The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Quality Blow Molding, Inc. for five safety and health violations, including two willful
violations, two repeat violations, and one other than serious violation. They come in response to
an inspection of a worksite in Elyria, OH in March of 2015. This inspection was initiated […]
Personal protective equipment can be the only thing preventing serious injury or death for an
employee. Whether gloves protecting fingers from dangerous machinery or hazmat suits
protecting employees from life threatening chemicals, this equipment is vital to employee
protection and, as such, is taken very seriously by the United States Department of Labor’s
Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]
OSHA Standard 1910.147, which governs all things lockout tagout, is an extremely difficult
standard to work with. It is long, intricate, can be interpreted in multiple different ways, and has
a laundry list of variables. All of these complications make creating lockout tagout policies and
procedures a nightmare for anyone who does not specifically specialize in lockout […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
recently issued an updated National Emphasis Program on Amputations. The National Emphasis
Program was created in 2006 to help protect employees in industries with high numbers and rates
of amputations. In this updated version, OSHA has used more current enforcement data and
Bureau of Labor Statistics injury […]
One of the most common reasons a company hires a third party occupational safety and health
auditing firm is to assist in the creation of lockout tagout policies and procedures. These
procedures can be extremely complex, facility specific, and difficult to properly implement.
They are based upon Standard 1910.147, which is a very complicated standard and can […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
approved the Maine State and Local Government Only State Plan, which will be responsible to
protect the safety and health of state and local government employees. The plan will cover more
than 81,000 employees and became effective August 5, 2015.
“This is a major milestone for […]
It is no small task to create policies and procedures for any aspect of occupational safety and health. There is always a need to ensure the policies and procedures are properly created, to ensure there is no risk of complaints to, or fines from, OSHA. But there is also always a need to ensure efficacy of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]