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Last month, OSHA established a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) to reduce occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica in g…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyLate last year, OSHA announced that it would move toward using leading indicators to assess workplace safety programs. This article reviews…
Health and SafetyThis post originally appeared on the TriMedia blog. The language used in regulations isn’t always straightforward, and while OSH…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyWith OSHA’s recent silica dust rule significantly reducing the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for silica dust, some groups have been worki…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyOn this blog, we focus a lot on worker safety hazards that can have very serious consequences — like combustible dust, which, if ignited, ca…
Health and SafetyHappy New Year! 2018 was an eventful year, especially in the regulatory arena. In particular, OSHA’s new silica dust rule drastically reduce…
Combustible Dust Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyThis is one of the most common questions we get about OSHA’s new silica dust rule. The short answer is: No, as long as you follow the other…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyOSHA recently announced the Top 10 most frequently cited violations for fiscal year 2018. The list included the usual suspects (the Top 5 ha…
Health and SafetyWe’ve written a lot about OSHA’s new silica dust rule. For the most part, we’ve focused on how you can prepare for the inevitable time when…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyThe silica dust compliance deadline for general industry is coming up fast. To help companies meet this deadline, we recently hosted a webin…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyEnforcement for OSHA’s new silica dust rule for general industry and maritime begins on June 23, 2018. Here’s a brief overview of the standa…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyUpdated following OSHA issuing a new Direct Final Rule (DFR) on May 4. As we head toward the enforcement date for OSHA’s new beryllium ru…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyOn May 11, OSHA’s new beryllium standard for general industry comes into enforcement, as do parts of the beryllium standards for constructio…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyIn July, OSHA removed the combustible dust standard from its regulatory agenda. What does that mean for facilities where combustible dust is…
Combustible Dust Health and SafetyAfter several delays, OSHA’s new silica dust standard became enforceable on September 23. But, there’s a caveat, at least for the constructi…
Hazardous Dust Health and SafetyWe often talk about OSHA as if it’s just one organization with one set of regulations. But, that’s not true. In addition to the federal OSHA…
Health and SafetyOSHA’s spring regulatory agenda, released late last week, does not include the combustible dust standard that the agency has been working on…
Combustible Dust Health and SafetyIf you’re in the health and safety field, you have undoubtedly seen the figure below illustrating OSHA’s three lines of defense against work…
Health and SafetyLast month, OSHA released its new Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs. This is the first time the guidelines have been upda…
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