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OSHA has just issued two new enforcement policies – the Severe Violators Enforcement program (SVEP) and a new directive on penalties that changes the penalty calculation formulas. The new SVEP program targets repeated severe violators with increased inspections, including inspections of other worksites of the same employer. According to OSHA the new penalty
Read moreThe Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will step up the enforcement of ergonomics hazards under the OSH Act’s general duty clause, OSHA Administrator David Michaels said April 7.Michaels’s comment during a web chat was made as part of a public outreach effort for developing the Labor Department’s six-year strategic plan. The plan will
Read moreOn March 25th, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology released its review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, noting the importance of health, safety and environmental research to the success of nanotechnology and NIOSH’s role in that research. The report – released by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a
Read moreOSHA is the regulatory agency that specifies when and where emergency eyewash stations are needed. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to developed standards to specify the performance and use of eyewash equipment. OSHA refers to ANSI Z 358.1 for compliance purposes. OSHA General Industry Standard for Medical services and first aid, 1910.151(c) states the
Read moreNIOSH has translated into Spanish a guide (.pdf file) outlining ways for construction workers to prevent job-related musculoskeletal injuries. The publication provides background information on ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders from a construction perspective, as well as 20 two-page tip sheets describing equipment to reduce physical stresses on the body. “Preventing painful and sometimes disabling injuries
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