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Here’s What You Need to Know about New COVID-19 Guidelines for Employers

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSPFebruary 9, 2021 Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP
New COVID-19 Guidelines

The new US administration released new workplace safety guidelines on January 29, 2021, to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Here’s what employers need to know. 1. Covid Guidelines Help You Comply with OSHA Regulations Under the OSH Act, employers are legally responsible for providing a “safe and healthy workplace, free from recognized hazards likely…

Getting Back to Basics: Principles of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Edmund Smith, CHMMDecember 14, 2020 Edmund Smith, CHMM
IAQ Indoor Air Quality

Over the course of this year through the on-going pandemic, we have been routinely asked our opinion on existing and new technologies to add to the current HVAC systems in an effort to fight COVID-19 and to make the buildings healthier. These new techniques include UV lighting retrofits, filtration system upgrades, and air ionization systems,…

How To Keep Your Workers Safe From Overexertion

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED APOctober 29, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
construction overexertion

When employers think of workplace safety, most often they think of accidents and injuries caused by active hazards such as slipping, tripping, and falling. Unfortunately, however, the largest contributor to workers’ compensation costs is not so obvious, and is often overlooked: Overexertion. Overexertion leads to worker’s compensation costs of over $15 billion a year and…

How to Reduce COVID Risk in the Built Environment

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSPJuly 13, 2020 Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP

As businesses across the United States have gradually reopened over the past few weeks, it has become increasingly clear that we will not be going “back to normal” anytime soon.  Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, and various industry publications have outlined new precautions for every environment, from offices to restaurants…

Here are The Essential Guidelines for Reopening Schools

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSPJune 24, 2020 Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP
reopening schools

According to the CDC and White House guidelines, schools and universities may, in some cases, commence reopening this Fall as part of a phased approach to reopening the economy. Across the country, school officials are weighing multiple considerations as they make plans regarding whether to reopen and how. For those who are making the decision…

What You Need to Know to Reopen Your Restaurant Safely

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSPJune 17, 2020 Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP

As areas across the country cautiously reopen their economies, restaurants are among those being asked to take extra precautions. From state to state and municipal area to municipal area, the rules and guidelines vary, as does enforcement. For restaurant owners, this creates a large amount of uncertainty that adds to the strain of the situation….

How to Train Workers on Hazard Identification So They Can Stay Safe

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSPApril 15, 2020 Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP
hazard identification

Worker safety training is critical to ensuring your workplace is healthy, safe, and OSHA compliant. Every year, thousands of workers are injured or killed because of safety violations that could have been prevented with appropriate hazard training. Every workplace is unique and presents unique and often changing hazards. The only way to keep your workers…

How to Keep Your Workers Safe With Role-Based Training

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSPApril 9, 2020 Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP
role-based training

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requires all employers to ensure their workers are trained in how to remain safe on the job. Required training includes program awareness, training for employers, managers, and supervisors, worker role-specific training, and hazard identification and controls. Many employers make the mistake of providing the first and second type…

Here is OSHA’s Latest Guidance for Employers in the Time of Coronavirus

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED APMarch 19, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
OSHA cornonavirus

Response to the spread of the Coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 is evolving quickly, and both private and government agencies are working hard to create and distribute guidance for staying healthy and safe. Because the situation is unprecedented, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not yet have comprehensive legal requirements for employers. However, all…

How to Protect Your Workers During Coronavirus Outbreak

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED APMarch 17, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
coronavirus

March 17, 2020 Across the globe, governments and businesses are bracing for and responding to the impacts of a worldwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and employers have decisions to make. You may be evaluating employee travel plans, conference attendance, remote work policies, and potential office closures. You are almost certainly concerned not only about the life…

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