What OSHA posters are required? The main poster required to be displayed in a workplace is the mandatory OSHA poster. OSHA offers this poster for free as well as a high-resolution printable document. The poster is titled “OSHA Job Safety and Health: It’s the Law” and goes into detail...
EPA has taken the next step to implement an important per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) requirement of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA added 172 PFAS to the list of chemicals required to be reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and established a 100-...
However, municipalities are required to meet pollutant discharge criteria to rivers and oceans and to meet this criteria they are directing auto facilities to minimize the contaminants to the storm sewers. Auto facilities are hence required to set up programs and training so as to minimize contaminan...
A fatality has occurred and has been reported as required. It’s a regularly scheduled inspection. This is most likely if you are in a high-hazard industry that is currently a major OSHA focus. Some 4,000 high-hazard worksites were targeted for unannounced comprehensive safety and heal...
However, any type of work-related injury or illness that requires medical attention beyond first aid must be recorded and reported to OSHA. This includes any time that an employee loses consciousness, is unable to come to work or is required to transfer to another job because of the injury ...
Employers in multi-employer worksites who do not use hazardous chemicals, but whose employees are exposed to the chemicals used by other employers, are required to have a written program and train their employees on the hazards of the chemicals in the work areas. ...