Bloodborne Pathogen Training

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Bloodborne Pathogen Training

By STT on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Bloodborne pathogen training is essential for preventing the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers human tissues, blood, fluids, blood products or cells as other potentially infectious materials (OPIM). People who come in contact with these infectious materials are prone to get some deadly infections like HIV, Hepatitis B and C viruses, Syphilis, AIDS, etc. Through this training program, OSHA aimed to reduce the risks of injuries and infections that occur in work places. Healthcare providers are more prone to get the illnesses relating to bloodborne pathogens. Injuries from equipment like needle sticks are the easiest ways of getting infection.

2011 Top Ten Workplace Safety Violations Announced By OSHA

By STT on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | No Comments

It’s safe to say that you can learn a lot through history, and even more when there’s statistics to support various trends.Â This is certainly true with OSHA’s recent announcement of the top ten workplace violations for 2011.

OSHA Certification

By STT on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 | No Comments

OSHA certification is one of those broad based terms that encompasses a wide array of training and testing programs that are designed to ensure good safety practices in a variety of environments. OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the primary department in the U.S. government that oversees, and enforces safety regulations and compliance in the workplace throughout the United States.

Picture It Says OSHA

By STT on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

It might be hard to believe but OSHA has been going strong for 40 years now, and to celebrate that, they want photographers to capture safety in

the workplace in timeless images.Â You can view the winners of this contest here.Â Winning photo’s will receive a framed certificate and all of them will be framed and displayed in the Department of Labors HQ’s in Washington D.C. .

OSHA Zeros In On Hazardous Chemical Facilites

By STT on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

OSHA is revamping a pilot program they initiated in 2009 called the Chemical Facility National Emphasis Program, in order to provide better coverage of the nation’s chemical manufacturing facilities. The results of the initial program found a number of safety related issues that caused serious injury and death and is looking to improve and maintain the safety standards that oversee the chemical industry.

Occupational Safety Degrees

By STT on Thursday, November 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Have you ever considered a career in workplace safety? Many readers of this website are already involved in some form of safety training in the work environment but we also get a lot of visitors who are simply considering getting a degree in public safety or occupational safety.

OSHA Makes Changes To It’s Outreach Training Programs

By STT on Thursday, November 18th, 2010 | No Comments

We talk a good deal about OSHA compliance training and OSHA programs in general because they are so important to businesses today. If you follow the guidelines and policies covered in such training, the chances of your company or business running into problems is relatively low. Violations however are of great concern, and they should be because workers health and well-being are at stake. Recent crackdowns have shown that OSHA is not hesitant to levy monetary fines if necessary to improve compliance.

What Is OSHA?

By STT on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 | No Comments

OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal agency that’s been assigned to ensure safe and healthy working conditions in U.S. based companies. OSHA is actually a part of the Labor Department and to accomplish it’s purpose it works to design and enforce proven safety standards and it provides safety training and compliance assistance to employers.

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