Apr 11, 2019 | Health & Safety Training, NES Safety Topic
Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. NIOSH has a variety of programs that help keep workers safe, including the hierarchy of controls. NIOSH and the Hierarchy of Controls Poor housekeeping, working at heights, improper extension cord use, and unknown...
Mar 28, 2019 | Health & Safety Training, NES Safety Topic
Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. Scaffolding can often pose unique and life-threatening hazards to workers. The Common Use of Scaffolding There are few practices as ubiquitous to the construction industry as scaffolding. These temporary structures are...
Mar 14, 2019 | EH&S Compliance, Health & Safety Training
Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. Federal OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program was developed to focus on the worst safety violators. OSHA’s Controversial Severe Violator Enforcement Program On June 18, 2010, federal OSHA implemented the Severe...
Feb 28, 2019 | EH&S News, Health & Safety Training
Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. With new regulations on the horizon, now is a good time to review the federal and state regulations regarding crane operator certification. New OSHA Crane Operator Certification Regulations Prompt Review As of a...
Jan 31, 2019 | EH&S News, Health & Safety Training
Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. OSHA’s top 10 list of violations for 2018 has been released, with one newcomer. OSHA’s Top 10 of 2018 Sheds Insight on Common Violations Federal OSHA’s top 10 list of cited violations for 2018 was released in October at...