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July 29, 2016 By Paul Serafini Leave a Comment

OSHA fines IL dental clinics $53k for bloodborne pathogens, other issues

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]

Filed Under: Bloodborne pathogens, Dentistry and dental clinics, Hazard Communication Tagged With: OSHA fines, OSHA penalties

February 21, 2016 By Paul Serafini Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bloodborne pathogens, Cal OSHA, Personal Protective Equipment Tagged With: pornography

February 15, 2016 By Paul Serafini Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bloodborne pathogens, Construction safety, Globally Harmonized System, Hazard Communication, MERTKA, Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act, Minnesota OSHA, MNOSHA, OSHA, Respiratory protection Tagged With: MN OSHA citations, MN OSHA violations, Most common MN OSHA citations, Most common MN OSHA violations

November 3, 2015 By Paul Serafini Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bloodborne pathogens, Federal OSHA, Globally Harmonized System, Hazard Communication, MERTKA, Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act, Minnesota OSHA, MNOSHA, OSHA, Respiratory protection Tagged With: Embalming, Eyewash, Formaldhyde, Funeral homes, Mortuaries

October 26, 2015 By Paul Serafini Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Bloodborne pathogens, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Federal OSHA, Minnesota OSHA, MNOSHA, NIOSH Tagged With: Bloodborne pathogens, Tattoo

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