I just returned from a meeting at National Safety Council, where I had an opportunity to read a recent press release. The essence of the release is shown below. Discussions with industry colleagues suggest that we spend too much time …
Today’s consumers seek organizations that demonstrate socially responsible business practices. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, has been working on the issue for many years and has decided to launch an International Standard providing guidelines for social responsibility (SR). It …
An industry newsletter is reporting that OSHA is suspending a pilot program to crackdown on alleged under-reporting of accidents and illnesses because the program has not found significant numbers of violations. OSHA announced the program last year and said it …
Over past years, in a limited number of cases, OSHA has alleged a separate violation and proposed a separate penalty for each instance of non-compliance with OSHA recordkeeping regulations, safety and health standards and with the general duty clause. The …
Many safety professionals are familiar with the myriad voluntary standards for facilities, machines, robots, risk assessment, management systems, ladders, lasers, etc. The list is staggering but I wish to focus on machine safety standards to help readers understand how they …