Occupational Health & Safety Hub.com https://ohshub.com Health and Safety at the Center of Our World Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:45:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 https://ohshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-siteicon-32x32.jpg Occupational Health & Safety Hub.com https://ohshub.com 32 32 Which OSHA Regulations Require a Written Plan / Program? https://ohshub.com/which-osha-regulations-require-a-written-plan-program/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:43:52 +0000 https://ohshub.com/?p=2534 When OSHA considers a safety or health hazard to be serious, the agency usually requires written documentation of the steps an employer takes to reduce the risk of injury or protect workers from the hazard. OSHA typically terms this requirement as a written plan (interchangeably known as a written program). While OSHA may reference the need for a program […]

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]]> OSHA Top 10 Citations: 2011-2020 https://ohshub.com/osha-top-10-citations-2011-2020/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:25:20 +0000 https://ohshub.com/?p=2525 2020 OSHA Top Citations – Same as 2019 OSHA announced it’s preliminary findings for the most cited standards for 2020, as revealed in a recent webinar with Safety+Health magazine. Not surprisingly, there were no changes from the 2019 list, with Fall Protection ranking Number 1 for the 10th straight year. Other notable changes were Respiratory […]

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]]> Field Blanks: Why and When to Collect https://ohshub.com/field-blanks-why-and-when-to-collect/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:48:25 +0000 https://ohshub.com/?p=2476 Quality Assurance in Industrial Hygiene Sampling Sound industrial hygiene sampling practice requires good quality assurance (QA) practices. QA is defined as: the maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production. In essence, QA seeks to minimize […]

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]]> Free eTool: Industrial Hygiene Exposure Assessment Characterization https://ohshub.com/free-etool-industrial-hygiene-exposure-assessment-characterization/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:25:48 +0000 https://ohshub.com/?p=2470 Anticipate, Identify, Recognize When starting an occupational exposure assessment, the first step a practicing industrial hygienist must do is be able to anticipate, identify, and/or recognize workplace hazards so that stressors that may impact employee health can be evaluated later in the assessment. Understanding the workplace, how chemical and physical agents are generated and the […]

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]]> Can Scaffolding be Used as a Fall Protection Anchor Point? https://ohshub.com/can-scaffolding-be-used-as-a-fall-protection-anchor-point/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:29:05 +0000 https://ohshub.com/?p=2456 Fall Protection Systems – Most Cited, High Risk Again this year, Fall Protection is #1 in the most frequently cited standards. Combine this fact that 17% of all work related fatalities are related to falls, slips and trips (second only to transportation incidents at 40%) and you can see the importance of ensuring a complete […]

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]]> Human Performance – Error Precursors & Safety https://ohshub.com/human-performance-error-precursors-safety/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:29:34 +0000 http://ohshub.com/?p=2434 Human Performance vs. Safety Management System vs. Behavior Based Safety A lot of talk in the Safety world lately has focused on the theories of Human Performance, and how it may enable your organization to more effectively manage safety risks and ultimately keep your employees safe. As organizations continue to define and refine their safety […]

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]]> Contractor Pre-Job Safety Checklist Template https://ohshub.com/contractor-pre-job-safety-checklist-template/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:03:10 +0000 http://ohshub.com/?p=2421 Contractors in General Industry & Construction With nearly 100 deaths per week (or 15 per day) on job sites around the United States, protecting our employees is more important than ever. For many years, contractors have typically made up the majority of the working population on construction sites, however, industry is seeing a rise in […]

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]]> Top OSHA Citations for COVID-19 Inspections https://ohshub.com/top-osha-citations-for-covid-19-inspections/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:23:25 +0000 http://ohshub.com/?p=2417 Frequently Cited OSHA Standards for COVID-19 Inspections In conducting COVID-19-related inspections, OSHA has frequently cited employers for violating certain standards. Employers can learn more about those frequently-cited standards and relevant resources in OSHA’s in-depth analysis of Common COVID-19 Citations. Employers must be vigilant to meet all OSHA requirements. The following are examples, to date, of […]

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]]> Coronavirus COVID-19 Cleaning & Disinfection Contractor in Charleston, SC https://ohshub.com/coronavirus-covid-19-cleaning-disinfection-contractor-in-charleston-sc/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:11:57 +0000 http://ohshub.com/?p=2412 Coronavirus Disinfection Cleaning Contractor South Carolina Contact Disinfect Charleston if your business or home has been impacted by coronavirus (covid – 19), either via: an individual with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 has visited your office or residence, you are an essential business, you are wanting to promote the thoroughness of cleaning and […]

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]]> Simple Safety Action Item Tracking Log Template https://ohshub.com/simple-safety-action-item-tracking-log-template/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:08:52 +0000 http://ohshub.com/?p=2380 What Get’s Measured, Get’s Managed If your workplace is not tracking safety action items, you are missing a real opportunity to show progress, build culture, create a safer work environment, and manage your safety systems. As Peter Drucker is quoted as saying, What get’s measured, get’s managed. You don’t need to go out and pay […]

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