OSHA Compliance

Incidence rates can be used to show the relative level of injuries and illnesses among different industries, firms, or operations within a single firm. Because a common base and a specific period of time are involved, these rates can help determine both problem areas and progress in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses. An incidence rate…...

OSHA recently posted one of the most interesting LOI’s I have seen in quite a while.  Somone asked:  If an employee exposure after de-rating falls below 85 dBA, would that be a justification to not record an STS shift on the OSHA 300 Log?  Of course OSHA said NO, but it was a nice try.  Here…...

As usual, OSHA released their annual news at the National Safety Council’s Congress and Expo… OSHA’s Top 10 Standards Cited.  The Top 10 for FY 2016* are: # Topic OSHA Std # of Citations 1 Fall Protection 1926.501 6,929 2 Hazard Communication 1910.1200 5,677 3 Scaffolds 1926.451 3,906 4 Respiratory Protection 1910.134 3,585 5 Lockout/Tagout…...

Although the dates of these letters are eariler this year, they were just posted… Responsible party’s address and phone number on SDSs and labels [1910.1200(c)] Requirements for labeling of products shipped for export to domestic and international destinations, under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) [1910.1200(f)(1)(i)]  … Membership Required You must be a member to...

These past two weeks we have seen some interesting developments on two OSHA actions: 1) anti-retaliation provisions in the new record-keeping rule and 2) Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) in General Industry (Subpart D and Subpart I) .  It seems a judge has delayed OSHA’s enforcement of its anti-retaliation provisions in the new record-keeping…...

As part of an ongoing effort to revise provisions in its standards that may be confusing, outdated or unnecessary, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing 18 changes to the agency’s recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards.  The proposed revisions would save employers an estimated $3.2 million per year. They are based on…...

Recently OSHA issued citations to a business that has its own LPG storage tank and fills its own forklift LPG cylinders.  We have seen far too many of these types of set-ups that are FAR OUTSIDE any resemblance of OSHA/NFPA/Fire Code compliance.  These two (2) citations drive home the point about PROTECTING our storage tanks from…...

Another great OSHA State Plan resource; this time from Hawaii.  This is an excellent self-evaluation worksheet that covers pretty much all facets of a traditional occupational safety and health program/process.  If a business uses this tool to its full advantage, this assessment can paint a pretty accurate picture of the state of their S&H program efforts…....

The state of North Carolina’s OSHA has updated many of their powerpoint presentations this year, with more coming soon.  Here is the list of ppt’s currently available:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

It seems many of you are hungry for OSHA inspection/enforcement data, so here is my next installment.  In this XCEL Spread sheet I have taken the industries I spent the most time in during 2015 and listed all the OSHA citations for these industries.  I have taken the liberty to break out the Top 10…...

UPDATE:  OSHA Settlement (Final) This week OSHA posted their citations (20 serious and 1 “other-than”) for a fatality involving Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) at a seafood processing business in Boston, MA.  None of the citations were for 1910.119 (PSM) indicating that the process contained less than 10,000 pounds of NH3.  However, OSHA did issue two (2)…...