Prepare for Summer Heat! Exposure to heat can cause illness and death. This is a good time to start a campaign to inform workers about the dangers of working in the heat and how to prevent heat exhaustion. It comes down to three key fundamentals: Water. Rest. Shade. The following links may serve as helpful resource…
Put Motor Vehicle Crashes in Reverse Txoga Eblast 2017
This winter has been unseasonably warm not just for us humans, but also rattlesnakes. On average, one to two people in Texas die each year from venomous snake bites according to Texas Health and Human Services. But that’s with a typical winter. This year, it’s been unseasonably warm causing those snakes to get out and…
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As the Trump administration works to dismantle and reduce regulation, OSHA has moved forward with a significant new initiative. OSHA’s new Chemical National Emphasis Program (NEP) will bring regulatory attention to facilities with highly hazardous chemicals in amounts at, or greater than the threshold quantities listed in the agency’s Process Safety Management (PSM) standard at 29 CFR…