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Among the executive orders signed during his first two days in office, President Joe Biden directed OSHA and MSHA consider emergency temporary standards related to COVID-19, among other steps. The order stated that the appropriate executive agencies should issue, within two weeks, revised guidance to employers on workplace safety during…

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President-elect Biden has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his Labor Secretary. Walsh would oversee OSHA and MSHA, which are part of the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2016, as Mayor of Boston, Walsh filed an ordinance to give the city the right to deny, revoke or suspend a…

First of all, Happy New Year from the staff at NASP! As the COVID vaccine is rolled out, we hope that 2021 brings forth a little more semblance of ‘normalcy’ than did the previous year. I think we can all agree that 2020 was a tough year for safety professionals…

Recent injury and illness statistics provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows which workers may be more likely to be injured. A total of 888,220 nonfatal injuries and illnesses causing workers to miss at least one day of work were reported in 2019, “essentially unchanged from 2018,” according…

Indiana OSHA cited a construction contractor for failing to provide protection for employees working in a 24-foot-deep trench. Inspectors also found several serious trench-related violations involving insufficient supports, failure to keep materials and equipment at least 2 feet away from the excavation’s edge and allowing an employee to work in…

COVID-19 vaccinations are starting to get rolled out, meaning it’s time for employers to consider what their vaccination policies will be. Can you mandate employees get vaccinated? The short answer is, yes, however, in many cases you may be better off strongly encouraging workers to get the shots. Here’s why:…

Surveys regarding injury and illness leading indicators are used frequently in the construction industry for contract bidding purposes, but are they really accurate? A new research report says they are. Because the effectiveness of such surveys had never been proven, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-funded Center…

Construction work can be a dangerous profession. A job site is a hectic place, as different workers perform many tasks at once. People work together and trust each other to get the job done safely and efficiently. Yet, the two most dangerous components of construction work take place early in…

No one goes into work thinking there will be an emergency that day. You and your employees expect to be productive and perform daily tasks like normal. But truthfully, workplace emergencies can occur at any moment. If your business is struck by a natural disaster or dangerous manmade incident, you…