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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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OSHA Under the Biden Administration: What to Expect

OSHA Under the Biden Administration: What to Expect

12.09.2020 Current Events
Even if there hadn’t been a pandemic, you could expect to see significant differences between a Trump OSHA and a…
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Injured While Working at Home: Will Comp Cover?

Injured While Working at Home: Will Comp Cover?

12.09.2020 Compliance
Can an employee injured while working at home collect workers’ comp benefits? The answer is yes, but only if they…
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5 States Legalize Marijuana: Workplace Impact

5 States Legalize Marijuana: Workplace Impact

12.09.2020 Current Events
Voters in five states approved laws to legalize medical or recreational marijuana. The states’ initiatives have one thing in common:…
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Oregon Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Oregon Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

12.09.2020 Current Events
Oregon issued it’s temporary COVID-19 standard on November 6th, joining Virginia, New Jersey, and Michigan on the list of states…
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Customized e-Learning Course Development

Customized e-Learning Course Development

11.16.2020 Live Classes
Let’s face it, COVID-19 has impacted how we as safety and environmental professionals do our jobs. Social distancing requirements, engineering…
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Maintain Social Distance: COVID ‘Close Contact’ Adds up to Exposure

Maintain Social Distance: COVID ‘Close Contact’ Adds up to Exposure

11.16.2020 Current Events
An investigation into how an employee contracted COVID-19 in the workplace caused the CDC to change its definition of “close…
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NEW HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer ONLINE!

NEW HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer ONLINE!

11.16.2020 Live Classes
Online HAZWOPER Training? To help navigate the COVID pandemic, NASP has just launched an online version of our internationally recognized…
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Inspector Involved in Extortion Attempt

Inspector Involved in Extortion Attempt

11.16.2020 Current Events
An OSHA inspector and his brother were charged with conspiracy to extort $6,000 in cash from a New Jersey-based general…
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Addressing Addiction, Suicides on the Job

Addressing Addiction, Suicides on the Job

11.16.2020 Compliance
Health problems such as opioid addiction and suicides have become common issues on construction sites. Data from NIOSH and other…
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Confined Space Fatalities

Confined Space Fatalities

11.10.2020 Compliance
OSHA continues to report asphyxiation as the leading cause of death in confined spaces, generally resulting from oxygen deficiency or…
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OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations

OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations

10.23.2020 Current Events
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
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Just Two Weeks Until SafetyConnect 2020!

Just Two Weeks Until SafetyConnect 2020!

10.07.2020 Current Events
NASP is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this virtual safety conference and expo! Please join us, for FREE!…
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