Employers have the responsibility to provide a safe workplace. Employers MUST provide their employees with a workplace that does not have serious hazards and follow all relevant OSHA safety and health standards. Employers must comply with specific standards. All employers in the construction industry must also have injury and illness prevention programs. Contractors and employers who do construction work must comply with standards in 29CFR1926. SubpartC, General Safety and Health Provisions, as well as other specific sections of these standards, include the responsibilities for each...

OSHA Publication 2236 Materials Handling and Storing discusses the handling and storing of materials in the workplace. Handling and storing materials involve diverse operations such as hoisting tons of steel with a crane; driving a truck loaded with concrete blocks; carrying bags or materials manually; and stacking palletized bricks or other materials such as drums, barrels, kegs, and lumber. The efficient handling and storing of materials are vital to industry. In addition to raw materials, these operations provide a continuous flow of parts and assemblies through the workplace and ensure...

This document describes the best practices for the safe use of gluteraldehyde in health care facilities. It is widely used as a cold sterilant to disinfect a variety of heat-sensitive instruments such as endoscopes, bronchoscopes and dialysis equipment. In addition, health care employee may be exposed to gluteraldehyde in it uses as a hardener in x-ray developing and as a tissue fixative in histology and pathology labs. This document describes engineering controls, work practices, and facility design considerations that will help reduce employee exposure. It also provides recommendations for...