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Safety Update
build and adapt robots for new industries and where start-up companies will be able to set up and test new robotic lines, inte- grate software and equipment and train maintenance and production staff. Omron Scientific Technologies: 510/608-3400; www.sti.com
OSHA Website Explains Recordkeeping Rules
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled a new interactive website to help users deter- mine whether injuries and illnesses are work-related and recordable under the OSHA Recordkeeping rules. The web- site, called OSHA recordkeeping Advisor, is an interactive tool that simulates an employer’s interaction with a record- keeping-rules expert. It relies on the user’s responses to questions and auto- matically adapts to the situation pre-
sented. Responses put into the pro- gram are strictly confidential and the sys- tem does not record or store any of the information. The advisor helps employ- ers determine:
• Whether an injury or illness (or related event) is work-related;
• Whether an event or exposure at home or on travel is work-related;
• Whether an exception applies to the injury or illness;
• Whether a work-related injury or ill- ness needs to be recorded; and
• Which provisions of the regula- tions apply when recording a work-relat- ed injury or illness.
The website: www.dol.gov/elaws/ OSHARecordkeeping.htm.
PPE Catalog en Espanol
Gateway Safety, Inc., Cleveland, OH, has published its full-line product cata-
log in Spanish, as a downloadable PDF from its website. The color catalog pres- ents more than 60 styles of safety eye- wear and products for hearing, respira- tory, head and face protection.
Gateway Safety, Inc.: 800/822-5347;
www.gatewaysafety.com
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