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An employee was shot and killed during an armed robbery in an Irvington, New Jersey convenience store last October. The employer was recently issued a willful violation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for a history of violence at the store and for doing nothing to implement safety measures to protect employees. But […]
Rick was a maintenance man at the plant, dependable and gregarious, with a healthy sense of humor; he was well-liked by co-workers. Outside work, Rick loved his three-year-old daughter, and building his own racing motorcycles.
You can think of your safety audits as “preventive maintenance” for your safety program—even though it would be nice to put a program in place and let it run, things don’t really work that way. Equipment wears down and deteriorates over time—and those pieces of equipment have to be checked regularly. People change—their bodies change, […]
Are you prepared to face an OSHA inspector? If your answer is “Maybe?” or perhaps, “I’m not really sure,” then it might be time for a fresh self-audit. Check yourself out, and make sure you look good.
By June 1, 2016, you must be in full compliance with OSHA’s HazCom GHS rule. What does the final phase-in deadline require? Watch this video to find out and get a free SDS toolbox talk!
Beginning this summer, it is going to be substantially more expensive to violate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards. Penalties for violating U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules will also go up, but not as much as OSHA’s. Here’s why and what to expect for violations of safety standards.
In a new report recently issued by the Obama Administration, it states that “every American is vulnerable to the health impacts associated with climate change.” Yesterday we reviewed findings in the report that apply specifically to U.S. workers. Today we will consider what safety managers can do to help safeguard their workers from the heat-related effects […]
It has been 3 years since the ammonium nitrate explosion in West, Texas, killed 15 people, injured hundreds, and caused widespread damage. Just a few months after that event, President Obama’s Executive Order (EO) 13650 set into motion actions by numerous government agencies designed to enhance the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce […]
Sure, in a global sense, you’re worried about climate change—for your kids and future generations. But, now, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH), it’s a new worry for you professionally. Now you have to consider the effects of climate change for your workers, i.e., your current workers. Today we will review findings […]
This week is the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) fall safety stand-down, and OSHA is encouraging employers to be creative about engaging employees in a discussion of fall hazards and fall protection. So when you’re planning your stand-down activities, look for ways to engage workers that go beyond your usual toolbox talk.