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Occupational hearing loss can be a side-effect in many industries through exposure to direct and indirect noise agents. Direct noise agents can be anything from hearing a jackhammer while working on a construction site to talking loudly through a headset. Indirect noise agents are bit more elusive. They can come from working with solvents or certain metals. According to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), “Approximately 22 million U.S. workers are exposed to haz …

The National Safety council recently conducted their 2016 Safety Training Survey to find out how much the average organization spends on training. The survey involved participants from a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction and transportation, who shared their overall training budgets, budget per learner and training methods. The top five most common challenges when it came to training were: 1.Keeping the message fresh – Many employees hear the same safety …

OSHA’s Step Up for Safety Campaign focuses on fall prevention. The National Fall Prevention Stand-Down Campaign is May 2 to 6, country wide. This Campaign intends to spread awareness to prevent fall hazards in construction. Construction employers are required to educate and train their employees on proper safety procedures and use of fall prevention equipment. OSHA has provided guidelines to host a successful “Stand-Down” Campaign with strategies to increase safety measures. In 2015 …

1. Stay up to date with OSHA and EPA regulationsFollowing regulations set forth by OSHA and EPA can save your business in the long run. OSHA’s website has a significant amount of resources to help you take care of your employees and safely run your business. OSHA and EPA exist to insure work environments are safe and issue citations when they are not. It is easy to ignore safety regulations, but doing so can jeopardize employees and put businesses at risk. Every day OSHA cites businesse …

Since 2005, the chemical spill neutralizer Amphomag® has played an integral role in the  MERIT Training Program, a Pennsylvania-based tactical training program for law enforcement. The purpose of MERIT is to give law enforcement professionals the skills to discover and dismantle methamphetamine labs and cleaning up when chemical hazards are present. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meth labs can range from crude makeshift outfits to  …