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MRSA
Overview Methicillin/oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a disease long recognized in healthcare settings and now commanding attention outside of the healthcare environment. This article will discuss key information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other resources...

Chainsaw Safety
Overview This article discusses issues agencies should consider and key practices to implement when employees are required to operate chainsaws. Applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA/VOSH) standards and best practices for safe operation are discussed....

ANSI Z10: The Blueprint for a Better Health and Safety Program
Overview The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Z10-2005 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems encourages agencies to reduce the risks of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in a cost effective manner. This article provides an overview of...

Employee Safety: Working In and Around Traffic
Overview: This article will discuss safety precautions employers should implement when they have employees performing tasks around moving traffic. This article will discuss personal protective equipment, barricades, temporary traffic control, training, and program development. This article is not intended for...

Toolbox Meetings (Part II): Get the Message Heard
Overview This is the second in a series of articles introducing the reader to “toolbox” meetings, a brief, effective method of communicating safety information. These short meetings are designed to heighten employee knowledge and awareness by highlighting specific hazards and...

Toolbox Meetings (Part I): A Big Message in a Little Time!
Overview This is the first of two articles introducing readers to an effective type of safety awareness tool commonly referred to as “toolbox” meetings. This article covers the benefits of these short safety meetings, as well as how to select...

The Basics of Laboratory Safety (Part II): What Should Be in Place?
Overview This is the second in a series of articles discussing basic aspects of laboratory safety, including regulatory requirements and industry best practices. (Industry best practices are those safety measures that are not specifically required by regulation or standard, but...

The Basics of Laboratory Safety: What must be in place?
Overview This is the first in a series of articles discussing the basics of laboratory safety, including both regulatory requirements and industry best practices. It examines the essential elements of a general laboratory safety program and related training as mandated...

Industrial Hygiene: Chemicals, and Noise, and Mold, Oh My!
Overview This is the third installment of the industrial hygiene article series, which provides an overview of mold, its characteristics, how to remove mold, and how to prevent mold growth. Health effects of mold exposures and available resources are also...

Industrial Hygiene: Chemicals, and Noise, and Mold, Oh My!
Overview This article is Part II of a series of articles on industrial hygiene. The first article in the series introduced the reader to industrial hygiene. This article addresses noise and the associated hazards, how to prevent occupational noise exposure,...

Industrial Hygiene: Chemicals, and Noise, and Mold, Oh My!
Overview This article is the first in a series and will provide readers with an overview of the science of industrial hygiene. The effects of various exposures on employee health are covered, as well as suggestions for addressing potential industrial...

How to Get the Most Out of Your Safety and Health Committee Meetings
Overview Safety and health committees are an integral part of any comprehensive safety and health program. This article provides the reader with methodology for conducting an effective safety and health committee meeting. It examines what should be required of committee...

Everyday Material Handling - "No pain, good thing!"
Overview This article will discuss strategies and techniques that an employee can use when performing material handling tasks....

Flammable and Combustible Material Storage Safety
Overview Failure to properly store flammable and combustible materials can result in fires with serious, even catastrophic, injuries to employees and severe damage to agency property. This article identifies properties, characteristics, and examples of flammable and combustible materials. Requirements for...

Heavy Equipment Safety
Overview This article identifies various categories of heavy equipment and safety rules that should be observed when operating heavy equipment. OSHA/VOSH standards that apply to heavy equipment are also identified. Resources for additional information are included....

Handling Patients Safely
This article provides information about safe patient handling techniques for healthcare professionals and includes issues to consider when determining the appropriate technique to use. Assistive devices are also identified, as well as warm-up exercises employees should consider doing prior to...

Safety for an Aging Workforce
Overview This article describes the diverse group of people who make up our workforce and identifies some of the challenges faced by aging employees. It discusses how employees and employers can lessen the risk of injury to mature workers and...

Safety in an Office Environment
Overview and Objective This article examines the leading causes of injuries in an office environment, identifies areas of concern, and offers preventative measures for each....

Indoor Air Quality: Handling Complaints
Overview and Objective This article discusses common signs and symptoms of possible indoor air quality issues, including asbestos. It also provides industry best practices the agency may implement as is or customize to properly address employee indoor air quality complaints....

Personal Protective Equipment: Employer Responsibilities
Overview and Objective: This article explains the role and responsibilities of agency managers and supervisors in protecting their employees from harm through the identification and control of workplace hazards. The main focus is on personal protective equipment (PPE), including selection,...

Building Your Facility Safety Committee
Overview and Objective This article provides key elements for establishing an effective and productive safety committee. The information also can be used to evaluate existing safety committees to determine if improvement is necessary....

Housekeeping Personnel Safety
Overview and Objective This article identifies and addresses safety-related hazards faced by housekeepers in any type of organization. Best practices for handling chemicals, proper personal protective equipment selection, material handling, and slip, trip, and fall prevention are discussed. Readers will...

Strategies, Implementation and Evaluation
Part 4 in the Analyzing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective: This article is the final installment in a series of articles concerning the analysis of workers’ compensation claims and developing agency loss control...

Developing Goals and Strategic Plans to Address Injuries and Illnesses
Part 3 in the Analyzing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective: This article is the third installment in a series on how to analyze workers’ compensation claims and develop loss control strategies. It identifies...

System Safety – Analyzing Risks and Exposures
Part 2 of the Analyzing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective This article provides agencies with the tools necessary to use System Safety to analyze risks and exposures. The process of System Safety can...

Accident Analysis: The Details Are In The Data
Part 1 in the Analyzing Workers' Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective: This article provides agencies with the necessary tools for conducting accident data analysis. The article also highlights best practices and guidelines when conducting...

