I just returned from the 13th International IFAN Conference (International Federation of Standards Users). For those who wonder about the acronym, suffice to say that the organization was formed by a European group in the mid 70s and IFAN was …
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If you want strong performance on safety, make sure senior management is behind it, put a safety management system in place and create a company culture that values it. Those were the findings at a recent meeting focused on The …
OSHA has recently begun issuing many more “egregious” citations, in which the agency proposes a separate penalty for each instance of noncompliance with OSHA recordkeeping regulations, safety and health standards, and with the general duty clause. These can add up to “mega-penalties.” But it may be difficult for OSHA to sustain its burden of proof should these citations be appealed. Read full article.
One of the most persistent sources of problems we see as safety consultants is confusion over how to handle OSHA recordkeeping requirements for accidents and illnesses. Arthur Sapper, an attorney with McDermott Will & Emery and a leader in OSHA …
OSHA’s recent proposal of $16.6 million in penalties in a deadly explosion at a Kleen Energy Systems construction site in Connecticut drew a lot of attention. Less noticed, but in a way equally significant, were the day-in, day-out announcement of …
Employers using contractors are no longer able to require them to retain exclusive responsibility for the safety and health of their employees. FDRsafety President Jim Stanley offers employers tips on creating a specific contractor safety program to address the new environment. Read the full article.
Knowing safety procedures is one thing. Using them is another. Download and view this power point of some scary photos that show what happened when a logger who tried to throw a hook over a pile of logs on a …
It would appear that the manufacturing industry is about to get a new sustainability standard, but once again safety has been left out of the equation. UL, Underwriter Laboratories, is a recognized global resource for product safety certification and compliance …
OSHA is giving very specific guidance as to which companies with high rates of workplace injuries can expect to see an OSHA inspector soon. The 4,100 companies on the list were identified from a larger list of 15,000 employers who …