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Safety

OSHA Renews Alliance with LA Associated General Contractors

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, […]

Maintaining Lockout Tagout Policies and Procedures

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 […]

OSHA Proposes $431,000 in Fines for Ashley Furniture

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 […]

Creating New Lockout Tagout Policies and Procedures

In occupational safety and health, creating the new policies or procedures is usually the hardest.

Making adjustments or updates to existing policies and procedures can present an issue, but there

is at least a base plan to work with. When starting fresh, however, this is not the case. For some

areas of occupational safety and health, this […]

OSHA Proposes $106,200 in Fines for Harden Furniture Inc

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 […]

The Importance of Personal Protective Equipment

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 […]

OSHA Proposes $84,600 in Fines for J&M Metro

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

cited J&M Metro General Contracting Corp for six safety and health violations, comprised of

one willful and five serious violations. They come in response to an inspection of a facility in

Brooklyn, NY in April of 2015. This inspection was initiated in response to a […]

Lockout Tagout Policy and Procedure Monitoring

Lockout tagout policies and procedures are among the most difficult policies and procedures in

all of occupational safety and health to monitor. This is because lockout tagout policies and

procedures often need to be changed extremely frequently as compared to other areas of

occupational safety and health, which can lead to difficulties in keeping track of what […]

Confined Spaces

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, […]

OSHA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule Impacting Employer Injury Reporting

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 […]