According to the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the secretariat for the standard, it has important bearing on the debate about regulatory steps recently announced by OSHA. OSHA ...

This webinar will address respiratory protection and the respiratory protection program requirements of the OSHA 1910.134 standard including common questions regarding medical clearance, fit testing, ...

Millions of workers are required to wear respirators in various workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, ...

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The six-month delay was adopted to allow affected employers to come into compliance with the additional requirements, and follows OSHA's withdrawal last month of its 1997 proposal on tuberculosis and ...

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. As of June 2018, all asphalt plants should have ...

A collection of nursing and labor unions wants a federal court to step in and force the Biden administration to issue a permanent standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19. The AFL- CIO, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is giving providers another 30 days to comment on a new COVID-19 emergency protection standard but does not offer them more time to comply.

According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, construction workers have a 75% chance of experiencing a serious injury over the span of a 45-year career, and their likelihood of being ...