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Which is best for safety training – online or classroom?

Belgium – Despite being highly concerned about their safety, chemical workers accept the risks of working with chemical products as “part of the job,” according to research from the Universities of Antwerp, Liège and Ghent.

OSHA Region 2 prides itself on emergency response safety, coordination with State Plans

The proposed rule change on OSHA’s injury and illness recording and reporting requirement regulation to add a musculoskeletal disorder column to the OSHA Form 300 log comes with its share of critics.

Infections related to MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) have become the most common type of skin infection seen in emergency rooms. What can I do to help prevent an outbreak at my workplace?

The proposed rule change on OSHA’s injury and illness recording and reporting requirement regulation to add a musculoskeletal disorder column to the OSHA Form 300 log comes with its share of critics. OSHA insists the rule change doesn’t add any new employer requirements.

In January, a nearly 400-page commission report was released on the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, pointing to a series of errors from the companies involved, the drilling industry and even the government.

In January, OSHA withdrew two major proposals it had been pursuing – noise standards and adding a musculoskeletal column to the 300 log – attributing the move to business concerns.

Return to main article “There’s a lot of controversy” about recognizing stress as a legitimate medical concern, said Steven Sauter, coordinator of NIOSH’s Work Organization...

Return to main article In addition to workplace modifications, NIOSH recommends workers try to better manage their job stress levels by taking the following actions: Develop a...