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Are Workplace-Related COVID-19 Cases Recordable and Reportable?

May 16, 2020

On April 10, 2020, OSHA published interim guidance regarding the enforcement of employers’ obligation to record and report employees’ COVID-19 cases.

May 6, 2020

OSHA recently issued a guidance document on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 that focuses on determining employees’ risk of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in order to identify the appropriate control measures that can be put in place to protect employees from exposure.

April 24, 2020

We have been getting many questions from clients on appropriate precautions to take when working with COVID-19 positive samples in the lab. The World Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) have all published extremely informative guidance on this topic

April 16, 2020

Watertown announced yesterday that due to the COVID-19 emergency they will be postponing the effective date of their new regulation (Biotechnology and the Use of Recombinant DNA Molecule Technology) from May 1 until July 1, 2020.

April 7, 2020

There is a lot of talk lately on the news and social media about the use of masks for helping to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections.

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April 3, 2020

The terms risk and hazard are used often in the safety world, many times interchangeably. They have very different meanings, however, and when using these terms, care should be taken to use them appropriately.

March 24, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to impact all of us in profound ways. Most importantly, employee safety continues to be at the forefront of our efforts which extends to Safety Partners employees, families, clients and friends.

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March 18, 2020

As I mentioned in last week’s blog, Prevent Blindness has deemed March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month. This non-profit organization is currently promoting awareness about the dangers of blue light exposure from computers, televisions, and device screens including smart phones and tablet screens.

March 11, 2020

Prevent Blindness, the nation’s first eye health and vision care nonprofit organization, has deemed March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month. Did you know that thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries? According to the CDC, each day about 2,000 U.S. employees sustain a work-related eye injury that requires medical treatment.

February 19, 2020

If your facility is registered with the MA DEP as a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) of hazardous waste, don’t forget that 2020 is a year when biennial reports must be filed. Biennial reports are due by March 1st of even numbered years for any facility that exceeded the LQG threshold during the preceding odd numbered year, even if your facility is no longer registered as an LQG.

February 5, 2020

If you’ve ever attended safety training, you surely have heard the terms PEL, TLV, REL and STEL. Do these letters really have a meaning or are they just a bunch of alphabet soup? These acronyms all represent different occupational exposure limits (OELs) that are derived by different organizations.

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February 1, 2020

WOW! We're already one month into 2020! Here are the blogs from January!

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Are Workplace-Related COVID-19 Cases Recordable and Reportable?

SARS-CoV-2: Determining Your Employees’ Exposure Risk Level

Risk Assessments: The Key to Working Safely with COVID-19 Positive Samples

New Watertown Regulation: Biotechnology and the Use of Recombinant DNA Molecule Technology

To Mask or Not to Mask….That is the Question!

Hazard and Risk Analysis

Safety Partners’ COVID-19 Update

Protect Your Eyes from Blue Light

March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month

Biennial Reports Are Due March 1, 2020!

Exploring Exposure Limits: What do those numbers mean?

January Blog Recap!

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