Tag: OSHA Compliance

“New Research Supports OSHA Fit Testing Requirements, Says NIOSH”

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The percentage of improperly fitted respirators increases with the length of time between worker fit tests, giving support to the annual fit-testing requirements in OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard, according to new research from NIOSH. The standard requires fit testing every year and whenever an employee’s physical condition changes, such as facial scarring or an obvious … Continue reading “New Research Supports OSHA Fit Testing Requirements, Says NIOSH”

OSHA Expands Pilot Chemical Facilities Process Safety Emphasis Program Nationwide

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  By Greg Hellman from Occupational Safety & Health Reporter™ The pilot chemical facilities emphasis program has been expanded nationwide in an effort to reduce catastrophic releases of hazardous chemicals, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Nov. 30. The pilot emphasis program had been operating in OSHA Regions I (Boston), VII (Kansas City, Mo.), … Continue reading OSHA Expands Pilot Chemical Facilities Process Safety Emphasis Program Nationwide

Exxon Valdez oil risks spur warning for gulf cleanup crews

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They called it the "Valdez crud," but it was more than a cough and diarrhea. "We thought it was a flu that was going around and every­body kept getting it," said Merle Savage, who was general foreman of the cleanup crews of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound. Instead, the … Continue reading Exxon Valdez oil risks spur warning for gulf cleanup crews

OSHA Protections May Include Airborne Infectious Disease, Safe Patient Handling

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OSHA recently solidified leadership for the agency and has provided a clearer picture of the regulatory horizon. First of all, David Michaels, PhD, MPH, assumed his position as head of OSHA when the Senate confirmed his nomination as assistant secretary of Labor for occupational safety and health. Nominated by President Barack Obama on June 28, … Continue reading OSHA Protections May Include Airborne Infectious Disease, Safe Patient Handling

OSHA orders BP to comply with blast settlement

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Federal safety regulators rejected BP's request to modify the terms of a settlement over the deadly 2005 explosion at the Texas City refinery, saying the firm had no valid reason for the changes. In an Oct. 15 letter to BP, Mark Briggs, director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Houston south office, said BP … Continue reading OSHA orders BP to comply with blast settlement