| Subject: | OSHA Reminds Of The Importance of Alarm Systems In The Workplace |
| Category: | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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| Published: | Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 10:00 am |
| The Occupational & Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers of the importance of having an adequate means of alerting its employees in the event of an emergency.OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.165 requires employers to reduce the severity of workplace accidents and injuries by ensuring that alarm systems operate properly and procedures are in place to alert employees to workplace emergencies.According to OSHA, an employee alarm system can be any piece of equipment and/or device... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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