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DIVE INTO TRI (Toxics Release Inventory)
TRI Reporting Criteria If a facility meets the employee, industry sector, and chemical threshold criteria, it must report to the TRI Program. For more details about the reporting criteria, refer to the TRI Reporting Forms and Instructions. *Effective for RY 2022, 29...
WARNING SIGNS AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Workplace Violence Key Points A safety and security expert says workplace violence is “never out of the blue.” People who commit violent acts or show hostility may have experienced the end of a relationship or the loss of a job, or hold a work-related grievance, for...
WAREHOUSE SAFETY – LOADING DOCKS
Workers at height. Stacked materials. Pedestrian, forklift, and truck traffic. All in one place. “Loading docks are very dangerous areas for employees,” said Reginald Jackson, safety and health specialist in the Office of General Industry and Agricultural Enforcement,...
HEAT STRESS
The National Emphasis Program for Heat Stress has returned. Daily planning and supervision are necessary. Heat-related illness can affect workers in many industries, at indoor or outdoor worksites. Some job-related risk factors include: Performing outdoor work in warm...
OSHA 2023 – Emphasis on Enforcement
At the start of the year, OSHA announced its highest increase in maximum civil penalties since 2016. The maximum civil penalty for each serious, other-than-serious, posting requirement, and failure to abate violation increased to $15,625 per violation, and the...
LONG WORK HOURS, EXTENDED OR IRREGULAR SHIFTS, AND WORKER FATIGUE
What Causes Worker Fatigue? Several factors including too little, poor quality or interrupted sleep over a period of time can cause fatigue. Fatigue is the body's signal that a rest period is needed. Long work hours and extended and irregular shifts may be stressful...