Category: August 2022 Newsletter

NASP has recently partnered with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to offer our newest course, the Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene. The Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene provides a foundational understanding of key Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety concepts as the basis for anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling…

Just having a safety procedure in place is not enough. Procedures must be followed to be effective; failing to do so can result in fatal consequences, as a recent Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) investigation illustrates. MSHA investigators were called to the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci mine in Greenlee County, Arizona, this…

We at NASP would like to take the time to congratulate our latest round of newly certified Master Safety Professional (MSP) and Certified Safety Director (CSD) professionals! Earning these certifications is truly an amazing accomplishment, and we could not be prouder of your success! Want to join their ranks? Learn…

The Biden Administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the number of reported monkeypox cases has grown to just over 6,600 in…

In past weeks, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the release of a new set of best practices for protecting temporary workers. Temporary workers, or “temporary agency workers,” are paid by a staffing company and assigned to a host employer on both short- and long-term assignments….

NASP and Fit For Work invite you to join us for a special, educational event taking place in Orlando on October 5th and 6th. Co-instructed by NASP Executive Director Eric Gislason and Fit For Work VP of Technical Operations James Rethaber, Ph.D., CPE, LSSMBB, the Workplace Ergonomics Specialist Live Course…

In response to a rise in trenching and excavation fatalities—22 workers have suffered fatal injuries in trenching and excavation work so far this year, surpassing the 15 fatalities in all of 2021—OSHA announced plans for 1,000 excavation inspections. The 22 deaths represent a 68% increase over 2021. Agency compliance safety…

On July 26th, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recognized the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Title III prohibits discrimination based on disability in the activities of places of public accommodations and requires newly constructed or altered places of public accommodation—as well as commercial facilities…