The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in relation to the ongoing requirement to create and maintain
accurate records in relation to work-related injuries and illnesses. This notice clarifies an
employer’s perpetual obligation to create and maintain an accurate record of every recordable
injury and illness. These records […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Jasper Contractors, Inc. for two safety and health violations. These two violations are
willful violations. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite in Jacksonville, FL in
March of 2015. This inspection was initiated after multiple complaints were submitted to OSHA
regarding employees […]
As we have said many, many times before on this blog and throughout our website, and as you
can read in countless places on the internet, lockout tagout policies and procedures are among the
most difficult to create and maintain in the entire world of occupational safety and health. Part of
the difficulty is the regulation, OSHA […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Commercial Warehousing Inc. for thirteen safety and health violations, comprised of one
willful and twelve serious violations. They come in response to inspections of a facility in Winter
Haven, FL in January of 2015. This inspection was initiated as part of the agency’s National
Emphasis […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
renewed its alliance with the South Louisiana Service, Transmission, Exploration, and
Production Safety Network. This alliance will continue to provide information and resources to
promote safety and health for oil and gas workers in South Louisiana. This alliance will cover
operators and contractors in the oil […]
To ensure anything in the world of occupational safety and health is compliant and up to date, it
is advisable to audit the relevant policies and procedures and compare them against then-current
standards. For many companies, this can largely be done in-house without involving potentially
costly third party occupational safety and health auditors. There are, however, certain […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Commercial Warehousing Inc. for thirteen safety and health violations, comprised of one
willful and twelve serious violations. They come in response to inspections of a facility in Winter
Haven, FL in January of 2015. This inspection was initiated as part of the agency’s National
Emphasis […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
renewed its alliance with the South Louisiana Service, Transmission, Exploration, and
Production Safety Network. This alliance will continue to provide information and resources to
promote safety and health for oil and gas workers in South Louisiana. This alliance will cover
operators and contractors in the oil […]
To ensure anything in the world of occupational safety and health is compliant and up to date, it is advisable to audit the relevant policies and procedures and compare them against then-current standards. For many companies, this can largely be done in-house without involving potentially costly third party occupational safety and health auditors. There are, however, certain […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited FIC America, Corp. for eleven safety and health violations, comprised of one repeated, nine
serious, and one other than serious violations. They come in response to inspections of a facility
in Carol Stream, Ill. in January of 2014. This inspection was initiated after an […]