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OSHA Safety

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OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

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UNDERSTANDING OSHA’S CONFINED SPACE REQUIREMENTS. Confined spaces pose serious risks such as entrapment, exposure to noxious fumes, physical injury, and suffocation due to lack of airflow. By OSHA’s standards, not all work spaces without windows or ventilation are considered a confined space.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

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Understanding OSHA's Confined Space Requirements. Confined spaces pose serious risks such as entrapment, exposure to noxious fumes, physical injury, and suffocation due to lack of airflow. By OSHA's standards, not all work spaces without windows or ventilation are considered a confined space. What is a Permit-Required Space?

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Clarifying OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations for Multiple Business Establishments

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The OSHA Recordkeeping regulation requires employers keep a record of serious injuries and illnesses using the OSHA 300 Log. In February 2014, OSHA answered several questions from a business asking for more details about the requirement to keep a separate OSHA 300 Log for multiple business establishments, 1904.30.

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#10 Machine Guarding: Examining Top OSHA Violations of 2013

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Contained within OSHA regulation 1910.212 are the basic instructions for providing guarding on all machines. Guard machines where their operation exposes an employee to injury. Handtools must permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Top 10 OSHA Violations Examined.

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

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If you’re a construction safety veteran, your safety program is well established and falls in line with OSHA requirements. The layers of OSHA regulation that protect workers focus on proper use and installation of safety systems, supervision, safe work procedures, maintenance and more. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

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WILG president talks workplace injuries. Boyd, president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group. What is the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group? The Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group (www.wilg.org) has grown into an important, national voice for workers.

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