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What do the United States and Canada have planned for hazard communication? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Are some models too thin to work safely in the fashion industry? California seems to think so. Find out what the state’s legislators have proposed.

Is your shared office refrigerator filled with mystery items, funky smells and 5-month-old yogurt? It’s time to take action.

Improved cell phone data reception is the result of employees who work on new cell towers. But their lives are in danger. Learn what solutions were discussed by industry stakeholders during a recent workshop.

In a recent congressional subcommittee hearing, lawmakers once again debated the effect of regulation on the economy. But is pitting regulation against economic growth a “false choice,” as one lawmaker suggests?

Don Groover from DEKRA Insight shares why asking the right questions “allows data to work for us, illuminating the path to true improvement.”

Glenn Murray from ExxonMobil discusses how “the tools and strategies designed to prevent less-severe incidents – like bumps and bruises, or slips, trips and falls – are necessary but probably not sufficient to effectively prevent incidents with the potential for more serious consequences.”

CDC provides tips on how and when to wash your hands, and comments on the effectiveness of hand sanitizers.

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