This is a four-day on-site class. When you register for this class, you will be registered for all four days – October 19, 20, 21 & 22. Physical distancing and the wearing of a mask are mandatory during this event. …
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This is a two-day class. When you register for this class, you will be registered for both days – September 22 & 23. Physical distancing and the wearing of a mask are mandatory during this event. Seating is limited due …
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This is a two-day class. When you register for this class, you will be registered for both days – September 8 & 9. Physical distancing and the wearing of a mask are mandatory during this event. Seating is limited due …
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This is a two-day class. When you register for this class, you will be registered for both days – August 18 & 19. Physical distancing and the wearing of a mask are mandatory during this event. Seating is limited due …
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To view a recording of this webinar, please click here. Every year for organizations with more than 10 employees, OSHA 300 logs are required to be posted in a conspicuous place for employees of each establishment to view from Feb. 1 …
To view a recording of this webinar, please click here. OSHA/VOSH safety and health regulations, as well as the inspection and citation process, can be complex. Understanding your organization’s rights, responsibilities, and the inspection process can make this a more positive …
To view a recording of this webinar, please click here. This webinar will discuss the top ten most cited hazards by VOSH. Understanding these items provides a roadmap of the most common items that organizations are being cited for, and discussion …
To view a recording of this webinar, please click here. This course will be conducted in three mini-sessions. When you register for this webinar, you will be registered for all three days: July 20, 23 & 24, from 8:30 a.m. …
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Chemical exposure – how much is too much? That is a hard questions to answer, at least if you use the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs). Since OSHA’s adoption of the majority of its PELs …
According to the Pew Research Center, 56 percent of all adults have smartphones and 34 percent have a tablet. Many of these devices are employer-provided and offer an opportunity to put safety tools, quite literally, in the pocket of your …
Wearing jewelry provides an outlet for personal expression. In some work environments, however, jewelry creates danger. For those environments the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers guidelines for safe use of jewelry and suggestions for when jewelry should not …
Competent person The term “competent person” is used in many Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and documents. An OSHA “competent person” is defined as “one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, and marine terminals standards regarding requirements for head protection. OSHA is updating the references in …
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has taken steps to align their Hazard Communication Standards, first issued in 1983, with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). OSHA’s Hazard Communications Standards (HCS) were developed to …
Today we are sharing an article prepared by Safety Manager Tim Byrd of the Henry County Public Service Authority. This member has remained accident free for one year – a goal all members should strive for. Do you have any …
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The following article, shared with permission by Risk Management Services of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, provides an overview of a recent court decision ruling that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the right to subpoena safety audits …
There has been a lot of buzz lately over tires. It seems like even touching them is regulated by some federal agency or another. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its tire servicing materials to address current …
As we begin this New Year it’s a good time to reflect on ways to improve or enhance safety efforts. Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publishes a list of the most frequently cited violations from the …
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