Dec 13, 2023 | Construction Safety, Newsletter
With winter just around the corner, it’s important that we all take the time to think about the upcoming hazards that ice, snow and low temperatures can pose on our worksites and personal lives. In Pennsylvania 86% of all workers get to work by...
Dec 12, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
OSHA’s Region 3, which enforces workplace safety and health regulations for private sector employers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and Washington DC, recently announced it has renewed its Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for select industries where...
Dec 7, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
Each year OSHA shares its Top 10 Citations List which gives employers an insight into compliance issues noted across the country. Both General Industry (29CFR1910) and Construction (29CFR1926) regulations are listed on the Top 10. Year over year, the many of the same...
Nov 15, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Asbestos Regulation (29 CFR 1910.1001), requires ALL employers to protect their workers from the hazards of asbestos. In order to properly protect employees, you have to know what materials may contain...
Nov 7, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
The U.S. EPA has announced proposed rules that would ban most commercials uses of the chlorinated solvents trichloroethylene (TCE) and methylene chloride. These rules are intended to protect against potentially severe impacts to human health and the...
Oct 19, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
Both OSHA and EPA have regulations that govern the management of ignitable or combustible wastes. Unfortunately, the regulations from the two agencies seem to conflict with each other. When this happens, which regulation takes precedence? EPA’s RCRA...
