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OSHA recently reminded emergency workers, employers and the public recovering from the impact of recent tornadoes, flooding, and other severe weather to be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe.
Businesses often struggle with determining whether an employee’s injury/illness is work-related, a new case, or whether treatment-rendered by either a licensed health-care provider or a first-aid trained coworker, need to be recorded. To assure compliance, it is critical to have a clear and complete understanding of what constitutes a work-related injury and what constitutes recordable […]
An administrative law judge has cleared the way for a contested OSHA hazard abatement case to go to court. Read the article to find out why this decision may affect your business, especially if you have multiple worksites.
As discussed in yesterday’s Advisor, thousands of retail facilities face stricter requirements under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Risk Management Program (RMP) because of a controversial Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) interpretation of a retail exemption under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. Here’s how to get started in RMP Program Level 3. Beginning […]
Thousands of retail facilities face stricter requirements under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Risk Management Program (RMP) because of a controversial Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) interpretation of an exemption under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. Today we will review EPA’s reaction to OSHA’s narrowing of the retail exemption. Beginning in July 2016, […]
In the wake of Executive Order (EO) 13650, issued in August 2013 and titled Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, federal agencies have been working to modernize key policies, regulations, and standards, including EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) and OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM).
Recent citations against a logistics company demonstrate that OSHA is serious about changes in its reporting requirements. Find out what this employer failed to do.
Overexposure to lead is one of the most common overexposures found in industry. In fact, lead overexposure is a leading cause of workplace illness. Yesterday we discussed a recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement case concerning a facility that was lax in its efforts to protect workers from lead exposure. Today we offer […]
A company in Waverly, Ohio, was recently fined over $56,000 for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) lead standard concerning exposure monitoring and the use of personal protective equipment. Today we will review the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for lead, take a look at what happened in this particular case, and urge […]
Training is a substantial investment of time and resources. So, naturally, you’ll want to make sure that your training is effective at what you want it to accomplish. Which is … what, exactly? In order to evaluate the effectiveness of your training, the first thing you’ll have to ask yourself is, What exactly would “effective” […]