Question: If an employer has no recordable cases for the year, is an OSHA 300-A Annual Summary still required to be completed, certified, and posted? Answer: Yes. After the end of the year, employers must review the Log to verify its accuracy, summarize the 300 Log information on the 300A summary form, and certify the…...
OSHA recordkeeping when you have no recordables for the year Read More »
February 5, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS STATE PLAN DESIGNEES THROUGH: SCOTT C. KETCHAM, Deputy Assistant Secretary FROM: ERIN P. GILMORE, Acting Director Directorate of Enforcement Programs SUBJECT: Enforcement Stay of the COVID-19 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements under 29 CFR 1910.502 On June 21, 2021, OSHA adopted a Healthcare Emergency Temporary standard (Healthcare ETS) protecting…...
The termination of the rulemaking is effective January 15, 2025. Basis for Terminating the Rulemaking… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
OSHA is terminating its COVID-19 rulemaking Read More »
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Hot Work on Aisle 4! Read More »
This is an “R” rated post. It is for adults only. It’s a joke, people. When you see it…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Who said “safety is not sexy”? (LOL) Read More »
Many facilities utilize golf carts as a means of transportation while traveling on-site. Some are used indoors as well, which, in my professional opinion, increases risks in their use. Unfortunately, many workplaces do not view the use of golf carts as a hazard, much less a serious hazard, and therefore, they fail to control the…...
This week, EPA finalized a rule to ban some uses of CTC that have already ceased and establish robust workplace protections, including a Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP), including an inhalation exposure concentration limit, direct dermal contact controls, and related workplace exposurecontrols, and prescriptive controls, for uses not prohibited to address the unreasonable risk to…...
EPA finalizes rule to ban some uses of Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC) Read More »
OSHA has released comprehensive data collected on more than 890,000 workplace injuries and illnesses at more than 91,000 workplaces in calendar year 2023, including incident-level details on the conditions and circumstances of injury and illness events. Federal electronic recordkeeping and reporting requirements require certain employers to use OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application to submit injury and…...
The gas main explosion caused 30 homes in Wessington to be evacuated. A company and contractor have been fined after a gas main explosion led to the evacuation of 30 homes in a village. Residents were forced to leave their properties on 21 June 2022 after a worker struck the underground gas main while installing…...
UPDATE on the 2022 viral video of the “mechanical post knocker” hitting a gas line Read More »
A manufacturer and distributor of specialty silicone chemicals will pay $1.3 million in penalties after an explosion and fire at its Waukegan plant in May 2019 claimed the lives of four (4) workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reached a settlement agreement with the company after an investigation revealed the facility failed to ensure…...
I know we hear a lot about using injury rates as a leading indicator/predictor of how well the SMS is functioning. I am one of those voices! But I have always held stead fast that our lagging indicators can play a key role in painting a picture of SMS weaknesses. I have always liked how…...
As 2024 comes to an end, our Lagging Data comes into play Read More »
OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments by 15 days until January 14, 2025, to allow stakeholders interested in the NPRM on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment. In addition, OSHA is scheduling an informal…...
