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An employee may recount a story of a “close call” at work. He or she also may describe the incident as a “near collision” or “narrow escape.” All these terms refer to a near miss.
An injury requiring kinesiology tape for treatment must be recorded on employers’ injury and illness logs, according to a recent OSHA letter of interpretation.
OSHA may soon update its Hazard Communication Standard to align it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
OSHA should not proceed with a proposed rule that would regulate infectious disease exposure in health care and related work settings, unless the agency can show risks justifying a new standard, a small-business panel has concluded.
Newly introduced legislation would mandate site-controlling employers to record all worker injuries and illnesses, regardless of who employs the worker.
The National Roofing Contractors Association and roofing manufacturer GAF have teamed up to create a website intended to help roofing contractors keep their employers safe.
Documented cases of occupationally acquired HIV infection among U.S. health care workers have become “rare,” possibly due to underreporting and effective treatment and prevention, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A pair of poultry industry associations blasted OSHA for alleged inconsistencies in the agency’s approach toward enforcing safety and health in the industry.
