OSHA Updating Silica National Emphasis Program

You’ve been hearing about respirable crystalline silica from OSHA and Safex for several years now. If you’re not already aware, exposure to silica dust, which often occurs when cutting, sawing or grinding rocks, concrete, mortar, etc., causes severe lung disease,...

Possible Updates to the Lockout/Tagout Standard

On May 17, 2019, OSHA released a memo requesting information on a possible update to the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) standard. According to the release,”OSHA is requesting information about how employers have been using control circuit...