OSHA Updates Ladder Safety and Fall Protection Resources OSHA and its partners have been busy creating new resources on ladder safety, videos on preventing fatal falls in construction, and spreading the word about its Fall Prevention Campaign through its Susan Harwood grantees. Ladder Safety Falling off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely is OSHA’s newest ... Read more »
Free GHS Webinar Hosted by OSHA and SCHC July 25, 2013
May 2, 2013 By 1 Comment
OSHA hosts a free GHS (Globally Harmonized System) webinar OSHA will present a free webinar on the Globally Harmonized System titled “Hazard Communication 2012: One Year of Implementation” from 10:00-11:30 Pacific Time on Thursday July 25, 2013. The webinar is designed to answer many of the questions that OSHA has received during the first year ... Read more »
Cal/OSHA GHS & HAZCOM Advisory Committee Meeting – April 17, 2013 Update
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
GHS HAZCOM Update – April 17, 2013 Cal/OSHA urges public comments on the GHS HAZCOM update by May 3, 2013 Cal/OSHA has posted the draft Section 5194 that was discussed at the April 9, 2013 advisory committee meeting. If you would like all of the documents that were provided at the meeting, you can download ... Read more »
OSHA Compliance Resources – April 2013
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Federal OSHA has developed new compliance assistance resources, including Web resources and publications. See the New Compliance Assistance Products page for a continually updated listing of new resources. OSHA Compliance Web Pages Seasonal Flu – Spanish (Mar. 2013) OSHA Compliance Fact Sheets/Info Sheets Controlling Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium in Aerospace and Air Transport Painting (OSHA ... Read more »
Globally Harmonized System – Cal/OSHA Advisory Meeting
April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Cal/OSHA has scheduled an advisory committee meeting on the topic of Globally Harmonized Systems (GHS) to Cal/OSHA’s Title 8 Section 5194 Hazard Communication Standard. The meeting is a follow-up to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board GHS meeting on November 15, 2012. The November 15, 2012 Standards Board meeting focused on adopting the portions of the Federal ... Read more »