Generator Safety

 

When winter weather causes power outages, employers must protect workers from carbon monoxide exposure from portable generators.

Preventing Dust Explosions

 

OSHA revised its national emphasis program to inspect facilities that generate or handle combustible dusts likely to cause fire and explosion hazards.

2023 No-Fee Course Date Offerings: Managing Electrical Hazards

Download the Managing Electrical Hazards flyer for more information.

Most commercial buildings have greater electrical demand, with higher voltages and multi-phased electrical services that require constant maintenance. Exposure to hazardous electrical energy may result in burns, shocks, fires, indirect fall and severe injury leading to death. This training will expand knowledge of identifying, avoiding, and controlling electrical hazards using best practices from NFPA 70E and applicable construction and general industry standards.

Register now

Reducing the spread of seasonal flu in workplaces

 

Prepare your workplace to prevent the seasonal flu.

https://www.osha.gov/seasonal-flu

Workplace Violence Roundtable

 

OSHA is seeking small business representatives to discuss a potential standard for the prevention of workplace violence in healthcare and social assistance. Visit the webpage to learn more.

Free Course Offerings: Managing Electrical Hazard for Construction and General Industry

Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Public Health Workforce Development has now added dates for Managing Electrical Hazards for Construction and General Industry courses.

Most commercial buildings have greater electrical demand, with higher voltages and multi-phased electrical services that require constant maintenance. Exposure to hazardous electrical energy may result in burns, shocks, fires, indirect fall and severe injury leading to death. This training will expand knowledge of identifying, avoiding, and controlling electrical hazards using best practices from NFPA 70E and applicable construction and general industry standards.

 

Topics Covered

1. The nature of electricity
2. OSHA’s regulatory requirement for protecting workers who work around electrical hazards
3. National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70E upgrades 2015, 2018, and 2021
4. Duties and responsibilities of host and controlling employers
5. Applying hierarchy of controls to protect workers from electrical hazards
6. Benchmark existing organizational systems against best practices and applying regulatory standards  

 

Who should attend

Safety and health trainers, managers, and supervisors who are responsible for protecting workers from electrical hazards on worksites

 

Venue:

Synchronous training through Zoom.

Instructor: Mike Presutti

No registration fee

Register for Managing Electrical Hazards for Construction and General Industry

2023 Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Public Health Workforce Development course catalog

The 2023 Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Public Health Workforce Development course catalog is available for download (updated link). Students may enroll for courses online by visiting https://rutgerstraining.sph.rutgers.edu or by contacting the registrar at (732) 235-9450

Safety Resources

 

Safety Resources

• Is Your Employer Putting Your Safety at Risk? wallet card (in five languages)
• Protecting Workers from Physical Hazards in Confined Spaces fact sheet

Find more safety resources on OSHA’s publications webpage.

Save the Date: Fall Stand-Down

 

The next annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls will be held May 1-5, 2023. Visit the campaign webpage for updates. Do your part to prevent every workplace fall hazard!

Keeping Workers Safe in Winter Weather

 

Employers have a responsibility to provide working conditions that are free from recognized hazards, including those related to winter weather. These hazards include slippery roads and working surfaces, strong winds and low temperatures that can lead to cold stress conditions such as hypothermia. To protect the safety and health of workers whose jobs expose them to these hazards, employers should:

• Train workers to recognize and treat symptoms of cold stress, and avoid hazards from slippery roads and surfaces, windy conditions, and downed power lines.
• Provide engineering controls such as radiant heaters to warm workplaces like outdoor security stations, and work areas that are shielded from drafts or wind to reduce wind chill.
• Implement safe work practices such as scheduling jobs that expose workers to the cold weather in the warmer part of the day and limiting the amount of time spent outdoors in extremely low temperatures.
• Consider providing protective winter weather gear including, coats, jackets and gloves.

For more information, visit OSHA's Winter Weather webpage.