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OSHA releases an updated guidance manual on protecting fire service personnel, and cites several employers for heat-related violations. Read these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
Sept. 11, 2001, was a day many of us will remember for the rest of our lives. But for thousands of first responders who assisted in rescue and recovery operations, those memories will be accompanied by debilitating illnesses. Read their firsthand accounts.
Let’s say you are a safety professional at a construction company. And let’s say that your workers have all types of heads – oval, circular, long, square, you name it. Why would you ask all of them to wear identically shaped hard hats for protection?
What if more than just employees’ livelihood depended on a healthy workforce? What if an entire community did? Turns out, that may not be far from the truth.
An OSHA workgroup sets its eye on improving temporary worker safety, and the agency releases a new tool to keep tabs on rule violators. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.