Buying Into Safety - Enhancing Employee Safety & Health through Informed Purchasing Decisions
Overview Procurement officers can have a positive impact on employee safety by making informed decisions on materials they purchase for their agency. By taking into account certain aspects of products being considered for purchase, procurement officers can insure that they...


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ANSI Z10: The Blueprint for a Better Health and Safety Program Overview The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Z10-2005 Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems encourages agencies to reduce the risks of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in a cost effective manner. This article provides an overview of... Employee Safety: Working In and Around Traffic Overview: This article will discuss safety precautions employers should implement when they have employees performing tasks around moving traffic. This article will discuss personal protective equipment, barricades, temporary traffic control, training, and program development. This article is not intended for... Toolbox Meetings (Part II): Get the Message Heard Overview This is the second in a series of articles introducing the reader to “toolbox” meetings, a brief, effective method of communicating safety information. These short meetings are designed to heighten employee knowledge and awareness by highlighting specific hazards and... Toolbox Meetings (Part I): A Big Message in a Little Time! Overview This is the first of two articles introducing readers to an effective type of safety awareness tool commonly referred to as “toolbox” meetings. This article covers the benefits of these short safety meetings, as well as how to select... The Basics of Laboratory Safety (Part II): What Should Be in Place? Overview This is the second in a series of articles discussing basic aspects of laboratory safety, including regulatory requirements and industry best practices. (Industry best practices are those safety measures that are not specifically required by regulation or standard, but... The Basics of Laboratory Safety: What must be in place? Overview This is the first in a series of articles discussing the basics of laboratory safety, including both regulatory requirements and industry best practices. It examines the essential elements of a general laboratory safety program and related training as mandated... Industrial Hygiene: Chemicals, and Noise, and Mold, Oh My! Overview This is the third installment of the industrial hygiene article series, which provides an overview of mold, its characteristics, how to remove mold, and how to prevent mold growth. Health effects of mold exposures and available resources are also... Industrial Hygiene: Chemicals, and Noise, and Mold, Oh My! Overview This article is Part II of a series of articles on industrial hygiene. The first article in the series introduced the reader to industrial hygiene. This article addresses noise and the associated hazards, how to prevent occupational noise exposure,... Industrial Hygiene: Chemicals, and Noise, and Mold, Oh My! Overview This article is the first in a series and will provide readers with an overview of the science of industrial hygiene. The effects of various exposures on employee health are covered, as well as suggestions for addressing potential industrial... How to Get the Most Out of Your Safety and Health Committee Meetings Overview Safety and health committees are an integral part of any comprehensive safety and health program. This article provides the reader with methodology for conducting an effective safety and health committee meeting. It examines what should be required of committee... Everyday Material Handling - "No pain, good thing!" Overview This article will discuss strategies and techniques that an employee can use when performing material handling tasks.... Flammable and Combustible Material Storage Safety Overview Failure to properly store flammable and combustible materials can result in fires with serious, even catastrophic, injuries to employees and severe damage to agency property. This article identifies properties, characteristics, and examples of flammable and combustible materials. Requirements for... Heavy Equipment Safety Overview This article identifies various categories of heavy equipment and safety rules that should be observed when operating heavy equipment. OSHA/VOSH standards that apply to heavy equipment are also identified. Resources for additional information are included.... Handling Patients Safely This article provides information about safe patient handling techniques for healthcare professionals and includes issues to consider when determining the appropriate technique to use. Assistive devices are also identified, as well as warm-up exercises employees should consider doing prior to... Safety for an Aging Workforce Overview This article describes the diverse group of people who make up our workforce and identifies some of the challenges faced by aging employees. It discusses how employees and employers can lessen the risk of injury to mature workers and... Safety in an Office Environment Overview and Objective This article examines the leading causes of injuries in an office environment, identifies areas of concern, and offers preventative measures for each.... Indoor Air Quality: Handling Complaints Overview and Objective This article discusses common signs and symptoms of possible indoor air quality issues, including asbestos. It also provides industry best practices the agency may implement as is or customize to properly address employee indoor air quality complaints.... Personal Protective Equipment: Employer Responsibilities Overview and Objective: This article explains the role and responsibilities of agency managers and supervisors in protecting their employees from harm through the identification and control of workplace hazards. The main focus is on personal protective equipment (PPE), including selection,... Building Your Facility Safety Committee Overview and Objective This article provides key elements for establishing an effective and productive safety committee. The information also can be used to evaluate existing safety committees to determine if improvement is necessary.... Housekeeping Personnel Safety Overview and Objective This article identifies and addresses safety-related hazards faced by housekeepers in any type of organization. Best practices for handling chemicals, proper personal protective equipment selection, material handling, and slip, trip, and fall prevention are discussed. Readers will... Strategies, Implementation and Evaluation Part 4 in the Analyzing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective: This article is the final installment in a series of articles concerning the analysis of workers’ compensation claims and developing agency loss control... Developing Goals and Strategic Plans to Address Injuries and Illnesses Part 3 in the Analyzing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective: This article is the third installment in a series on how to analyze workers’ compensation claims and develop loss control strategies. It identifies... System Safety – Analyzing Risks and Exposures Part 2 of the Analyzing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective This article provides agencies with the tools necessary to use System Safety to analyze risks and exposures. The process of System Safety can... Accident Analysis: The Details Are In The Data Part 1 in the Analyzing Workers' Compensation Claims and Developing Loss Control Strategies Series Overview and Objective: This article provides agencies with the necessary tools for conducting accident data analysis. The article also highlights best practices and guidelines when conducting... Buying Into Safety - Enhancing Employee Safety & Health through Informed Purchasing Decisions Overview Procurement officers can have a positive impact on employee safety by making informed decisions on materials they purchase for their agency. By taking into account certain aspects of products being considered for purchase, procurement officers can insure that they...
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