The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
recently drafted updates to their Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines. These
updates were drafted in an effort to reflect modern technology and practices. According to
OSHA, these updates should be particularly helpful to small and medium sized businesses.
Additionally, these guidelines will address ways in […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited United Hospital Supply Corp. for twenty one safety and health violations, including one
willful violation, ten repeat violations, nine serious violations, and one other than serious
violation. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite in Burlington, NJ in May of
2015. This […]
Some areas of occupational safety and health are easier to manage and maintain than others. And
while the ease or difficulty with which your company handles various areas of occupational
safety and health can vary greatly depending upon what industry you are in and the expertise of
your safety team members, some areas are difficult across the […]
Lockout tagout can be a very difficult area of occupational safety and health to manage and
maintain. Forgetting the difficulty which most companies have in establishing a competent and
fully inclusive plan for handling lockout tagout, the maintenance alone can be enough to drive a
safety team insane. There are a series of moving parts, a number […]
OSHA has recently renewed its alliance with the OSHA Sustainable Workforce Alliance,
formerly known as the Georgia Youth Alliance. This alliance is designed to have a continued
emphasis on youth workers, specifically committed to providing members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and
safety of youth workers […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Lorz Construction for three willful safety and health violations. These violations come in
response to an inspection of a facility in Fargo, North Dakota in May of 2015. This inspection
was initiated in response to an injury at the worksite. An employee was working […]
When thinking about the most complicated areas of occupational safety and health, lockout
tagout will come to mind for most safety experts. This is because lockout tagout is governed by
OSHA Standard 1910.147, which is a convoluted mess of complicated regulations and
requirements. But beyond the difficulties of understanding what is required to establish
appropriate policies and procedures […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
renewed an alliance with the Louisiana Associated General Contractors. This alliance will renew
a commitment to material and knowledge access to promote understanding of workplace safety
and health rights and responsibilities of employees and employers. This alliance focuses on
industrial and construction general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, […]
Some areas of occupational safety and health can be viewed as ‘set and forget.’ You create
policies and procedures which keep you in compliance and then need not change them for a long
time. Other areas are not as simple. Some require maintenance on an annual or semiannual basis,
and still others require ongoing and continuous oversight […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Ashley Furniture for eight safety and health violations, comprised of one willful, five
repeat, and two serious violations. They come in response to an inspection of a facility in
Whitehall, Wisconsin in April of 2015. This inspection was initiated as part of the Sever […]