Mosquito and tick-borne diseases have tripled in the last 10 years in the United States, with 1 in 5 of the recorded cases occurring last year.  A heavy tick season in predicted for 2018 in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Mosquito-borne diseases typically occur between June and September and have been reported in 50 states.  Lyme disease, […]

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National Safety Council: October 20, 2017 OSHA has released interim enforcement guidance for its Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard (1926.1153), which is set to be enforced in full on Oct. 23. The guidance was issued Oct. 19 in a memorandum to OSHA regional administrators from Patrick Kapust, deputy director of the agency’s Directorate of […]