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 Pathfinder Associates is a safety educational service
specializing in OSHA and MIOSHA compliance seminars, OSHA regulations,
MIOSHA regulations, and compliance products.
We conduct
regular one day OSHA and MIOSHA compliance seminars covering
current regulatory topics at 30 midwestern and east coast locations.
Our current topics include: Bloodborne Pathogens, HIV, HBV, Tuberculosis,
Avian Flu, Respiratory Protection, Personal Protective Equipment,
Right to Know, Hazard Communication (HazCom), MSDSs, Chemical
Spills (HAZWOPER), and Recordkeeping. (More about Pathfinder
Associates Inc.)
We offer
a variety of compliance products including OSHA regulations and
MIOSHA regulations on searchable CD's to assist you with your
regulatory compliance program. We also provide access to free
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's), free sample written OSHA
compliance plans, free sample written MIOSHA compliance plans,
over 130 free PowerPoint® safety training programs, free
safety and health compliance publications, and updated safety
and health news articles.
General
Industry Safety Regulations On CD
News Update: OSHA Resumes
Enforcement of Respirator Annual Fit Testing Requirements for
TB The Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has resumed enforcement
of the requirement for annual fit testing of respirators for
occupational exposure to tuberculosis (TB). This action follows
the removal of the Wicker Amendment from the FY 2008 Consolidated
Appropriations Act by the U.S. Congress. 4/17/08
News Update: MIOSHA Resumes
Enforcement of Respirator Annual Fit Testing Requirements for
TB The Michigan
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has resumed
enforcement of the requirement for annual fit testing of respirators
for occupational exposure to tuberculosis (TB). This action follows
the lead of federal OSHA with the removal of the Wicker Amendment
from the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act by the U.S.
Congress. 4/14/08
News Update: Make Your
Own Free Safety Signs If you would like to
make and print your own small safety signs, we've found the place
for you to do it. You start by picking the type of sign: Danger;
Notice; Warning: Think: etc. Then you type in your message. Next
you pick the thumbnail picture for the sign. Finally, you create
the sign and download it to your computer. 3/07/08
News Update: OSHA Update
Seminars Offered
This six hour OSHA Update Seminar will
cover OSHAs new Payment for PPE Standard, HazCom Standard, and
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard with approximately two hours devoted
to each topic. 1/21/08
News Update: MIOSHA
Publishes Revised Requirements for Emergency Eyewashes and Showers MIOSHA
has revised their policy by clarifying the requirements for emergency
eyewash and shower equipment found in MIOSHA Standards. 1/21/08
News Update: MIOSHA Faces Budget Cuts Michigan
is facing a budget crunch and it's even having an effect on MIOSHA. 12/06/07
News Update: MIOSHA's
Budget for FY 2008 - October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
Even though their budget
is $26,198,200, the agency actually doesn't cost Michigan taxpayers
a single penny. $12,197,000 is paid to MIOSHA by federal OSHA
to partially cover the cost of conducting inspections. 11/20/07
News Update: OSHA Publishes
Final Rule Covering Employer Paid Personal Protective Equipment
OSHA has announced a final
rule on employer paid personal protective equipment (PPE). Under
the rule, all PPE, with a few exceptions, will be provided at
no cost to the employee. 11/15/07
News Update: MIOSHA
Publishes Revised TB Enforcement Policy
On May 22, 2007, MIOSHA
published, and began enforcing, its’ revised 54 page “Enforcement
Policy and Procedures for Evaluating Occupational Exposure to
Tuberculosis.” One major change is that all Medical Offices
and Clinics are now covered by the TB Enforcement Policy
and must comply. MIOSHA’s previous TB Enforcement Policy
only covered Medical Offices that performed “high hazard”
procedures, like cough induction, on “known or suspected”
TB patients. 10/17/07
News Update: OSHA Proposes
$248,000 in Penalties Against Abbyland Foods Inc.
OSHA has proposed $248,000
in fines against Abbyland Foods Inc., a meat processing company
located in Abbotsford, Wis., for alleged multiple willful and
serious violations of federal workplace safety standards. 10/3/07
News Update: In Fiscal
Year 2006 OSHA Fined Employers $155,450,362
In fiscal year 2006 Federal and State OSHA
inspectors conducted 96,637 inspections finding 211,197 violations
and collecting fines totaling $155,450,362. 9/16/07
News Update: OSHA Fines
Stone Fabricator for Failing to Correct Previously Cited Health
and Safety Hazards
OSHA has proposed an additional
$39,200 in fines against a stone fabricator for allegedly failing
to correct health and safety hazards cited in a previous OSHA
inspection. 8/02/07
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