Just because you hire contract workers from a staffing company doesn’t mean that your obligation to assure that they are properly trained in safety is any less. That is an important point made by Dave Hoover in the current Forklift …
Sometimes in our focus on the complexities of rules and regulations, we forget the simple, common-sense questions where clear answers can make a real difference in safety. In this month’s OSHA Training Blog, Curtis Chambers addresses some of those issues …
— Reprinted from our newsletter — Dear President Obama, Congratulations on your re-election victory. Now comes the hard part – another four years of governing. You have discussed the importance of helping boost the economy by easing the regulatory burden …
A lot can change for a company over 30 years – new leadership, new locations, new products, new services. But one thing must remain constant, according to an often-overlooked OSHA standard: the preservation of certain kinds of records. Curtis Chambers …
Safety incentive programs generally don’t work very well, but that doesn’t mean OSHA is on the right track with a memo the agency issued to restrict them. In an article in the current edition of EHS Today magazine , I …
The difference in how the Republican and Democratic parties view OSHA was in sharp evidence in their recently released platforms. The Democratic platform appeared to stand firm behind the “New” OSHA and its ramped-up enforcement stance. “Our Occupational Safety and …
OSHA has issued long-awaited additional guidelines for the Severe Violators Enforcement Program and as you might expect from the “New” OSHA, they are way out of line and don’t address a major problem with the program. The Severe Violator program, …
Even at a company with a strong safety program some employees can be overlooked for training, leaving them vulnerable in case of an accident, fire or explosion. An excellent blog post by Curtis Chambers on oshatraining.com identifies these employees. They …
The case of a western Pennsylvania painting company provides a good reminder that OSHA violations have the potential to result in jail time. Thomas C. Caruso, owner of the company, Modern Painting and Decorating, faces federal criminal charges in the …
The American Society of Safety Engineers is asking OSHA to address a situation in Arizona that could threaten the safety of workers exposed to fall hazards in residential construction. Arizona’s governor has signed a bill into law saying that fall …