Employers must evaluate their first aid response and preparedness programs based not only on OSHA compliance, but the needs of their workplace and employees. An OSHA enforcement case announced in ...

OSHA best practices for planning and conducting safe and effective first-aid training and four essential elements for all first-aid programs This guide identifies four essential elements for first-aid ...

First aid kits are not required on campus, however many departments and offices wishes to have them available in case of small incidents. Cal-OSHA and Fed OSHA does not have a minimum requirement, but ...

While the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (Board) has received much more attention in the last two years relating to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) the Board is turning to some more basic ...

California employers have recently seen an increase in the number of citations issued by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) for violations of a General Industry ...

The results of OSHA's investigation were announced just days before the agency closed the comment period for a proposed heat standard. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking arrived Oct. 27 last ...

A safety manager gets a surprise OSHA visit and needs to show proof of first aid training fast. The worry isn’t the training; it’s how to present a valid card online without delays or privacy hiccups.

The health care sector has more workplace-related illnesses and injuries than any other industry. The National Institute of Safety and Health was created in 1970 as a branch of the Centers for Disease ...

An OSHA enforcement case announced in September 2011 is a good example of the importance of complying with the agency's first aid standards. The agency proposed a total of $221,200 in penalties in ...