The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s El
Paso Area Office has renewed an alliance with the David L Carrasco Job Corps Center in El
Paso, TX. The alliance is designed to help promote worker safety and health for young adults.
The Job Corp program is designed to offer academic classes and vocational […]
When thinking about the most complicated areas of occupational safety and health, lockout
tagout will come to mind for most safety experts. This is because lockout tagout is governed by
OSHA Standard 1910.147, which is a convoluted mess of complicated regulations and
requirements. But beyond the difficulties of understanding what is required to establish
appropriate policies and procedures […]
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, […]
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 […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
formed an alliance with the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries to address machinery,
chemical, and other hazards in the scrap recycling industry. This partnership is expected to
promote the safety and health of workers in the scrap and recycling industry. In addition, the
partnership aims to […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the wake of the devastation caused in South Carolina by Hurricane Joaquin, The United States
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has advised residents and
emergency workers in South Carolina of the hazards present. These warnings, however, do not
only apply to South Carolina, they apply to all locations where major, catastrophic storms can
hit.
“Recovery […]
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 […]
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
cited Maverick Arms, Inc. for twenty four safety and health violations, including one willful
violation and twenty three serious violation. They come in response to an inspection of a
worksite in Eagle Pass, TX in April of 2015. This inspection was initiated as part of […]