During the pandemic, NIOSH granted temporary Public Health Emergency (PHE) use for certain N95 respirators and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) due to inventory shortages. Because there is no longer an inventory issue with NIOSH-approved respirators, the 14...
A heat acclimation plan must be part of your heat injury and illness program. As your health and safety resource, we’re sharing the essential elements to include in your Heat Acclimation Plan. Download it...
OSHA recently released a National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Heat Stress. We have three “first steps” you can take to keep your employees safe and work toward compliance. Provide access to water, rest and shade for indoor and outdoor workers when temperatures rise....
What’s the buzz about the proposed OSHA recordkeeping rule? Well, change may be coming to high-hazard industries. While some employers are used to submitting injury and illness information to OSHA, the proposed rule would require “certain establishments in certain...
Recently, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) released a draft for the new General Stormwater Permit for Industrial Activity (OHR000007). The current permit is set to expire on May 31, 2022. For facilities who are applying for the General Industrial...
On Jan. 13 the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the OSHA Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard for businesses with more than 100 employees. It’s back to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals now and there is a slight chance OSHA could enforce it, however, according to...
