Workplace Safety Blog

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Respiratory Protection

Throughout the United States, millions of workers and employees, in various industries are required to wear respirators or respiratory protection of some kind. These types of respiratory protection devices protect workers against a variety of dangerous situations including: insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These respiratory hazards can sometimes … Read more

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Workers’ comp cases to double within 10 years: What will cause this?

A workers’ compensation trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience representing companies including Alcoa, United Airlines, and Bethlehem Steel predicts that the number of workers’ comp claims will double within 10 years due to three major trends. Phil Walker, a national trial counsel for employers in California workers’ comp cases, made his prediction at … Read more

Top 10 apps for safety pros

How many of these safety apps are you using? At the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2015 conference in Dallas, Paul Colangelo, National Director of Compliance Programs for ClickSafety, presented his Top 10 list of apps for safety pros. Here’s his list: iAuditor – Colangelo says this is one of the top 2 apps that … Read more

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New OSHA rule: What’s required? Confined Space

OSHA has issued its final rule on confined space work in the construction industry. Here’s what you need to know: The rule provides construction workers with protections similar to OSHA’s rule for manufacturing and general industry workers which were issued in 1993. Some differences were specifically tailored for the construction industry, including requirements to: ensure that … Read more