Written by: Pat Stark, CHST, PCC, PCG, Senior Safety and Health Consultant, USF SafetyFlorida Most employers need to maintain the OSHA 300 and 300A at their establishment. OSHA defines an establishment as a single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed. Many employers […]
Written by: Keith Brown, Safety Supervisor, USF SafetyFlorida Hazard(s): A portable air compressor was found being fed by two, 100 feet long, 16 gauge extension cords. While the extension cords were suspended overhead to avoid contact with the water on the floor, water was encroaching upon the area in which the air compressor was located. Violation(s):29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1) – Examination. The employer shall ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Specifically, water was observed encroaching upon […]
While community recreational facilities offer plenty of options for physical activity and getting healthy, the snacks offered at concession stands and vending machines are anything but that, often loaded with fats, salt and sugar. That’s where public health and social marketing step in. The USF College of Public Health has used […]
Written by: Garrick Johnson, Health Consultant, USF SafetyFlorida Employees are exposed to hazards in the workplace on a daily basis and employers have the responsibility of protecting employees from these hazards. Some hazards can lead to worse outcomes than others and some jobs are inherently more hazardous than others, but […]
Dear Reader, The evolving Coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan City, China has made its way to parts of the United States. The novel virus has officially been declared as a public health emergency by the presidential administration. Currently, transmission has been reported in 6 US States. Sustained human to human interaction seems to be the mode of transmission, and most of America’s workers are at low potential risk for infection or exposure to the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Healthcare workers should be especially careful as workers in this field are most […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. William M. Sappenfield, director of the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative (FPQC) and Chiles Center, has been named the recipient of the March of Dimes Florida Chapter’s 2019 Lawton Chiles Service Award. The award recognizes an individual whose work has positively influenced the advancement of […]
The numbers are in and 1.9 million Floridians selected or were re-enrolled in health care plans in 2020 during the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) open enrollment period held from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21. That’s about a 200,000 increase from last year, despite an 85 percent cut in grant funding, […]
Written by: Luis Silva, Health Consultant, USF SafetyFlorida According to OSHA Regulation CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A) – Respirators shall not be worn when conditions which interfere with the face to facepiece seal or valve function are present. Such conditions can include the presence of facial hair, a beard, extended sideburns, a skull […]