by Dana Chang | Feb 7, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
What is “indoor air quality”? Indoor air quality (also called “indoor environmental quality”) describes how inside air can affect a person’s health, comfort, and ability to work. It can include temperature, humidity, lack of outside air...
by Dana Chang | Feb 1, 2022 | Health, Safety
Learner characteristics, training design, and work environment predict training effectiveness. Training factors that have the strongest, most consistent relationship with learning and application of knowledge and skills in the workplace is known as transfer of...
by Dana Chang | Jan 14, 2022 | Health, Safety
Electrical hazards multiply for workers involved in cleanup and recovery efforts following major disasters and weather emergencies. Life-threatening danger exists around downed and low-hanging electrical wires which can still be energized following a storm. Safety...
by Dana Chang | Jan 6, 2022 | Health, Safety
OSHA revealed the biggest danger areas in workplaces during 2021 as reflected in the number of citations. Here is the countdown: 10. Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,113 violations. Ranked at # 10 in 2020; 200 fewer violations than in the previous...
by Dana Chang | Nov 22, 2021 | Health, Safety
On 10-25-2021 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and how they interact...
by Dana Chang | Nov 3, 2021 | Health, Safety
“A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness or damage but had the potential to do so.” The National Safety Council OSHA strongly encourages employers to investigate all incidents in which a worker was hurt, as well as close...
