Beat the Heat – Preventing heat illness at work

Beat the Heat – Preventing heat illness at work

It’s best not to work outside in high temperatures – that is a fact – but the nature of certain jobs, such as construction, forestry, manufacturing or landscaping sometimes make this unavoidable. When this happens, a worker’s body temperature...
Hand tool safety at home and at work

Hand tool safety at home and at work

March is creeping in slowly and the winter weather is finally (sort of) starting to break. The snow is beginning to melt which means that we all have a few projects we’d like to get done before the sweltering summer heat begins. Additionally, quite a few professions...
Be Prepared for an OSHA Inspection

Be Prepared for an OSHA Inspection

Employers Subject to OSHA Most private sector employers in the United States, the District of Columbia and other U.S. jurisdictions are subject to the OSH Act, either directly or through an OSHA-approved state program. State plans are OSHA-approved job safety and...