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On November 20th, 2020, the Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted emergency temporary standards to protect workers from hazards related to [...]

According to Weather.com, this should be a “La Nina” winter, linked here. That means that temperatures should be at or slightly above normal. There might not be much snowfall in the [...]

Do you remember the movie “Groundhogs Day” staring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell? Bill Murray’s character becomes trapped in a time loop, in which he relives Groundhog’s [...]

Routes matter. In fact, the route you take can become important. Take the Routes of Entry for example. The Routes of Entry are the four main ways that hazardous materials can gain entry into your [...]

We often provide you with pictures and let you look for the things that are wrong. Often these pictures are taken as we do site assessments. In reality, the assessments often show us that these [...]

This month’s quiz is based on the hierarchy of controls (above) established by the American National Standards Association (ANSI) and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). A [...]

Today, October 19, 2020 is National Kentucky Day, National Seafood Bisque Day, and National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day, according to the National Day Calendar, linked here. If anyone is [...]

IN THE NEWS CDC Updates Coronavirus Info OSHA Return to Work Guidance SCM SAFETY NEWS Open Enrollment Training We are limiting our courses to 12 students to allow for social distancing. Register [...]

Somewhere in the world, someone is in the process of taking their own life right now. The World Health Organization estimates that one person commits suicide every 40 seconds. The CDC states [...]

Hurricane Sally recently hit and created havoc to parts of Alabama and the Florida panhandle. As of a few days ago, hundreds of thousands were still without power in the aftermath. And Tropical [...]