Yes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its masking recommendations Feb. 25. for healthy people living in low- or medium-risk areas. And yes, masks are only recommended in public if an individual’s community is categorized as high risk by the CDC. However, while OSHA is expected to adopt the CDC’s recommendations, […]
A new, rare but serious workplace disease has been identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): welder’s anthrax. Researchers have found the disease among metalworkers, according to a new report, which is the first to describe the newly identified occupational disease. Welder’s anthrax is a type of pneumonia found in metalworkers […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about counterfeit respirators that may not be capable of providing adequate protection against COVID-19 are once again being marketed. These respirators are falsely marketed and sold as being approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for COVID-19 and may not provide appropriate […]
OSHA now permits use of tight-fitting powered air-purifying respirators used as protection against the coronavirus when fit testing can’t be accomplished due to supply shortages. The agency released new guidance Oct. 2 allowing use of tight-fitting powered air-purifying respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) if initial or annual fit […]
Despite concern over increasing cases of the BA.2 Omicron strain of COVID-19, many Americans – vaccinated or not – have stopped wearing masks and practicing social distancing. But there’s still one big way to protect employees: ventilation. “A growing coalition of epidemiologists and aerosol scientists say that improved ventilation could be a powerful tool against […]
OSHA is rolling out a regional emphasis program (REP) aimed at identifying and reducing silica dust hazards in Colorado’s cut stone industry. The agency says the cut stone and stone products manufacturing industry in Colorado has had the highest documented overexposures to respirable crystalline silica for the past 10 years. OSHA found 30% of the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for U.S. workers and employers to have a national respiratory protection framework to provide them with guidance and support in combating future respiratory hazards, according to a new report. While this kind of framework has been needed for some time, the pandemic highlighted gaps in respiratory protection in workplaces […]
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