The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
recently drafted updates to their Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines. These
updates were drafted in an effort to reflect modern technology and practices. According to
OSHA, these updates should be particularly helpful to small and medium sized businesses.
Additionally, these guidelines will address ways in […]
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 […]
When updating lockout tagout policies and procedures, there are a number of things to first
consider. You need to be sure your changes will be in compliance with OSHA Standard
1910.147, which is the standard that governs lockout tagout. You need to also consider what,
exactly, you are changing, and why. Then, you need to consider what […]
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 […]
Creating lockout tagout procedures is, in no way, an easy task. It involves a deep understanding
of a complex OSHA standard, a highly competent safety team, and a mindful eye to detail.
OSHA Standard 1910.147, the standard which governs lockout tagout, is difficult to fully
understand, as the rules change for each situation and facility. In order […]
Lockout tagout procedures can be as difficult to update as they are to create. The procedures are
governed by a very onerous OSHA Standard, Standard 1910.147. They also require updating
every time there are changes to machinery, layout, personnel, or location, and there are no
reliable quick guides on-line to help with lockout tagout procedures because every […]