I’ve asked Marc Shaye, an attorney with more than 30 years experience in health and safety matters, to be a guest blogger this week. Here’s Marc’s take on why it takes more than doing the minimum to achieve a safe …
Parents spend endless hours worrying about the safety of their children – doing everything from “baby-proofing” the house for a toddler to giving stern lectures to new teen drivers. But recent research published in the “Journal of Adolescent Health” and …
It’s been a little over six months since the USDOT launched the public availability of its new truck and bus safety measurement system and some motor carriers are reporting unpleasant surprises. You may recall that this new enforcement regime referred …
Petzl America is recalling approximately 375,000 shock-absorbing lanyards that it has sold since 2002 because of a problem that could cause a lanyard to separate from a climbing harness, posing a fall hazard. The Scorpio and Absorbica lanyards are missing …
OSHA’s new emphasis program aimed reducing accidents involving powered industrial trucks is confined to four Southern states, but employers across the country would be well-advised to pay close attention. Violations involving forklifts are low-hanging fruit for OSHA inspectors everywhere and …
OSHA is stepping up its use of Corporate-Wide Settlement Agreements in an effort to make more efficient use of its compliance resources, but companies should think carefully before signing off on such an agreement. Under a CSA, companies that have …
The new CSA safety measurement system is shaking up the trucking industry, exposing some carriers to increased enforcement. Rose McMurray, who oversaw the startup of CSA in her former role as Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, offers five guideposts for achieving satisfactory CSA scores. Read the full article.
As former Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, I led the design and implementation of CSA — the federal government’s new program to measure the safety performance of motor carriers, including truck and bus operators. From …
OSHA has won another round in its bid to expand its enforcement power, underscoring the need for employers and insurance companies to be careful not to dig a hole for themselves when they conduct safety audits and accident investigations. A …
If you were to look at past accident reports for your company, would you find that most recommended corrective actions target “employee behavior”? Certainly, employee behavior is part of the overall picture but it is only one piece of the …