OSHA Compliance

There are solid reasons why state safety codes require that gasoline be transferred into an “Approved Container”.  And I know I don’t need to state the obvious, but for those not in our profession, plastic grocery bags are NOT approved fuel containers… even when we double-bag!… Membership Required You must be a member to access...

Here is a look at OSHA’s compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019) in the NAICS Code: 31 Major Group 33: Primary Metal Industries. As you can see, OSHA did 2,380 inspections and issued 8,790 citations for a total of $26,187,441 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of the activity:… Membership Required...

Here is a look at OSHA’s compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019) in the NAICS Code: Major Group 32: Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products. As you can see, OSHA did 1,507 inspections and issued 5,723 citations for a total of $21,321,187 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of the activity:… Membership Required...

Here is a look at OSHA’s compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019) in the NAICS Code: Major Group 31: Leather And Leather Products. As you can see, OSHA did 609 inspections and issued 1,801 citations for a total of $9,666,657 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of the activity:… Membership Required...

Here is a look at OSHA’s Emergency Action Plan compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019). As you can see, OSHA did 55 inspections and issued 58 citations for a total of $125,643 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

Here is a look at OSHA’s HAZWOPER compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019). As you can see, OSHA did 26 inspections and issued 57 citations for a total of $271,699 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...

Here is a look at OSHA’s Permit-required confined spaces (PRCS) compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019). As you can see, OSHA did 134 LOTO inspections and issued 366 citations for a total of $2,425,854 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:… Membership Required You must be a member to access...

Here is a look at OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) compliance activity in 2019 (October 2018 – September 2019). As you can see, OSHA did 1,483 LOTO inspections and issued 2,608 citations for a total of $14,394,719 in fines. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

As I have said before, these OSHA “Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements” request for comments is such a nice summary of what we have to do to just meet OSHA minimums and properly manage some of our programs.  So many non-safety managers have no idea what their safety professionals do day-to-day, so I like…...

OSHA does a nice job explaining to the Department of Homeland security what the Fist Aid requirements in General Industry, Construction, and Maritime industries are in this 2019 LOI.  They also reiterate when a facility would need an in-house first aid team vs. relying on the local FD/EMS services.  This letter also explains the CONTENT…...

We are all accustomed to labeling our process vessels/tanks with the contents; many of us that operate batch processes even use some specialized labeling and cross-referencing hazard data based on the batch being run.  But one item too many of us fail to identify within a vessel is the use of an inert purging/blanketing gas…...