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Comments Needed: Workplace Noise Exposure Controls

OSHA is proposing to issue an interpretation of the term “feasible administrative or engineering controls” as used in the general industry and construction occupational noise exposure standards and to amend its current enforcement policy to reflect the interpretation. Comments are due 12/20/10.

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OSHA Issues Updated PPE Rule, Effective 10/9/09

OSHA is updating the references in its regulations to reflect more recent editions of the applicable national consensus standards that incorporate advances in technology.

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Nurses File Complaint: Shortage of Swine Flu Masks

The nurses requested assistance from the Cal/OSHA just after the World Health Organization re-classified H1N1 as an “unstoppable” Level 6 pandemic.

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OSHA Issues Final Rule On PPE

The final rule on Clarification of Employers’ Duty to Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Each Employee was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2008.

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Is PPE Compliance A Challenge In Your Facility?

In a recent survey conducted by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89% of safety professionals polled have observed workers failing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when they should have been.

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