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Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Your Complete Guide

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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Injured Worker to Claim Benefits

Injured Worker to Claim Benefits

03.14.2024 Compliance
On June 20th, 2021, Molly Sullivan, an airline worker for United Airlines, parked in Garage 2 and entered the third-floor…
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How to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace

How to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace

02.29.2024 Compliance
Mental health in the workplace is an important factor for employers to consider. Good mental health fosters a more productive…
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Ammonia Release Prompts OSHA Inspection

Ammonia Release Prompts OSHA Inspection

02.12.2024 Compliance
Responding to a report of workers being exposed to anhydrous ammonia, federal investigators found a Madison ice cream plant lacked…
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What’s New on YouTube?

What’s New on YouTube?

02.12.2024 Youtube
Big news is dropping from NASP’s corner! Our YouTube just leveled up with some killer new content that’s all about…
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4 Steps to Improve Ethical Decision Making

4 Steps to Improve Ethical Decision Making

02.12.2024 Compliance
As safety professionals, ethical decision-making serves as a cornerstone for fostering a culture of safety, integrity, and responsibility. Our actions…
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OSHA’s Collaboration with DOJ

OSHA’s Collaboration with DOJ

02.12.2024 Compliance
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would be working more closely with OSHA on cases where criminal charges…
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Washington Fall Protection Alignment

Washington Fall Protection Alignment

02.12.2024 Current Events
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is undertaking revisions to its fall protection standards as part of its…
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2024 OSHA Penalties

2024 OSHA Penalties

01.18.2024 Compliance
Violations of safety rules on jobsites are now more expensive as the Labor Department announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments to…
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OSHA’s Expanded 300A Reporting Due Soon!

OSHA’s Expanded 300A Reporting Due Soon!

01.18.2024 Compliance
It’s 2024, and with the new year comes the March 2 deadline for OSHA’s Form 300A injury and illness reporting.…
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96 Minutes

96 Minutes

01.18.2024 Current Events
Federal fatality data revealed that work-related injuries resulted in the death of a worker every 96 minutes in the U.S.…
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Update to 1910.156 Proposed

Update to 1910.156 Proposed

01.18.2024 Compliance
OSHA has published a proposal to update an existing standard and expand safety and health protections for emergency responders, including…
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70k+ SIRs

70k+ SIRs

12.18.2023 Current Events
Federal OSHA collected a total of 70,206 severe injury reports (SIRs) from employers it covers from 2015 to 2021, according…
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