South Carolina
About South Carolina
BlueHive has 357 providers in our network across South Carolina where you can order drug screens, DOT physicals, and other occupational health services. The state has a total population of 5,024,369 people. *
South Carolina is well-known for its southeastern coastline along with it's marsh-like sea islands.1 One of the islands, John's Island, has a massive oak tree named Angel Oak has that been around for more than 400 years.2 This means that this tree has survived multiple floods, earthquakes and even hurricanes. When it comes to occupational safety and health administration in South Carolina, it’s one of twenty-two states/territories that have OSHA-approved State Plans that covers private and state and local government workplaces with some exceptions.3 SC OSHA’s website features a tip of the week.4 An example of one of their tips reads, “Encourage workers to drink water frequently in heat.” Learn more about SC OSHA here.
Sources:
1. South Carolina. (2019, October 7). Retrieved October 8, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina
2. The Angel Oak. (2012, April 12). The Angel Oak. Retrieved October 8, 2019, from https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-angel-oak-tree-johns-island-south-carolina
3. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2019, from https://www.osha.gov/stateplans/sc
4. Welcome to SC OSHA. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2019, from http://scosha.llronline.com/
