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.
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.
While there may be a number of potential divisions between federal transportation regulators and the trucking industry, few seem as difficult as the reporting of crash history, writes Rose McMurray, Chief Transportation Advisor to FDRsafety. Read the full article.
Attorney Mark Shaye, who has extensive experience representing clients in health and safety matters, presents four case studies to examine preventability of accidents. Read the full article.
Employers can keep productivity and profits high through off-work safety initiatives, writes Mike Taubitz, Senior Advisor to FDRsafety. Read the full article.
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.
The idea of an OSHA inspection is sometimes scary and confusing for employers, but being prepared revolves around a simple idea — getting rid of the low-hanging fruit. FDRsafety President Jim Stanley writes that the easy pickings for OSHA inspectors often are a result of failures in five areas. Read the full article.
Thorough record keeping is essential to a strong safety program, but even organizations that keep good records may be missing something in their numbers: the high risk presented by maintenance activities. Mike Taubitz, Senior Advisor to FDRsafety, offers tips to deal with this risk. Read the full article.
OSHA is making noise about noise and industrial employers need to be thinking about how they might retrofit plants as a result. By FDRsafety Senior Advisor Mike Taubitz. Read the full article.
Many organizations are encouraging employees to lose weight and stop smoking in hopes of scoring a win-win-win: the workers get healthier, the organization experiences fewer insurance claims, and less work time is lost to sickness. But FDRsafety CEO Fred Rine writes that fewer organizations are taking advantage of similar savings they could obtain if they took the same approach to employee safety off the job. Read the full article.