In the world of occupational safety and health, some policies and procedures are easier to create
than others, some are easier to monitor than others, and some are easier to maintain than others.
But usually, those areas which are difficult to create will not be as difficult to maintain or
monitor, and those which are difficult to […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
renewed its alliance with the American Society of Safety Engineers. This is a five year
agreement designed to address construction safety, temporary worker safety, and hazards within
the general construction industry.
“Since our alliance began more than a decade ago, the ASSE has been a champion […]
Lockout tagout is known as one of the most difficult areas of occupational safety and health to
properly establish. The procedures required can be very complicated, will be unique to every
facility, and must be created utilizing a very complicated OSHA standard, in Standard 1910.147.
But even once you establish adequate procedures, maintaining said procedures can be […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited DMAC Construction, LLC for eight safety and health violations, comprised of one willful
and seven repeat violations. They come in response to inspections of two worksite in
Philadelphia, PA in November of 2014. These inspection was initiated in response to two
separate imminent danger notifications. […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Formica Construction Co. Inc. for seven safety and health violations, comprised of three
willful, three serious, and one other than serious violations. They come in response to an
inspection of a worksite in Avenel, New Jersey in November of 2014. This inspection was
initiated in […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
partnered with Health Canada to continue to align United States and Canadian regulatory
approaches to the labelling and classification requirements for workplace chemicals through the
regulatory cooperation council. This partnership aims to maintain consistencies throughout North
America for hazardous chemical labeling. Ultimately, the two organizations hope […]
Occupational safety and health policies and procedures are, in many ways, more difficult to
monitor and update than to create. When creating policies and procedures, you are starting with a
blank slate, can bring in experts if needed, and can evaluate the entire facility in reference to
each potential hazard. Third party occupational safety and health auditors […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Alfa Laval Inc. for fifty safety and health violations, comprised of five repeat and forty five
serious violations. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite in Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma in October of 2014. This inspection was initiated as part of the […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
proposed an approval for a new occupational safety and health plan for Maine state and local
employees. Per the OSH Act, employees of state and local governments are not granted federal
coverage. They are, instead, only covered through an OSHA-approved State Plan. If approved,
this plan […]
An important part of any lockout tagout procedures is accounting for future updates. Procedures
need to be updated any time there is a change in personnel, machinery, regulations, or the layout
of a facility is adjusted. As such, lockout tagout procedures can have need to be updated quite
frequently for some companies. And the more often these […]