Workplace Solutions

TWA/STEL/PEL/WEEL/IDLH … What does this all mean?

An injury requiring kinesiology tape for treatment must be recorded on employers’ injury and illness logs, according to a recent OSHA letter of interpretation.

Beginning Feb. 1, employers required to keep and maintain an OSHA 300 injury and illness log must post their 300A summary sheet in the workplace.

New chemical hazard labeling and safety data sheets will start arriving at worksites June 1 to comply with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. The new labels could reveal previously undisclosed hazards – make sure your employees understand the new format, and your chemical safety policy is up-to-date.

An effort to help protect coal miners from a group of diseases collectively known as “black lung disease” has made progress, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has announced.

OSHA should not proceed with a proposed rule that would regulate infectious disease exposure in health care and related work settings, unless the agency can show risks justifying a new standard, a small-business panel has concluded.

A 2010 anhydrous ammonia incident at an Alabama facility offers valuable lessons on preventing hydraulic shock and worker injuries, Chemical Safety Board investigators said during a Jan. 15 conference call with media members.

The International Safety Equipment Association is seeking participants to help revise a voluntary consensus standard for high-visibility worker apparel.

Exposure to cosmic radiation, working during regular sleep time and high physical demands can increase pregnant flight attendants’ risk of miscarriage, according to recent research from NIOSH.

Workers with a history of tinnitus (ringing in the ear) in conjunction with high-frequency hearing loss are more likely to be injured, according to a study from Yale University.