The path to “getting to zero” and eliminating accidents from the workplace does not lie in applying ever greater pressure on employees to follow the rules. Success lies rather in motivating workers to “want to” act safely rather than having …
For a good holiday laugh, take a look at the following blog post entitled “How OSHA nearly killed Christmas” spotted on Curtis Chambers’ OSHATraining.com blog. How OSHA Nearly Killed Christmas! Every December, my wife and kids beg me to put …
A major, relatively new OSHA enforcement tool received backing last week from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., and affected employers should make plans to respond if they have not already done so. (Some recommendations are offered …
Jordan Barab, the No. 2 official at OSHA, made a shocking statement at a recent public health conference, as reported by Occupational Safety and Health Reporter: Half of workplaces inspected under a recent national emphasis program were underreporting injuries and …
Recently, I attended two important annual meetings — the American Trucking Associations meeting and the National Safety Council Congress. As a safety professional, both meetings allowed me to catch up with my colleagues while getting updated on new safety developments …
I spent the last 10 years of a 40-plus year career seeking out emerging global health and safety issues to help General Motors align its manufacturing practices and policies with regulation, standards and other external forces over which we had …
Pointing to what it says is an “unacceptable” level of workplace injuries and illnesses among workers in nursing homes and other residential care facilities, OSHA has announced that it will soon begin a national emphasis program to increase enforcement in …
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics recently announced that non-fatal injuries and illnesses in private industry declined by 200,000 from 2009 to 2010. OSHA hailed that as good news, and rightly so. But to gain a fuller understanding of the …
Recently, I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker for a statewide organization focused on improving quality in healthcare. Some of you are probably asking, “What the heck does that have to do with safety?” Good question and the …
Is it right for OSHA to penalize an employer for an incident that was completely beyond the company’s ability to prevent? If that seems wrong to you, I agree. But that is exactly where OSHA is heading with a new …