OSHA Update
LIA is committed to keeping the workplace safe from hazards associated with lasers. LIA formed an Alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help achieve these goals.
OSHA and LIA recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. This Alliance provides LIA’s members and others, including small businesses, with information, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to laser beam and non-beam hazards in industrial and medical workplaces. In addition, the organizations will focus on sharing information on laser regulations and standards, bioeffects lasers have on the eyes and skin, laser control measures and laser safety program administration.
US Labor Department Announces Availability of $4.6 M in Susan Harwood Safety & Health Training Grants
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today the availability of a total of $4.6 million in funds in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
The grants will fund the creation of in-person, hands-on training and educational programs and the development of materials for workers and employers in small businesses; industries with high injury, illness and fatality rates; and vulnerable workers who are underserved, have limited English proficiency or are temporary workers. The program intends to help workers and employers identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards.
Nonprofit organizations including community and faith-based organizations, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/
management associations, Indian tribes and colleges and universities are eligible and encouraged to apply for the grants.
“Ensuring that all workers are safe on the job is a top priority for the Labor Department. The Susan Harwood training grants help to equip vulnerable workers and their employers with the information and knowledge they need to identify and prevent injuries,” said US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. “The program continues the proud legacy of its namesake who did so much to understand and improve worker protections in her 17 years with the department.”
The program honors the late Susan Harwood, former director of OSHA’s Office of Risk Assessment, whose tenure led to the development of worker protection standards for exposure to blood borne pathogens, cotton dust, benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos and lead.
For more information, visit
www.osha.gov. Z136.3 ANSI 24 LIATODAY FOCUS: LASER SAFETY MAY/JUNE 2016 2011
SAFE USE OF LASERS IN HEALTH CARE
REVISED DOCUMENT ADDRESSES: • New Wavelengths • Audit Requirements & Procedures • Management Model for Diverse Use • Safety Concepts/Personnel Responsibilities
• Lasers for Home Use • LSO’s Role in Rental Services • Sample Forms
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LIA.ORG/ANSI.3 1.800.34.LASER
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