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    Episode 27: ANSI/ASSP Z10 Update

    Oct 07, 2019
    Jim Howe of the ANSI/ASSP Z10 Committee shares the latest updates to the ANSI/ASSP Z10 standard and how this latest revision can help you improve your safety and health management system.
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    OSHA Final Rule on Beryllium Standards

    Oct 04, 2019
    OSHA has issued a final rule on its beryllium standards for construction and shipyards that extends the compliance dates for ancillary provisions to Sept. 30, 2020.
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    Why AI Is the Future of Construction Safety

    Oct 03, 2019
    Construction safety could soon face an AI revolution. Here’s how the industry is slowly adopting new technology to protect workers on the job.
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    How to Implement and Evaluate Leading Indicators

    Oct 03, 2019
    OSHA’s recent guideline explores leading indicators as a safety and health metric, and explains how they can help your organization improve performance and create an action plan for implementation and review.
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    Protecting First Responders From Illicit Drug Exposure

    Oct 02, 2019
    A new toolkit from NIOSH offers resources for educating first responders on the dangers of illicit drug exposure and the steps they can take to protect themselves.
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    3 Keys to Improving Risk Management

    Sep 27, 2019
    Risk management is at the heart of what safety professionals do every day. Take these three actions to be smarter about risk.
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    Revised Z10 Standard Is Blueprint for Safety Management

    Sep 18, 2019
    The revised ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019 standard that guides implementation of safety and health management systems is now available after being approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The update establishes Z10 as one of the most comprehensive systems-based standards in the world for occupational safety and health management.
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    ISO 45001: 5-Step Action Plan for Safety Management

    Sep 11, 2019
    ISO 45001 is a global standard for occupational safety and health management systems. Follow these five steps to begin implementing ISO 45001 at your organization.
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    Safety Standards Toolbox Can Help Create True Safety Culture

    Sep 05, 2019
    OSH professionals can transform their company’s safety program from a compliance-driven cost center into a corporate sustainability initiative with help from ASSP's Safety Standards Toolbox. The Sept. 24-25 event includes four webinars and access to nearly 50 voluntary consensus safety standards.
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    Marking a Century of Respiratory Protection

    Sep 03, 2019
    NIOSH is holding the first annual Respiratory Protection Week, September 3 to 6 to highlight the history of respiratory protection and explore current certification work and science dedicated to improving respiratory protection.

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