EHS On Tap E148: What You Need to Know About OSHA 300 Reporting
On episode 148 of EHS On Tap, Zach Pucillo, EHS Compliance Manager at KPA, discusses what you need to know about OSHA 300 reporting.
Category: Injuries and Illness
Modern safety management goes beyond covering traditional workplace accidents to now being equally concerned with illnesses caused on and even off the job. This section will explain what you need to know to avoid both injuries and illnesses, and to track your progress in reaching this goal.
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EHSDA Song of the Week: Industrial Disease
This week’s entry in the EHSDA Song of the Week actually discusses work-related illness. A few years before they blew up with “Money For Nothing,” English rock act Dire Straits was releasing albums that were well-received on both sides of the Atlantic. On their 1982 album Love Over Gold, the band released the single “Industrial […]
Massachusetts Roofer Facing $137,508 in New OSHA Fines
A Quincy, Massachusetts, roofer is facing $137,508 in new Occupational Safety and Health Administration fines after the agency cited The Roof Kings LLC for again knowingly exposing workers to life-threatening fall injuries, OSHA announced February 9. On December 8, OSHA inspected a worksite on Roach Street in Quincy to check if The Roof Kings was […]
Four Strategies to Prepare for an Emergency
Whether it’s a fire, active shooter, natural disaster, or pandemic, employees should be trained to handle all types of emergencies. BLR Legal Editor Elizabeth Dickinson, J.D., recently spoke at a BLR Trends in 20 Webinar, where hot topics are discussed in 20 minutes, entitled “Prepare for the Next Emergency: Strategies to Address it with Confidence.” […]
Infographic: Emergency Action Plans
What can employers learn from a well-rehearsed emergency action plan (EAP)? According to OSHA, almost every business is required to have an EAP. After evaluating your current EAP, is there more that could be done? How often should employers communicate their EAP to employees? Here’s what you need to know about emergency action plans. Check […]
EHS On Tap E143: The Importance of Having Workers Trained in Basic Lifesaving Techniques
On episode 143 of EHS On Tap, Dom Tolli, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Platform Development for the Training Services division at the American Red Cross, talks about the importance of having workers trained in basic lifesaving techniques.
Back to Basics: Workplace Medical and First Aid
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine OSHA’s requirements for medical and first aid in the workplace, and medical and first aid programs. While it is the job of the safety professional to reduce incidents and provide a safer […]
Investigating Workplace Safety Incidents
It is important that all work-related near misses in a workplace be investigated along with those that involve injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Near misses are those that could have caused harm if there were different circumstances surrounding the incident. Defining the causes of those incidents and how to prevent them were explored in a recent […]
Plastics Maker Pleads Guilty in Worker’s Death
An Alabama plastics manufacturing company has pleaded guilty in federal court to violations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements that led to a worker’s death, the agency announced January 24. ABC Polymer Industries LLC agreed to pay $242,928 in restitution, plus funeral expenses, to the worker’s estate. The company also must pay […]
EHS On Tap E142: Looking at Emergency Department Use By Injured Workers
On episode 142 of EHS On Tap, Dr. Olesya Fomenko, an economist with the Workers Compensation Research Institute, talks about a new study on emergency department use by injured workers.