The Public Employment Risk Reduction Program's (PERRP) Bloodborne Pathogens standard requires that Miami University develop a written Exposure Control Plan to eliminate or minimize employee exposure ...

Too often organizations start with PPE instead of eliminating hazards at the source. Applying the Hierarchy of Controls in the correct order is key to sustainable risk reduction and safer workplaces.

An earlier hierarchy of controls had engineering controls as the top-level control. Of course, now most hierarchy of controls, including the one used by OSHA, include elimination and substitution as ...

Exposures to blood and other body fluids occur across a wide variety of occupations. Preventing these exposures is one important step in ensuring a safe working environment for healthcare providers ...

A strong occupational health strategy helps control these risks while improving overall business performance. Here are five ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Priorities and Research Analysis Branch ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Trulieve Cannabis in Holyoke contributed to the 2022 asthma death of a worker by not recognizing and controlling ground-up cannabis as a potential respiratory hazard, the ...