By Marschall Runge While commanding four vessels sailing between England and India in 1601, Captain James Lancaster performed one of the great experiments in medical history. Each of the seamen on just one ship – his own, of course – was required to sip three teaspoons of lemon juice per day. By the midpoint of …
Risk is a common factor in the workplace. From operating heavy machinery and handling volatile goods to catching up on paperwork, hazards are everywhere and aren’t always easy to find or anticipate. Accidents at work not only affect those involved, perhaps limiting their ability to work effectively or earn a living, but they have a …
“A Wayne, W. Va., sawmill, which already had received 40 OSHA citations following an inspection in 2014, received an additional three proposed willful, nine proposed repeat, 12 proposed serious and three proposed other-than-serious violations on Sept. 2. On April 13, OSHA conducted an inspection of Wane Lumber and Mulch Inc. as a follow up to …
I know I’m a little late to the game here, but I actually just found out today via an article I stumbled upon that September is National Food Safety Education month! I personally love food so much, it’s undoubtedly one of my best friends. So, I was surprised to see that it isn’t more well …
Ah yes, football season. I can already smell the nachos and the buffalo wing sauce wafting through the air from the living rooms of American households. I can already taste the Anheuser-Busch branded beer and I can already hear the light-hearted (and not so light-hearted) trash talking about opposing teams. Football season is a fun …
MANCHESTER, NJ — A citizen’s report of a suspicious vehicle led to the discovery of a rolling meth lab in Pine Lake Park and the arrest of three people on Monday, Manchester police said. The discovery [of the meth lab] forced police to shut down a street in Pine Lake Park for five hours and …
OSHA and Health Canada, through the Regulatory Cooperation Council, have developed a 2016-2017 Workplace Chemicals Work Plan. The purpose of the work plan is to ensure that current and future requirements for classifying and communicating the hazards of workplace chemicals will be acceptable in the United States and Canada without reducing worker safety. “This plan …
If you use personal fall arrest systems (PFAS), you should be well-trained and well-versed in fall clearance. If, by some chance, you’re not, you can get a nice refresher here. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Back? Great. Now that you’re an expert, you must realize that you’re an expert in fall clearance calculation when done properly …
At 9 a.m. on the first Monday of each month, I receive a recurring reminder to check the OSHA Enforcement web page for violations. It is a sobering exercise I started years ago that displays a list of OSHA-cited companies and details their penalties and fines. The list is not just isolated to small- and …
