Archive for October 2020
Virtual event series spotlights risk assessment and management
Occupational safety and health professionals can learn how to effectively assess and manage the risks their organizations face by attending SafetyFOCUS: Risk Assessment and Management, a two-day virtual event offered by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). The sessions on Oct. 20-21 are part of ASSP’s new series of virtual education events designed for…
Read MoreTrade In, Trade Up – Casella Supports Socially Distanced Hazard Monitoring with Equipment Upgrade Offer
As employees begin returning to work, maintaining a safe and socially distanced workplace is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. US Government and CDC guidelines advise employers to ensure workers maintain a 6ft social distance at all times, and encourage changing workflows and shift patterns to ensure employees are able to remain as socially distanced…
Read MoreAccuform to Honor Workers Battling Breast Cancer During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As a sign of support for the surprising number of people who fight breast cancer and still show up to work, even during treatments, Accuform is offering unique stickers. In the shape of a pink hard hat, these stickers display the pink breast cancer ribbon and the words “Pink Safety” as a play on the…
Read MoreNew Pig Introduces Shoe Sanitizer Floor
New Pig has introduced the Shoe Sanitizer Floor System, an all-in-one system that provides employees and visitors the opportunity to safely remove dirt and debris, sanitize, and dry shoes upon entry to virtually any facility. Simply fill mat tray with preferred disinfecting solution and immerse the soles of shoes and scrub. While the non-slip rubber scrapers remove…
Read MoreNewly Released Audible Sound Guide!
ACGIH® is proud to release A Guide for the Control of Audible Sound Hazards. This guide is designed to provide additional guidance for users of the Threshold Limit Value (TLV®) for occupational exposure to audible sound, which recommends levels of exposure and conditions under which it is believed that nearly all healthy workers may be repeatedly exposed, day…
Read More5 takeaways on needlestick injuries and health care worker safety
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health care worker safety. But while infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 illustrate the gaps in protecting frontliners during emergency situations, health care workers regularly face a minefield of risks that are rarely considered, according to a post on the Devex website. The prevalence and impact of needlestick injuries…
Read MoreOSHA overhauls guidance for reporting virus hospitalizations
Federal guidance on whether and when employers must notify OSHA of workers being hospitalized or dying because of Covid-19 infections has been revised yet again, according to Bloomberg Law. OSHA has released the latest changes, in the form of three frequently asked questions, marking at least the second time it has adjusted reporting requirements for employers…
Read MoreYankee Stadium sets standard for sports stadiums by achieving WELL heath-safety rating
Launched in June and created by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified rating for all facility types, focused on operational policies, maintenance protocols, emergency plans and stakeholder education to address a post-COVID-19 environment now and broader health and safety-related issues into the future. The rating requirements,…
Read MoreExplosion at Idaho sugar plant sends one to hospital, injures four others
Five people were injured after an explosion last week at a sugar-beet plant in Nampa, Idaho, the company said, according to the Idaho Statesman. The explosion was reported at the Amalgamated Sugar processing plant, said Jessica Anderson, a spokesperson for the company. In an email, Anderson said the injuries to the five did not appear…
Read MoreManufacturers Chemicals reaches two million man hours without lost-time incident
Manufacturers Chemicals, LLC is pleased to announce it has reached two million man hours without a lost-time incident as classified by OSHA. “Celebrating two million man hours of zero lost-time incidents is a huge milestone,” said Manufacturers Chemicals President Greg Gibson. “To put that into perspective, an individual would have to work close to 1,000 years…
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