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Have you done your facility PPE hazard assessment?

By: Tricia Hodkiewicz

Publication: Compliance Focus Newsletter

Date Posted: 10/14/2019

OSHA published a notice about the paperwork burdens under the personal protective equipment (PPE) regulation at 29 CFR 1910.132. OSHA estimates that the regulation affects 3,039,775 establishments! Paragraph (d) to the regulation requires that all affected employers conduct a PPE hazard assessment and make a determination regarding their need for PPE and personal fall protection. OSHA estimates...

Quick Tip — Are floor signs (that are adhered to the floor) required to warn employees of hazards ahead of them?

By: Rachel Krubsack

Publication: Employee Safety Training Advisor

Date Posted: 10/01/2019

OSHA does not specifically require signs, such as danger and caution signs, to be placed on the floor. However, a floor sign may meet the definition of sign found at §1910.145; therefore, floor signs, if used, may be regulated by §1910.145.

Section 1910.145 defines a sign as “a surface ...

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