Employers’ Training Obligations

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Most of OSHA’s standards have a “training” section requiring employees to be trained to perform their work in a healthful and safe manner. These standards use words like “Instruction” or “training” interchangeably. Some require “effecting” or “adequate” training. Some require … continue reading

Hearing Conservation

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OSHA’s Hearing Conservation Program is a topic that continues to cause confusion. In response to this, CS Consulting has compiled this summary of the standard to hopefully clarify a somewhat confusing topic.… continue reading

New Year Requirements 2014

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With the start of the New Year, there are a few annual requirements that might be coming due, as well as many things to think about in planning the year.

The first thing companies should be thinking about is their … continue reading

Monitoring Basics Part 2

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Calibration & Bump Testing

Calibration and bump testing are often areas of confusion. Bump testing and calibration are two completely separate operations, though they are performed in a similar fashion.

Calibration is the process of resetting established concentrations within the … continue reading

Monitoring Basics Part 1

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Questions about monitors always seem to be common. There is so much that could be considered the “basics” of monitoring devices and monitoring practices that a few posts will be dedicated toward addressing various aspects of monitoring basics. This first … continue reading

Heat Exposure

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With summer fast approaching, one safety & health concern employers often overlook is exposure to heat. Currently OSHA does not comprehensively address the issue of heat exposure. The following are a few guidelines for what are safe levels of heat … continue reading