Let’s assume that you are the head of safety in your organization. The good news is that your OSHA recordable and lost work-day rates are extremely low and a point of pride for the organization. The bad news is that …
If you want an example of what a company can do to turn in a great safety performance, you need look no further than National Steel City, a construction company specializing in steel and power industry equipment installation. National Steel …
With the President trying to accommodate business on the issue of excessive regulation, OSHA seems to be trying to walk a tightrope in its budget request for 2012. The agency is asking for 25 additional compliance officers. That is in …
OSHA’s new identity crisis: Sheriff or team player?
Former OSHA director joins FDRsafety as a senior advisor
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As OSHA pushes forward with tougher enforcement, the critical role played by the legal office of the Department of Labor is not always fully appreciated. The office of the Solicitor of Labor is not a part of OSHA, but handles …
OSHA is making noise about noise and industrial employers need to be thinking about how they might retrofit plants as a result. So says my colleague Mike Taubitz in the cover story of this month’s OHS magazine. More from Mike, …
Surviving an OSHA inspection – remove low-hanging fruit
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OSHA is delivering on its promise to organizations it considers to be “severe violators” – it is going to visit other facilities the organization owns to see if there are problems there as well. One example is U.S. Minerals Co., …
With the Republican takeover of the House early next year, the stage appears to be set for some clashes with OSHA over its agenda to substantially increase enforcement. One thing seems clear: changes to the OSH law proposed last year …
OSHA has for sometime been trying to clear up the confusion it created about fall protection standards for residential construction, but the proposed fix may still leave many issues unresolved. Last month, OSHA chief David Michaels said in a speech …