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Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Your Complete Guide
By NASP Blogger Compliance
Jump To: A frayed cord. A skipped lockout step. A worker who assumes the breaker is off. These are the small moments where electrical accidents start, and they happen more often than most safety teams realize. Electrical safety in the workplace protects people as much as it protects equipment. Below, we’re covering the hazards, OSHA…
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Ohio Manufacturer Facing $314K OSHA Fine
05.10.2024 Current EventsAn Ohio-based automotive components manufacturer, Faurecia Emissions Control Systems NA LLC, is contending with substantial penalties amounting to $314,555 as…
OSHA’s Top 10: Finalized Data Released for Fiscal Year 2023
05.10.2024 ComplianceThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released comprehensive data detailing the most frequently cited safety standards for fiscal…
Heat Stress, Child Labor, and Contractors… Oh my!
05.10.2024 ComplianceIn a recent development that could have significant implications for workplace safety, the Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, announced…
Repeated Safety Failures Lead to Tragic Consequences at Detyens Shipyards
05.10.2024 Current EventsIn a sobering reminder of the critical importance of workplace safety, Detyens Shipyards Inc., a prominent East Coast ship repair…
Newest MSP and CSD Certificants!
04.10.2024 CertificationsIt is with great pleasure and pride that we extend our heartfelt congratulations to the safety professionals who have recently…
DOL Publishes Final Rule
04.10.2024 ComplianceThe U.S. Department of Labor recently published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to…
New PFAS Legislation
04.10.2024 ComplianceToday, the EPA has issued the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect us from harmful PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl…
Lone Worker Dies
04.10.2024 Current EventsA mechanic was killed while repairing a large excavator by himself because his employer didn’t have a lone work policy,…
Lawsuit Alleges Chemicals Caused Birth Defects
04.10.2024 Current EventsAn employer may be responsible for birth defects allegedly caused by its workers’ exposure to toxic chemicals, a state appeals…
Trenching Collapse Death
03.14.2024 ComplianceOn August 10th, 2023, two Pyles Plumbing and Utility Contractors Inc. employees were installing sewer-line piping when the trench’s side…
Wearable Technology Improving Ergonomics
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Ambiguous Rule Led to Electrocution
03.14.2024 ComplianceA recent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decision shows that a worker’s electrocution was the result of an…
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