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 […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Case Farms Processing, Inc. for fifty five safety and health violations, comprised of thirty
serious, twenty repeat, two willful, and three other than serious safety and health violations. They
come in response to an inspection of a facility in Winesburg, Ohio, in February of […]
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
cited Republic Steel for eleven safety and health violations, comprised of three repeat and eight
serious violations. They come in response to two inspections of a worksite in Lorain, Ohio in
February and April of 2015. These inspections were initiated in response to complaints that
employees […]
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 […]