OSHA citations come and go, but the agency’s news releases never die – even when they announce alleged violations at companies who are eventually found not to be in violation of OSHA regulations. The barrage of news releases the agency …
OSHA’s shaming of innocent companies lives forever
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As I recently wrote, one of the best ways OSHA could help improve safety would be to update its own regulations, some of which are decades out of date. But there’s another serious problem: regulations that have never made it …
What’s the difference between a willful OSHA violation and a serious one? One answer: About $63,000 in penalties – the maximum for a violation classified as serious is $7,000, while the maximum for a willful violation is $70,000. With multiple …
In this article, Molly O’Brien of FDRsafety describes the changes that a new OSHA standard has brought to the regulation of cranes and derricks. Read the full article.
OSHA has drawn the ire of eight members of Congress who are objecting to what they say was “improper rulemaking” in requiring flame-resistant clothing to be worn in almost all servicing of oil and gas wells. The issue goes back …
I’m a long-time proud member of the Accredited Standards Committee that developed and recently updated ANSI Z10, the U.S. National Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. On the surface, that would likely make me a fan of I2P2, …
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.
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 …