Employer Tips- Senior Staff Safety

Before making any changes, you need to be sure you are fully aware of the needs of your senior staff. This will allow you to target changes for maximum effectiveness. For example, redesign the workspace of senior staff that is constantly walking around the facility or standing at a line may be less effective than installing anti fatigue matting.

OSHA Releases Regulatory Priorities for 2010 – Part 2

Continuing our examination of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Fall 2009 Regulatory Priorities, we now turn our attention to several of the more targeted initiatives that the Administration plans to set in motion in 2010.
Several hazardous materials – specifically, how they are handled in the workplace and how to control employee exposure to [...]

OSHA Releases Regulatory Priorities for 2010 – Part 1

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have recently made public their Fall 2009 Regulatory Priorities. This list represents the risks, hazards and regulatory changes that they feel warrant the greatest attention whether due to changing circumstances in the workplace, or as a result of an increase in reported incidents, violations or injuries.

OSHA Levies Fines For Worker Amputation

From OSHA. gov, Crespac Inc. in Tucker, Ga., has been cited with 34 safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Proposed penalties total $266,400.

OSHA – Fit Test Respirators Video

After the H1N1 reports on ways to combat the virus, many healthcare organizations are realizing that it may be time to consider respirators.  Typically, healthcare organizations are known for using surgical masks.  Yet, respirators offer greater protection for staff and patients.  If you are considering respirators for staff within the healthcare industry, it is important [...]

OSHA – Industries Need to Move Toward Proactive Strategies

While it’s easier to sit back and complain about the direction that OSHA is moving in,  savvy companies are deciding to shift the focus of their safety strategies now.  The most effective method would be to place the greatest emphasis on prevention.
The new direction of OSHA should be more than enough to push any company [...]

OSHA Controlling Employer Status Stands Up To Court Appeal

Many corporations subcontract a portion of their work to be performed by third parties, whether it be for cost reasons, time management needs or the desire to seek out specialized labor that it is simply not efficient to maintain in-house. Naturally, when vetting a potential subcontractor it is important to get a complete picture of their history with regards to workplace safety, not only so that you can protect employees who may be working with subcontracted personnel, but also to avoid any potential liabilities related to a third party’s safety violations.

OSHA Steps Up H1N1 Information Campaign

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) H1N1 flu efforts kicked into high gear this past week with announcements, information campaigns and initiatives related to the illness.

Top 10 OSHA Standard Violations 2009

When viewed from the inside over a long period of time, it can be difficult for risk managers to remain objective about evaluating new hazards that may have presented themselves in the workplace, or to notice dangers that have always been present but which have yet to come to the fore. It is always helpful to approach the task of worker safety from a fresh perspective from time to time in order to pick up on issues that may not have been apparent from a previous viewpoint.

GAO Report On Workplace Injury Reporting Stuns OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSHA) has again been forced to confront the fact that injury and illness reporting are just not at the level they need to be in order to ensure the highest level of worker protections across all industries. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is a specific branch of the government dedicated to auditing data for various federal agencies, has just provided a report which confirmed the fact that it is all too common for companies to under-report the incidence of injury in the workplace.

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