FEDTARG 2009 – Important Information for Government Contractors
November 5, 2009 by Benjamin Hunting
Filed under Compliance, Front Page, Inspections, Training
Private industry is not the only area of the economy to fall under the increased scrutiny of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) inspection programs. Risk managers working on federal projects are also subject to specifically targeted initiatives aimed at improving the safety of workers who are employed in jobs that carry a higher than average injury hazard.
Record Month For OSHA Citations – Learning from October 2009
November 3, 2009 by LaWanda Ray
Filed under Compliance, Front Page, Inspections, PPE, Training
October 2009 for many in the industry will be known as the month of costly OSHA citations. Although the recent BP total proposed citation, being the largest ever to be issues to a single company, is the one that will ring the loudest. There are several other noteworthy citations that we can learn from.
Site-Specific Targeting 2009 – Important Information for Risk Managers
October 19, 2009 by Benjamin Hunting
Filed under Front Page, Inspections, Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the details of their Site-Specific Targeting 2009 program this month. SST-09 expands the organization’s standard number of workplace safety inspections to specifically target an additional 4,000 worksites that have been deemed “high-hazard.” These particularly dangerous workplaces have been divided across three specific segments: manufacturing, non-manufacturing and nursing homes.
OSHA Initiates Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
October 9, 2009 by Benjamin Hunting
Filed under Compliance, Front Page, Inspections
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is understandably focused on promoting policies and standards in the workplace that protect employees from injury on the job. To this end, not only do they provide guidance and a regulatory framework designed to create a safer environment for workers in every industry, but they also penalize those companies who repeatedly report high levels of worker injury.
OSHA Site Specific Targeting 2009 Program
October 5, 2009 by LaWanda Ray
Filed under Front Page, Inspections, Uncategorized
Recently, OSHA released its inspection list for 2009, which details the 4,000 sites that OSHA plans to inspect. The Site Specific Targeting plan was designed to allow OSHA to streamline enforcement.
