by Dana Chang | Jul 12, 2024 | Environmental, Health, Safety
An NPDES stormwater audit is an inspection conducted to ensure that a facility or site is complying with the terms and conditions of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for stormwater discharges. The NPDES program is administered by the...
by Dana Chang | May 17, 2024 | Health, Safety
The goal of ergonomics is to prevent injuries and discomfort that happen at work. Ergonomics is the design of work tasks to best suit the capabilities of workers.Ergonomics can help reduce or eliminate work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and other injuries...
by Dana Chang | May 10, 2024 | Health, Safety
The U.S. workforce has drastically changed over the last few years. While some workers are in-person, others are fully remote, and another subset are doing both—a hybrid workplace where the amount of time working remote and, in the office, can vary from day-to-day and...
by Dana Chang | May 3, 2024 | Health, Safety
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. It can be serious, expensive and life threatening. Nearly 5 million people are treated for skin cancer each year in the U.S., costing an estimated $8.1 billion. Skin cancer has a serious impact in the...
by Dana Chang | Apr 27, 2024 | Health, Safety
Some chemicals can enter the body through the skin and injure individual organs or groups of organs. Absorbing workplace chemicals through the skin can cause diseases and disorders that include occupational skin diseases. Most efforts to address chemical hazards have...
by Dana Chang | Apr 19, 2024 | Health, Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for the fiscal year 2023. Eric Harbin, OSHA Region 6 administrator, presented the preliminary data for “OSHA’s Top 10” during the 2023 NSC Safety...
