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Top Safety News for <<*First Name>>, January, 2020
OSHA updates recommended safety practices
Top 10 disabling workplace injuries
What OSHA is planning for 2020
OSHA fines in 4th quarter top $8 million
What's new at ComplianceSigns: NFPA-10 labels, confined space signs, playground warnings and
more
OSHA Updates Recommended Safety and Health
Practices
OSHA recently updated its Guidelines for Safety and Health Programs.
The document presents a step-by-step approach to implementing a safety
and health program in a variety of small- and medium-sized business
settings. The new recommendations better reflect current workforce
conditions, including: shifts from manufacturing to services; automation;
worker diversity; aging workforce; hazards in healthcare, retail and other
“safe” industries, and increased use of temporary workers.
Learn more.
Top 10 Disabling Workplace Injuries: Causes and
Costs
Disabling workplace injuries cost businesses more than $55 billion every
year. The annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index documents the
top ten causes of the most serious workplace injuries and ranks them by
their direct cost to employers. See the top 10, plus a list of injury costs by
industry.
Learn more.
What's New at ComplianceSigns:
When you need a specific sign for your business or workplace, you'll find it
at ComplianceSigns.com. We monitor state and federal legislation as well
as customer requests to provide compliant, affordable signs for nearly any
situation. Here are some of our latest additions:
NFPA 10 fire extinguisher classification labels show what types of fires
your extinguisher is meant to be used on. Other new additions include
playground safety signs, octagon confined space signs, and signs
and labels for limited access, suntan bed warnings and more.
See them all here.
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2. OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration have big plans for
2020, as reflected in the recently released Agency Rule List Agenda from
the U.S. Department of Labor. Changes include clarification of the walking-
working surfaces rule, several forklift standard updates and a proposed
rule on occupational exposure to crystalline silica.
Learn more.
OSHA Fines in 4th Quarter Top $8 Million
Federal OSHA fines from October to December 2019 topped $8.2 million.
OSHA inspections resulted in 29 significant fines (over $100,000) in that
period. Fines ranged from $104,192 for a variety of hazards at an
Alabama Dollar Tree store to nearly $1.6 million for electrical and fire
hazards at an Illinois chemical manufacturer. Dollar Tree was cited five
times for violations at stores in several states.
See the list.
January Workplace Safety News & Notes
Here's a collection of safety news from around the web:
OSHA Updates Emphasis Program On Amputations in Manufacturing
The NEP targets industrial and manufacturing workplaces where employees are injured by unguarded or improperly
guarded machinery and equipment. The updated NEP: Revises targeting methodology to include data from
amputation reporting requirements; Revises coding requirements for amputation inspections in the OSHA
Information System; and adds new appendices. The emphasis program includes a three-month period of education
and prevention outreach, which will run until March 10, 2020. Get details.
Deadline for OSHA Form 300A Electronic Reporting is March 2
March 2, 2020, is the deadline for electronically reporting your OSHA Form 300A data for calendar year 2019.
Collection has already begun. The collection of 2019 data and beyond will include the establishments' Employer
Identification Numbers (EIN). Remember, not all establishments need to submit their OSHA 300A data
electronically. Get more information here.
2020 State and Federal Labor Law Posters Now Available
Across the U.S., most employers are required to display state and federal labor / employment notices in a
conspicuous location. Most states update posters annually. Now you can order up-to-date, US-made labor law
posters from the source you trust: ComplianceSigns.com. See the 2020 poster for your state.
OSHA Video Explains the Inspection Process
If you've never had a visit from OSHA, you may be in for a surprise - good or bad. OSHA has posted a video that
describes and explains the inspection process from the opening conference, to questions that may be asked during
a walkaround, to the closing conference and beyond. In less than five minutes, you can get a better understanding
of what to expect if an OSHA inspector comes to your workplace. Watch it here.
NIOSH Offers Advice on Indoor Air Quality During Construction and Renovation
Maintaining acceptable IEQ during construction and renovation activities requires a collective effort and input from
building managers, the general contractor, subcontractors, engineers and building occupants. A new NIOSH
document offers detailed recommendations based on two case studies. Download the document (pdf).
OSHA Comments on Headphones in the Workplace
Although there is no specific OSHA regulation that prohibits the use of headphones on a construction site or any
other workplace, OSHA recently made a statement in a letter of interpretation to an inquiry about listening to music
on a construction site. This is the first OSHA comment on the topic since issuing a memo regarding Walkman use
back in 1987. Read the latest comments in this article.
Upcoming Safety Webinars Presented by OH&S
Jan. 30 - 7 Electrical Safety Mistakes
Feb. 12 - Rating Your EHSQ Performance Using Incident Reporting and Leading and Lagging Indicators
Feb. 13 - Fall Protection: Real World Training and Equipment Needed to Protect Your Workers
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3. How To Identify and Treat Workplace Burns
February is National Burn Awareness Month. More than 500,000 people
receive medical treatment for burn injuries in the United States and
Canada each year. The most common cause of burns are scalds (from
steam, hot water, etc.), fire, chemicals, electricity and overexposure to the
sun. Check these tips for treating minor and major burns, including
electrical and chemical burns.
Learn more.
SDS-Based Chemical Sign Selector Makes It Easy
to Find the Signs You Need
Defining which signs to use for each chemical in your workplace is a
challenge. Safety Data Sheets are the best source for details, so we
analyzed sheets for the most common industrial chemicals to develop our
easy-to-use chemical sign selector tool.
Using this new tool, you simply enter a chemical name, CAS number or
UN number to quickly view a unique ComplianceSigns Chemical Safety
Collection of relevant signs for that chemical. Choices include PPE, GHS,
Hazmat, NFPA, DOT and more. You can also access a free SDS for each
chemical. Now you can find appropriate signs in seconds, including
dozens of GHS and ISO-format chemical PPE safety signs we added as a
result of our research.
Give it a try.
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