HSE Practices

OSHA Stakeholder Meeting on Hearing Loss Prevention, November 3, 2011

In an October 6, 2011 Federal Register notice (76 FR 62093), OSHA announced an informal stakeholder meeting to discuss approaches to preventing occupational hearing loss.  OSHA is hosting this meeting to gather information on best practices for noise reduction in the workplace and invites discussion on personal protective equipment, hearing conservation programs and engineering controls. 

Survey Report - Fall Prevention PPE at Low Elevations

A member company asked what other Mercer ORC HSE Networks companies are doing with respect to meeting OSHA’s regulatory requirements around use of fall prevention PPE at low elevations (4 feet and 6 feet).  The survey report is attached, in both Word and Excel formats.

"2nd International Program in Occupational Health Practice"

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) announces the start of its 2nd "International Program in Occupational Health Practice" in Sept 2010. It is designed as a strong introduction to OH for company health professionals (doctors, nurses and others) worldwide who work in developing countries or remote areas and do not have a formal academic training in OSH. It is open for other professionals such as engineers, technicians or managers who want to strengthen their competencies in occupational health.

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