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OSHA Partners with Black & Veatch for Retrofit Work on Columbia Energy Center
One of the ways the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Labor Department’s worksite-safety watchdog, helps protect the safety of workers across America is by directly...
View ArticleThe Underrated Hazard of Combustible Dust
It’s hard to imagine that dust can explode. Unfortunately, it does—and with catastrophic consequences, depending on the type of dust involved and the circumstances. In 1878, for instance, the Washburn...
View ArticleOSHA Cites Two Wisconsin Companies After Another Construction Death
It was a bridge too near for a truck driver on Route 41 in Lake Butte des Morts near Oshkosh in Wisconsin on July 5 last year. The driver was killed after a crane boom hit him when the crane collapsed...
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OSHA Updates Hazard Communication Requirements for U.S. Companies
The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is requiring a change in the way U.S. companies teach their employees about potentially dangerous chemicals they come into contact with. The changes are expected to...
View Article5 Mobile Apps for Workplace Safety and Health
On the job site, the safety of workers is the first priority. But rules and regulations aren’t always memorable or exciting. And getting the message to the workers who need it can be tough when the...
View ArticleOSHA Hazard Communication Goes GHS
Danger, Will Robinson, danger! That truckload of Fe2O3 that just pulled up to the loading bay might be toxic. Well, not really. Fe2O3 or ferric oxide might be nasty orange-red and evil looking, but...
View ArticleThe Panama Canal (and the Dangers of Construction) on My Mind
Quick: Where in the world can you see the sun rise in the Pacific and at day’s end, set in the Atlantic? Well, there’s only one place on Earth where you can do that—in Panama; specifically, on the...
View ArticleCold Truth About Mold: It’s a Health Hazard
Did you know that mold is a fungus? But it’s not the kind of fungus that grows into cute-looking mushrooms. The thing that discolors, shrivels up, and covers that discarded peach in the garage in a...
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Don’t Be a Hero: Get HAZWOPER 8 Training
Comic books tell us that hazardous waste comes with some pretty cool perks. Jon Osterman transformed into Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen) when he was caught in a radioactive particle test. Dr. Freeze and...
View ArticleWorkplace Safety Training Works Video
Every year 2.3 million people die in workplace accidents and related illnesses worldwide. That’s more that 6,000 people a day or 250 people per hour. Annually, there are 340 million workplace accidents...
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