Mississippi OSHA Consultation Program

Following a recent series of trench collapses in the Midwest, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a news release urging workplaces to take the necessary steps to safeguard workers from well-known industry hazards that can be prevented when the required protections are used. Trench collapses, or cave-ins, can be prevented by taking the following steps:

• SLOPE or bench trench walls at an angle inclined away from the excavation.
• SHORE trench walls by installing aluminum hydraulic or other types of supports to prevent soil movement.
• SHIELD trench walls with trench boxes or other types of supports to prevent soil cave-ins.

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/osha-trade-release/20250728

https://www.osha.gov/trenching-excavation

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AMPUTATIONS in Manufacturing update.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today it is renewing the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries.

Under the renewed program, OSHA will conduct inspections of manufacturing facilities to ensure compliance with safety practices while operating, servicing, or maintaining machines. The program looks at companies using machinery that pose a risk of amputation. The updated program will begin June 27, 2025, and be in place for five years.

Significant changes in the updated emphasis program include:
• An updated list of North American Industry Code System establishment codes identified for inclusion in the program.
• Allowing establishments that had an inspection under the NEP in the previous 24 months and did not report an amputation to be deleted from the programmed inspection list.
• Revisions to the OSHA Information Systems coding instructions.

For more information, please see the News Release, NEP on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries, and OSHA’s webpage on machine guarding to protect workers from amputations.

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Plan Ahead and be Prepared!
With the heat on the rise - some simple acts will keep your employees safe. For more resources on Heat Prevention https://www.osha.gov/heat