Diego Tolosa, CHST
OSHA has unveiled its latest National Emphasis Program (NEP), the Process Safety Management (PSM) Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program. This program targets workplaces that could potentially release highly hazardous chemicals by evaluating their compliance of the PSM standard (29 CFR 1910.119). The only NAICS that has been excluded is 32411 (Petroleum refineries), which has been covered by the Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management NEP.
The PSM Covered Chemical Facilities NEP will be used for programmed inspections at
Kevin Zeller
1. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.134 details the requirements for a Respiratory Protection Program.
2. A Respiratory Protection Program is mandatory if any employee is required to wear any type of respirator during the course of their job.
3. The establishment and maintenance of a Respiratory Protection Program is the responsibility of the employer and must of: a written program, employee training, fit testing’ and medical surveillance.
4. All employees who will be issued respiratory protection must be medically
Capt. John DeFillippo, CHMP, EMT-B
The best thing anyone can do to stay safe in and around the water is to learn to swim. It’s never too late and kids should learn to treat the water with respect at an early age. As a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, an EMT and a licensed captain working in marine salvage, I’ve seen my share of tragedies on the water. Sadly, nearly all were avoidable. Here are some tips to
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About…HEAT STRESS
Paula Kaufmann – CIH
1. Our bodies get stressed by heat and then are unable to cool down by sweating.
2. An overload of heat is often caused by a combination of high temperature and high humidity, which can be made more “stressful” by no breeze moving by our skin, direct sun, and physical exertion
3. Heat-related illnesses are heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
4. Heat rash, prickly heat is caused by
EHSWire.com’s “Top 10 Tuesdays”
Here at EHSWire.com, we have decided to launch our 2009 “Summer Series” of blog posts. This year we will be devoted to a series called we’re calling “Top Ten Tuesdays”. Every Tuesday throughout the Summer one of our EHS professionals will post his/her blog specifically targeted towards their particular area of expertise. Each of these posts will be a “top 10”. The posts will include topics such as “Things You Should Know
Even More Businesses, Charities & Groups that Can Help You be Green
Barbara Glynn Alves
As promised, this posting will focus on reducing the amount of plastics that go in the landfills. First, it is important to understand that not all plastics are created equal – many cannot (or are not) recycled, but most can be reused or even replaced with an alternative choice.
What do all those numbers mean?
The number code inside the little triangle you find on plastics