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OSHA's SAFE (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) initiative.

In today's regulatory climate, demonstrating top-tier safety isn't just about compliance - it's about culture, credibility, and competitive advantage. The SHARP program from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognizes small to medium-sized worksites that operate exemplary safety and health management systems. This article explains what SHARP is, which companies should explore it, and how Simple Safety Coach can streamline your path toward SHARP recognition.

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Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in the Workplace

Lithium-ion batteries are common in today?s workplaces, powering tools, devices, and equipment. But when damaged or improperly charged, they can pose fire and injury risks. This article breaks battery safety down into clear, practical steps that employees and supervisors can follow, with guidance on storage, charging areas, recognizing warning signs, and responding to incidents.

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OSHA Covid-19 Update

Prior to understanding that bacteria and viruses from contaminated material and hands transmitted disease doctors seldom washed their hands.  As a result each patient treated was exposed to every disease the doctor had seen earlier in the day.  OSHA and Safety and Health...

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Skin Is Handy, So Protect It

Depending on who you ask, or which website you read, (I agree with the CDC) skin is the largest organ on the body.  Skin comprises 10% of body mass, usually weighing in at about 8 pounds, and has an area the size of the average house doorway.  Skin is the body’s first line of...

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How Does Noise Work

Noise may seem like something we simply get used to, but the way our ears process sound is surprisingly delicate. Inside the inner ear, tiny hair-like cells respond to vibrations caused by sound waves, and when noise levels stay high for too long, those cells can become fatigued or even permanently damaged. This article explains how sound travels through the ear, why we sometimes experience temporary ?muffled? hearing after loud environments, and how repeated exposure can lead to lasting hearing loss. Understanding how noise affects the body is the first step in preventing harm and protecting the long-term hearing health of employees.

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Short Take on OSHA Biohazards

OSHA standards have very limited coverage of biohazards.  Even 1910.1030, the Bloodborne Pathogen standard only related to exposure to human blood, totally ignoring the variety of diseases, such as coronaviruses, that can be transmitted from animal blood or saliva to humans via inhalation...

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Specifics Steps To Reduce Transmission of Coronavirus, Flu, and Colds in Your Workplace

The source of infectious disease is people.  Only a business with no employees can afford to fail to plan for the effect of illnesses on meeting production deadlines and quality products.  (For more information on viral  respiratory infections click on this

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OSHA Inspection Tips

The following tips are from 16 years in OSHA standard enforcement/consultation:

1. Identify who should be notified when an OSHA officer shows up, never leave it to chance who presents your safety culture. Set up policy and procedure to get the officer to your designated person...

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Effective Safety Records Management

OSHA is at the door, where did we put the sampling results from last year?

It is not unusual for an employer to be aware of the employee exposure sampling requirements of standards such as 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure, or 1910.1026 Hexavalent Chromium.  However,...

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OSHA's Electronic Reporting Still Not Decided

The OSHA electronic recordkeeping roller coaster continues!  A couple of years ago, OSHA had indicated that they were going to require employers to submit electronic versions of their 300, 300A and 301 forms into their Injury Tracking Application (ITA).  Last year, they reversed...

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