The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
formed an alliance with the Heartland Workers Center. This alliance has been formed in an
effort to educate immigrant workers about safety and health at the workplace. Additionally, the
alliance is designed to promote better understanding of the rights of workers, specifically about
the OSHA complain […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
proposed $497,000 in fines for Behr Iron & Steel, Inc. These fines come as a result of seven
willful and one serious safety violations following an inspection of their South Beloit, Illinois
facility. This inspection was in response to a fatal accident in March.
“A wife […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, in a joint partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, released revised Recommended Practices for both host employers and
staffing agencies in relation to safety procedures. These new practices are designed to
ensure continued safety for temporary employees, and would have the staffing agency
and […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
has cited Film Pak Extrusion, LLC for 13 workplace violations related to unsafe work
conditions. These violations consist of one willful and 12 serious workplace violations,
which resulted from a February inspection at the company’s Paterson manufacturing
facility. The citations carry $90,300 in proposed penalties.
The largest citation […]
Third party safety audits, both internal and external, are important to ensure any safety
program is both compliant and being followed by the staff and management. Routine
third party audits ensure new employees are properly trained, all policies and procedures
are compliant as per any OSHA or other regulatory agency’s changes, and are a
requirement of OSHA for […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a zero-tolerance policy around most safety processes. But that policy is most easily seen in reference to lockout tagout procedures. Governed by OSHA Standard 1910.147, lockout tagout procedures are highly scrutinized and deficiencies carry hefty penalties. The primary difficulty with this is that Standard 1910.147 can be […]
In the world of occupational safety and health, there is, perhaps, no more difficult procedures to create than lockout tagout procedures. Every facility requires unique procedures, the procedures are based upon the extremely complicated OSHA standard, Standard 1910.147 “The Control of Hazardous Energy,” and monitoring and maintaining these procedures can be an arduous task.
For […]
Lockout tagout procedures can be extremely difficult to establish and maintain. To create
them, you need to have a deep understanding of “The Control of Hazardous Energy”
Standard 1910.147, explicit placards and signage, and a qualified team to both monitor
the procedures and train new employees about them. OSHA takes lockout tagout very
seriously, and it is one […]
For most small business owners, the thought of an OSHA audit makes them cringe. But for those in an industry that requires lockout tagout procedures, it can create a true sense of panic. That is because lockout tagout is heavily regulated by OSHA, fined extremely aggressively, and one of the most commonly cited issues. […]
Lockout tagout procedures are tough for most corporate safety teams to monitor and maintain. They are very complicated, very fickle, and prone to needing updating, especially from seemingly unrelated changes to personnel or the facility. But good lockout tagout procedures that are well monitored and maintained are invaluable. Unfortunately, if the company should ever […]