January 2018 Quicktakes

FDA Warns of Risks From Inaccurate Results From Certain Lead Tests

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA )and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a warning that certain lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics may provide inaccurate results, which could affect compliance with OSHA’s workplace health standards for lead. Employers and healthcare providers conducting medical surveillance for lead-exposed workers should refer to the FDA ’s warning and recommendations for retesting.

OSHA’s Lead Standards for General Industry and Construction require employers to provide blood lead testing for workers exposed to airborne lead above a specific level. Employees with very high blood lead levels must be removed from exposure. Employers are required to have blood lead samples analyzed by a laboratory that meets OSHA accuracy requirements in blood lead proficiency testing.

The simplicity of our Safety Inspection app will increase inspection frequency which leads to a safer work site.  You’ll identify hazards and/or unsafe behaviors in real-time which allows management to take a more proactive approach to prevent accidents or OSHA violations.

The Safety-Reports mobile inspection app helps your organization maintain compliance with applicable safety regulations which greatly reduces the likelihood of receiving a citation.  Furthermore, data collected using our app has proven to help ‘vacate’ or at least reduce the severity of citations.

Using the Safety-Reports mobile inspection app will cut report writing time significantly!  You simply click ‘yes’ or ‘no’  on the applicable checklist items and submit your report.  Our templates come with pre-loaded observations and recommendations that virtually eliminate report writing time. 

Also, check out our CalOSHA checklist!

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