National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021
This year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is taking place April 26-30. The theme is Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.
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Earth Day is April 22: Your Company’s Environmental Impact
Earth Day is April 22! Do you have anything planned? It is a great time for employee engagement and there are many activities that can be organized such as a volunteer day for picking up trash in the community, scheduling learning sessions on environmentally friendly
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
World Day for Safety and Health at Work (World Day) will take place on April 28, 2021. The International Labour Organization (ILO) began observing World Day in 2003 to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.
April Events in Biotech
We’re excited to share these upcoming events in April. We hope to see you (virtually) at one of these events
OSHA Launches a COVID-19 National Emphasis Program
On March 12, 2021, OSHA announced that it has launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing enforcement efforts at companies where there is the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting COVID-19.
Beta Mercaptoethanol In Use. Dr. John, Stay Far, Far Away!
“Beta Mercaptoethanol In Use. Dr. John, Stay Far, Far Away!” featured in Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research, Volume 2, tells a real-life story about what can happen when safety procedures aren’t followed in a lab decommissioning.
March is National Ladder Safety Month!
The American Ladder Institute (ALI) is sponsoring its fifth annual National Ladder Safety Month to raise awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities both at home and in the workplace.
Top 10 OSHA Violations from 2020
Although the top 10 list included all of the same standards cited for the fiscal year 2019, the ranking within the top 10 list changed for several standards including the Respiratory Protection Standard which moved from the fifth position to the third.
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Prevent Blindness, the nation’s first eye health and vision care nonprofit organization, has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month.
March Events in Biotech
We’re excited to share these upcoming events in March. We hope to see you (virtually) at one of these events
A Mouse and a Needlestick
“A Mouse and a Needlestick” featured in Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research, Volume 3, tells a real-life story about what can happen when safety procedures aren’t followed in animal care facilities.
OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Update the Hazard Communication Standard
“A Mouse and a Needlestick” featured in Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research, Volume 3, tells a real-life story about what can happen when safety procedures aren’t followed in animal care facilities.