As the heat wave made its way from the southern U.S. to the northeast earlier this week, residents throughout that broad area struggled to find cool comfort. It’s easy to sit inside an air conidtioned office and watch the temperature rise on outdoor thermometers, but what about those that make their living working outside, often [...]
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American Society of Safety Engineers,
Heat Stroke,
OSHA
Every year it seems like Christmas shopping season kicks off earlier and earlier. When I went to pick up Halloween candy last month, I could have sworn there were more candy canes than candy corn. (Much to my dismay since I’m probably one of the only people on the planet who actually likes candy corn. [...]
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Black Friday,
OSHA
Jeffrey Quinn of New Jersey Today wrote a piece the other day featuring five tips for preventing workplace injuries. Four of them focus on driving, weather, protective gear and worksite tidiness, and Quinn’s advice in those areas is great — and quick to read. But the one major takeaway here is this: Report Dangers – [...]
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Jeffrey Quinn,
OSHA
In our April issue (which will be available online tomorrow available now), we feature an article about how the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is ramping up its enforcement efforts of late. Our May issue will discuss how OSHA is doing the same. And this post last week talks about how the EPA is planning [...]
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Consumer Product Safety Commision,
E&J Gallo,
EPA,
Heinz,
Mark Stoeckle,
OSHA