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Workplace Safety
Face Covering Guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor
As workplaces continue to open, OSHA has issued FAQ's on face coverings. For suggestions on protecting your workforce, see the brief press release and other …
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Preventing Falls in the Workplace
We picked up some practical insights from the article, “Don’t Trip Over the Basics,” by W. David Yates, on ohsonline.com. This article discusses work related …
Shifting Marijuana Policies Create Confusion for Employers
We picked up valuable insights from the article “Marijuana and the Workplace: It’s Complicated,” by Tamara Lytle, on shrm.org. With rapidly changing laws …
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Practical Steps for Preventing Workplace Violence
Your workplace is where you spend the vast amount of your time, where you make a living and the last thing you need is to encounter bullying or violence there. …
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OSHA Enforcement Changes for 2019
We came across the article “3 Ways OSHA Enforcement Will Change for Employers in 2019” on www.natlawreview.com, by Rufino Gaytán and Aaron P. McCann. The …
OSHA Reporting Obligation Reform and Surrounding Controversy
We came across the article “OSHA Lessens reporting Obligation for Most Employers” by David Sparkman, published on www.ehstoday.com. This article covers the …
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Red Flag Reporting Noted in Wolters Kluwer’s “Public Accounting Report”
In the article “Workplace Safety Stays Top-of-Mind at Sikich” in the December 2018 “Public Accounting Report,” Sikich Managing partner Chris Geler is …
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Snow Days – What’s Required?
We came across the article “Make Sure Managers Know What the Law Requires on Snow Days” by Allen Smith, J.D. on www.shrm.org. It discusses the laws for paying …
New OSHA Guidance: Post Accident Drug Testing, Safety Incentive Programs
We came across a helpful article in The National Law Review. Authors Tressi L. Cordaro and Kathryn J. Russo of Jackson Lewis P.C. broke down the new …
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How Prepared is Your Organization for an Emergency Situation?
It's not supposed to be a provocative title: it's supposed to be a genuine question. How prepared are you? If a man with a bleeding gunshot wound stumbled into …
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Summer is Not Over Yet – Preventing Heat Related Illness in the Workplace
There are a wide variety of work environments that pose the risk of heat related illness. OSHA’s Occupational Heat Exposure article explains the cause and …
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