OSHA Compliance Posts

OSHA recognizes that in some situations, violations of certain standards which require the employer to have a written program to address a hazard, or to make a written certification (e.g., hazard communication, personal protective equipment, permit-required confined spaces, and others), are perceived to be “paperwork deficiencies” rather than critically important implementation problems. In other circumstances,…...

Let me be clear… I am not a Fall Protection expert in any stretch of the imagination, so I am all about engineering out the fall hazards whenever possible.  A few weeks ago we received a call from a new client who had just suffered a bad accident where one of their star employees was…...

This “Hearing Loss Recordibility” question was added to the Recordkeeping Directive on 1/12/2012. What rules must an employer ensure that a physician or other licensed health care professional use to make a determination that a hearing loss case is not work-related under section 1904.10(b)(6)?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership...

Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at DOL-OSHA, for providing this update.  Click “Read More” below…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Breathe in, Breathe out, Breathe in… Another deadline has passed for the roll out of the new Globally Harmonized System for our Hazardous Communications Standard.  With the politics in D.C. being what they are in this election year I am going to take a stab at guessing we may not see this roll out at…...

Here is what OSHA claims the cost savings will be for the “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) for the revised HazCom Standard.  Not sure I am buying these “cost savings”…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

At the end of each calendar year, you must: Review the OSHA 300 Log to verify that the entries are complete and accurate, and correct any deficiencies identified; Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log; Certify the summary; and Post the annual summary… Membership Required You must be...

  This is a listing of the Top 10 OSHA standards that were cited using a “Other-Than-Serious” classification…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

This is a listing of the Top 10 OSHA standards that were cited using a “REPEAT” classification…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

This is a listing of the Top 10 OSHA standards that were cited using a “Serious” classification…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

This is a listing of the Top 10 OSHA standards that were cited using a “Willful” classification…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...