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Workplace hazards today are broad and complex. Where specificity of law is absent or ambiguous, such as workplace safety for Covid-19, OSHA’s “General Duty” clause, section (5)(a)(1) of the OSH Act, becomes an enforcement incentive.

Full article: An interpretation of PWFA laws
Source: Safety Best Practices

Covid-19 has a silver lining. This is an opportune time to demonstrate your skills to move “beyond OSHA” for those that see advantages in this direction.

Full article: Consider moving beyond OSHA in OHS annual plans
Source: Safety Best Practices

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) H.R. 2694 passed the U.S. House of Representatives in September by a vote of 329 to 73. At the time of this writing it is uncertain if the Senate, followed by President Trump’s signature, has passed the PWFA into law.

Full article: House passes Pregnant Workers Act
Source: Safety Best Practices

Beneficial uses of smoke tubes include respirator fit tests and air flow observations and measurements. Users of smoke tubes must be aware, however, of the significant risks if the tool is misused. Proper use of smoke tubes, therefore, is essential.

Full article: Despite benefits in testing and observation, there are many risks to smoke tubes
Source: Safety Best Practices

Whether there is an overpopulation of lawyers in the U.S. is debatable. The more complex, diverse, and open a society is, the greater number of lawyers are necessary to help resolve disputes.

Full article: Check your OHS legal requirements
Source: Safety Best Practices

COVID-19 offers great opportunity to consider OHS entrepreneurship. If your OHS job has not been subject to lay off, furloughed, or elimination – or some other drastic change – it likely will be in the coming months.

Full article: Rise of the OHS entrepreneur
Source: Safety Best Practices

ISHN interviews ASSP President-Elect Deb Roy in this episode of Dave Johnson’s Wide World of Safety.

Full article: ASSP’s Deb Roy discusses her EHS career, offers advice for safety professionals
Source: Safety Best Practices

A cough can travel as fast as 50 mph and expel almost 3,000 droplets in just one go. Sneezes are even more forceful —they can travel up to 100 mph and create upwards of 100,000 droplets.

Full article: Prevent the spread of COVID-19 with cough and sneeze shields
Source: Safety Best Practices

According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), in 2018, nearly one in ten workplace electrical injuries were fatal, and more than half of these occurred in the construction industry.

Full article: Workplace safety considerations in recognition of National Electrical Safety Month
Source: Safety Best Practices

Whether businesses and facilities are preparing to reopen after the COVID-19 shutdowns, or they are performing ongoing efforts to keep their space as clean and sanitized as possible, Goodway Technologies is offering some tips to keep surfaces and the indoor environment safer and cleaner for its occupants. Goodway, which manufactures specialized cleaning and sanitation equipment, has been implementing these steps as they continue to produce solutions for the wide array of industries seeking solutions to keep their employees, customers, and any building occupants safe and healthy.

Full article: How to implement proper cleaning and sanitation as companies get back to business
Source: Safety Best Practices