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 …
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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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has investigated the issue of sleep disorders for several years now and it’s becoming increasingly clear the agency will move on the issue soon. But it’s not enough for a trucking company to simply wait for the federal government to act, writes Rose McMurrary, Chief Transportation Advisor for FDRsafety. Read the full article.
It’s become increasingly clear that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will make some movement soon on the issue of sleep disorders and the trucking industry. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea are an important safety issue because they can …
While there may be a number of potential divisions between the government and the trucking industry, few seem as difficult as the reporting of crash history. Those divisions are playing out as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration considers changes …