Two dental clinics in northeast Illinois, about an hour north of Chicago, were the unfortunate recipients of a $53,900 OSHA fine. Both clinics are under the same ownership. Lakemoor Dental P.C., in Lakemoor Illinois, and ... [Continue Reading]
Porn industry wins OSHA case in California
California's seven-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB), which is responsible for creating CalOSHA regulations, has voted down a 21-page list of measures designed to provide greater protections ... [Continue Reading]
MN OSHA data: More citations for Right to Know/Haz. Comm. training than next four most common citations combined
I was at the America Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) annual Professional Career Development day in Minneapolis last week. I had a chance to sit in on Minnesota OSHA's presentation on the partial repeal of the Minnesota ... [Continue Reading]
Important changes in OSHA regulations for mortuaries, funeral homes and embalming operations
I've been doing some work with the nice folks in the Mortuary Science department at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. They had questions about the implementation of Federal OSHA's Hazard Communication regulation ... [Continue Reading]
OSHA rules for tattoo artists and parlors
Tattoos and body art continue to gain popularity in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) more than 20% of Americans now have at least one piece of permanent body art. That figure skews dramatically ... [Continue Reading]