What is Cal/OSHA? A few weeks ago, someone posed the question, “What is Cal/OSHA?” My initial reaction was, “Doesn’t everyone know that?” Then I thought about it, and it can be confusing. There’s OSHA (Federal,) MIOSHA (Michigan), IOSHA (Indiana), Cal/OSHA, and 19 other state programs. So, what does that all mean? Just what is OSHA,…
We often hear about “Risk Assessments,” but what are they, actually? Why are they important? And why should they be completed independently? A Risk Assessment is a formal process that is used to identify hazards and risk factors that can have a negative impact on a business, operations, people and the environment. This can be…
When I first became an Ergonomist, people often confused “Ergonomics” with “Economics.” They are different terms, and different professions, but actually they are closely intertwined. In a nutshell, “Ergonomics” is “The Study of Work.” Some people have described it as “designing processes, tools, and tasks that are within people’s physical abilities and limitations.” Some say…
As 2020 begins, several communities in California have implemented.new laws that limit the number of square feet a housekeeper may clean during a shift. For properties in Santa Monica with fewer than 40 guest rooms, housekeepers are limited to cleaning 4,000 square feet of rooms/shift, and for properties with more than 40 guest rooms, housekeepers…