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Maximizing Hospital Systems for OSHA and Joint Commission Compliance
In the past few years The Joint Commission (TJC) has placed new emphasis on the importance of building management systems in improving patient safety, and has started to incorporate these systems into their standards. As the Joint Commission becomes more involved in regulating these s
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OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard: The New Safety Data Sheets Format
Last month we told you that OSHA has made changes to its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200, requiring a switch to new straightforward Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and visually driven labels with hazard icons. Now it’s time for us to show you the new format so you
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OSHA Construction Standards and Asbestos
OSHA began to regulate asbestos in the workplace in the 1970’s, adopting the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to regulate workplace exposure. The PEL has been reduced over the years as the health effects of asbestos-related work have become more widely known. Employers must take ext
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Hearing Conservation Programs
Occupational hearing loss is defined as a hearing impairment of one or both ears, either partial or complete, that result from a person’s employment. Even though many states do not have compensation laws for hearing loss at the workplace, compensation is commonly being awarded to peo
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