New OSHA Field Operations Manual: A valuable resource for employers OSHA recently issued a new Field Operations Manual to not only guide compliance officers in conducting inspections, issuing citations, and proposing penalties, but also provide employers with a consolidated reference on how OSHA expects workplaces to be safe and healthful.
The manual, which was formerly called the Field Inspection Reference Manual, contains information that addresses how inspections should be scheduled and conducted, how regulations must be enforced, and ways to encourage continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employees in nursing and personal care facilities suffer over 200,000 work-related injuries and illnesses a year. Summit introduces its latest release
Virtually everyone in every workplace has the potential to be exposed to highly contagious and dangerous viruses from bloodborne pathogens. The federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration requires employers have an Exposure Control Plan in place and that they train all employees to protect themself.





