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Civil penalty amounts for violations of workplace safety and health standards increased by two percent from last year. New penalties for willful and repeat violations are $129,336 per violation; serious, other-than-serious, and posting requirements are $12, 934 per violation; and failure to correct violations is $12,934 for each day the condition continues. States that operate
Read moreThis article was originally published by Jonathan Glover on January, 11 2018 at spokesman.com. “Further rounds of testing have discovered lead in two now-decommissioned compressors used to supply Spokane firefighters with breathable air. The test results come from Veritox, Inc., a company out of Redmond, Washington, that the Spokane Firefighters Union hired to test samples
Read moreNIOSH/CDC plans a make-over of their respected resource known as the Pocket Guide to Chemicals. Please go to the link below and offer any suggestions you may have to improve this critical resource.. https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2018/01/17/npg2/
Read moreCDC / NIOSH Respirator Buyer Alert NIOSH has become aware of a counterfeit N95 Respirator on the market. While the TC number and private label holder (KOSTO) are valid, this unapproved unit can be identified by the misspelling of NIOSH on the front of the respirator. How can you be sure your respirator is truly
Read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) creates laws designed to protect workers from unsafe working environments. Under the new Trump administration inspectors have decreased, making it possible for more potential workplace safety violations to go undetected. In 2016, there were 31,948 federal safety inspections along with 43,105 state safety inspections. These inspections are critical
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