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 …
A spotlight has been focused on UCLA ever since a horrific lab accident in December 2008 caused the death of a research assistant. Most recently, a chemistry professor pleaded not guilty to three counts of willful violation of an occupational …
— 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 …
Second-term advice: Bring OSHA regs into 21st Century
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Some good-faith efforts by employers to motivate employees to work safely are running afoul of OSHA, writes Jim Stanley, President of FDRsafety, in EHS Today. But in an attempt to clarify its position, OSHA has cast a net that is too wide and only will lead to confusion over how a company may use incentives to motivate workers. Read the full article.
What happens when a worker is injured and you find that a standard was not followed? Do you point a finger at the worker or supervisor? Maybe you take a systems view and try to improve your management system. But, …
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 …
‘New’ OSHA not achieving goals, numbers show
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