Top Safety News for February, 2020 - Free Ladder Safety Month Resources - OSHA Updates Silica Exposure NEP - Coronavirus Info for Employers from the CDC - Top 10 OSHA Fines of 2019 - and New Fines for 2020 - What's new at ComplianceSigns: 2020 Customer Survey; City-specific swimming pool signs; 1,500 new signs from our custom sign generators

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Top Safety News for <<*First Name>>, February, 2020
Free Ladder Safety Month Resources
OSHA Updates Silica Exposure NEP
Coronavirus Info for Employers from the CDC
Top 10 OSHA Fines of 2019 - and New Fines for 2020
What's new at ComplianceSigns: 2020 Customer Survey; City-specific swimming pool signs; 1,500
new signs from our custom sign generators
Free Resources for Ladder Safety Month in March
Falls from ladders are preventable, yet they account for 100 deaths and
thousands of disabling injuries each year. The American Ladder Institute
declares March as National Ladder Safety Month, designed to raise
awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of ladder-related
injuries and fatalities. You can get involved and help improve ladder safety
in your workplace.
Learn more.
OSHA Updates NEP on Silica Exposure
OSHA has revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and
reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS)
in general industry, maritime and construction. The NEP targets specific
industries expected to have the highest numbers of workers exposed to
silica. OSHA will conduct 90 days of compliance assistance for
stakeholders prior to beginning programmed inspections for the NEP.
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 offer compliant, affordable signs for nearly
any situation. Here are some of our latest additions:
City-specific swimming pool rules signs. Cities including New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Denver, Las Vegas and others
have city-mandated pool rules signs for public swimming pools. Now you
can get the correct sign for your city at ComplianceSigns.
Signs from our custom sign generators. Our easy-to-use custom sign
generators are hugely popular. People create thousands of custom signs
on them ever year, and now we've just added more than 1,500 of these to
our regular store inventory. See them here.
Take our 2020 Customer Survey to let us know what we do well and
what we can do better. Everyone who completes the 4-question survey will
be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift card. Take the survey.
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2. The CDC has posted guidance for businesses and employers regarding
Coronavirus (COVID-19). It includes recommended strategies for
employers to use now, advice on planning for a possible U.S. outbreak
and resources for more information. Cases now have been identified in a
growing number of international locations, including Europe, Asia, the
Middle East and the U.S.
Learn more.
Top 10 OSHA Fines of 2019 and New Fine Amounts
for 2020
Federal OSHA issued some hefty fines in 2019. The top fine was more
than $1.7 million, and the top 10 fines together totaled more than $9.7
million. Add the next five highest fines and the total jumps to more than
$12 million. The number of fines seem to be on the rise – and fine
amounts for 2020 have increased, as well.
Learn more.
Using Behavior-Based Approaches to Improve
Construction Safety
Does your construction site still have a "safety cop" handing out tickets for
safety violations? There's a better way. If workers are given a significant
amount of control over safety in their workplace, and realize that they and
their co-workers have the most to benefit, they will look at safety in an
entirely new way. That's a behavior-based approach, and it's proven to
improve outcomes.
Learn more.
February Workplace Safety News & Notes
Here's a collection of safety news from around the web:
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. Data
collection for 2019 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.
Free Guide to Grounding and Bonding
Electrical grounding and bonding are important safety practices for preventing static discharge and reducing the
possibility of a fire. But the related electrical principles can be confusing. Justrite Safety has prepared a guide that
answers common questions about grounding and bonding, and will help you apply these principles and best
practices in your workplace. Review the guide or download a copy.
Mining Deaths Reached a Record Low in 2019
There were 24 mining fatalities in the U.S. in 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) reports. This is the fewest annual fatalities ever recorded, and only the fifth year in MSHA’s
43-year history that mining fatalities were below 30. Four deaths were recoreded in Kentucky and West Virginia; two
each in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas; and one each in Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Vermont. Get more details.
NIOSH Releases New Video on Black Lung Respiratory Disease Among Coal Miners
Black lung, caused by the inhalation of too much coal dust, is no longer just a disease that strikes older coal miners.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a video that demonstrates how
black lung is occurring in younger miners, raises awareness of the personal costs of the disease and motivates
workers to participate in free and confidential health screenings. Learn more here, or watch the video here.
CDL Clearinghouse Identifies 8,000 Substance Violations in First Weeks of Operation
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that its Commercial
Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has detected and identified nearly 8,000 positive substance
abuse tests of commercial drivers since January 6, 2020. The goal of the clearinghouse is to provide FMCSA and
employers with tools to identify drivers who have violated federal drug and alcohol testing program requirements
and are prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle. Read more.
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3. March 12 - Compliance with Requirements of NFPA 652 Standard on Combustible Dust
March 25 - Understanding Post-Accident Drug Testing in the Age of Legal Pot Use
March 26 - Defending Against the Top Four Killers of Construction Workers
On-Demand - The Role of the Health and Safety Professional in an Oil Gas Pipeline Release
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Safety Tip:
Prevent Ladder Falls with 3 Points of Contact
March is Ladder Safety Month - a perfect time to share tips to help prevent
falls from ladders. When climbing a ladder, it is safest to maintain three
points-of-contact to minimize the chance of slipping and falling. At all times
during ascent, descent and working, the climber must face the ladder and
have two hands and one foot - or two feet and one hand - in contact with
the ladder steps, rungs and/or side rails.
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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