The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Harden Furniture Inc. for twenty five safety and health violations, comprised of twenty five
serious violations. They come in response to an inspection of a facility in McConellsville, NY in
April of 2015. This inspection was initiated by the OSHA Syracuse Area Office as […]
Personal protective equipment is monitored by the United States Department of Labor’s
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA regulates personal protective equipment
with Standard 1910.132. This standard sets minimum requirements for personal protective
equipment, including storage, maintenance, replacement, and who is responsible to supply
personal protective equipment. Additionally, certain OSHA standards have further clarifications
for personal protective equipment for […]
It is important to ensure you have a plan in place to update the policies and procedures of any
area of occupational safety and health. Keeping policies and procedures updated ensures that
employees are as protected as possible for injury or illness on the job and that the company is
protected from fines and citations from regulatory […]
Any safety team which has to deal with confined spaces can tell you that they are extremely
difficult to monitor, maintain, and keep compliant. These spaces are maintained by OSHA
Standard 1910.146, which governs confined spaces and their permit entry systems. These
systems are designed to control who does and does not have access to the space, […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
extended the comment period for the proposed rule change clarifying the employers’ continuing
obligation to make and maintain accurate records of injuries or illness which occur at the work
place. The deadline to submit comments has been extended to October 28, 2015.
This rule change was […]
Anyone who works in the world of occupational safety and health across multiple industries will
tell you that one of the most difficult areas to properly create policies and procedures for is
lockout tagout. And there are a number of reasons for that. It is extremely difficult to work with
the standard which governs lockout tagout, OSHA […]
Between January 1st, 2015 and September 10th, 2015 there were 46 workers who suffered
amputations of fingers, toes, hands, or legs at work in the state of Arkansas. These injuries most
commonly occur while employees are operating mechanical machinery without the proper
guards or training. In an effort to combat this and reverse the trend of amputations […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. for five safety and health violations, comprised of three
repeat and two serious violations. They come in response to an inspection of a store in Rochester,
New York in March of 2015. This inspection was initiated in response to an […]
When establishing lockout tagout policies and procedures, it is important to account not just for
the policies and procedures being created at that time, but also how these policies and procedures
will be updated and monitored going forward. Unfortunately, this second portion can be even
more difficult than simply creating accurate, compliant policies and procedures.
When creating lockout […]
In a move designed to help promote worker safety and health, the United States Department of
Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Austin and El Paso area offices have
renewed an alliance with the Consulate General of Mexico. This alliance is designed to provide
safety and health outreach and training to Mexican nationals working in these areas […]