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Safety Notice: STOP USE of Gravity® Welder Harnesses If you are in possession of affected harnesses per the criteria below, MSA will replace them free of charge. This Safety Notice is issued to inform you that MSA received a field report from an end user regarding select MSA Gravity Welder Harnesses and that, as a
Read moreThis article was published on OSHA’s website and can be viewed here. “Statement from OSHA Regarding Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate also increased from 3.4
Read moreCivil 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/
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