 2020
It may only be the second week of June, but experts are already calling for a hurricane season that’s more severe than usual, multiple media outlets report. Luckily, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has resources that provide businesses and employees advice on how to handle hurricane season. Here are a…
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