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Former fed official encourages sending ideas and comments to OSHA

May 13, 2021

Many of you have good ideas for OSHA. I know it is true because I got and used many ideas the public sent to OSHA on proposed regulations and on the OSHA Expert Advisor projects over my 27 years of work at the organization.

Editorial Comments

50 years of OSHA

Agency hits landmark amidst many changes, unprecedented times

Benita Mehta

May 13, 2021

On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which was enacted on April 28, 1971. Here’s a brief overview of OSHA through the years as well as what the agency is currently facing.

Thought Leadership

Risk Management: subjective perspectives, risk assessments and ethical dilemmas

Cory Worden M.S., CSHM

May 13, 2021

In this three-part series, the role of personal perceptions and the influence of invalidated information on them used in risk assessments is explored. This is part two.

Safety Talk

Preparing for OSHA: How to conduct internal inspections and audits

Randy DeVaul

May 13, 2021

If you are prepared for an OSHA visit, you likely also have a better safety program and culture. You likely have trained employees, plans in place, emergency drills up to date, and records ready for review.

Best Practices

Chemical risk communication with carbon dioxide as an example

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

May 13, 2021

OHS pros should know of chemical health and safety risk beyond the basics of what may be found in a safety data sheet.

The need for an active counter-infection strategy

Chad Rissanen

May 7, 2021

The internet is awash with pieces of advice for workplaces looking to re-open. Amidst a thousand hygiene recommendations, it can be difficult to piece together a coherent anti-Coronavirus game plan for the long term.

Safety Analytics

Data does not speak for itself: You have to speak for it

Angelo Cianfrocco

Chuck Pettinger

Nick Goodell

May 6, 2021

The data “will speak for itself.” If you have spent any time in the data analytics world you have heard this phrase thrown around. But is it true?

Editorial Comments

CDC and OSHA recently updated workplace guidance related to Coronavirus

Benita Mehta

April 27, 2021

CDC’s new guidance offers employers tips on how to implement such programs and outlines steps employers should take before reopening workplaces.

Thought Leadership

A tangled web: subjective perspectives, risk assessments and ethical dilemmas

Part 1 of 3

Cory Worden M.S., CSHM

April 27, 2021

In this three-part series, the role of personal perceptions and the influence of invalidated information on them used in risk assessments will be explored. Part 1 discusses how perceptions are developed.

Best Practices

Can PWFA transform how OHS is practiced?

Pregnant workers bill could be enacted this year

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

April 27, 2021

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065, February 2021) is being fast-tracked into federal law. The bill has wide bipartisan support. President Biden campaigned on the law’s passage.