Workplace Solutions

Washington — Attorneys general of six states have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt OSHA’s rollback of its electronic recordkeeping requirements for submitting worker injury and illness data, claiming the agency did not provide a “reasoned explanation” for the change.

Montreal — Canadian scientific research organization IRSST has published a guide that stresses the importance of using lockout/tagout and other methods to control hazardous energy when servicing and maintaining mobile equipment.

Hamilton, Ontario — The Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety has partnered with the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers to develop a new website intended to raise awareness of work-related diseases.

Indianapolis — Indiana Rep. Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) has introduced state legislation that would create a public safety research fund aimed at understanding and improving the physical health and safety and psychological well-being of first responders.

Safety+Health spoke with Dawn Dalldorf-Jackson, director of sales, industrial division, for Eagleville, PA-based Streamlight Inc., to get her thoughts on what’s new in the lighting field and how workers can best stay safe.

OSHA claims its final rule is intended to protect workers from inadvertent public disclosure of their private information.

Whether it’s a work computer, a home laptop or our ever-present smartphones, chances are you stare at some type of screen for hours each day.

What has prompted the increase in demand for brightly colored personal protective equipment apparel?

What are the new flooring standards intended to prevent slips, trips and falls?

Do workers need to be tied off while on a ladder?