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When companies determine that their employees need some type of safety training, the knee-jerk reaction is most often, “Well, get them an OSHA 10 or 30.” They say “10 or 30” because they usually don’t know how much training their workers are required to have. The idea that a 10 or 30 hour...
We have all heard the story. OSHA comes into a factory or onto a construction site and things are such a mess they immediately shutdown all operations. Work stops. That steel beam being lifted into place by that crane? Leave it hanging. Those trucks full of concrete? Let them go to...
We often focus here on what you need to do to keep your employees safe and to ensure your company is compliant with the law, but at some point in time, some of you are going to be involved in an OSHA inspection and the outcome may not be as favorable as you’d like. In this post, we’re...
Installing rooftop smoke vents is a great way to reduce the dangers of a fire in a building.
However, one of the biggest concerns of safety professionals is to ensure that the solution to one hazard doesn’t create a new, unaccounted-for hazard.
Any time we cut a hole in a walking surface...
The moment you see or hear the word "mezzanine" in your workplace, your thought should immediately turn to fall protection. In general industry, the minimum height at which fall protection is needed is 4’. Because mezzanines are typically used to store goods or machinery up off the floor...
Unprotected skylights are dangerous and kill people each year. It’s too often that a worker trips, leans, or backs into one of these glass death traps and plummets to the ground below. For this reason alone, protecting these hazards need to be top of mind. OSHA has listed how to provide a...
OSHA regulations can be tricky. There are regulations that apply to specific industries and others that apply to any type of workplace that meets certain criteria. Since the wording of some regulations is vague or imprecise, there are often interpretations of the regulations and exceptions...
Reading OSHA Standards:
As safety consultants, our job is to help employers and employees understand the OSHA inspection process and inform them of their rights during these inspections.
This infographic shows the effectiveness of OSHA over the years in reducing the number of workplace fatalities. While demonstrating that fact, it also shows that OSHA has been far less effective than other countries at reducing workplace fatalities. I'm sure that the comparisons are not...
Its that time of year again where OSHA published their annual update on what kinds of fines were levied in the previous year. Kee Safety notes that Fall Protection and Machine Guarding are near the top again.
Unfortunately not a lot changes in these lists from year to year. Fall protection...
It’s easy to read the title above and think that you’re going to find a yes or no answer to the question. But the fact that there is a whole article indicates what you were probably afraid of.
The answer isn’t that simple.
The confusion comes from a few places. First, OSHA...
In the world of workplace safety, fall protection gets a lot of attention and for good reason.
Slips, trips, and falls are consistently a leading cause of workplace injuries. OSHA has established specific regulations and practices to protect against these hazards.
On April 22, 2010, David Michaels issued a memo to the OSHA Regional Administrators outlining changes to OSHAs penalty policies. Some of these administrative changes are being made now and will end with the advanced reprogramming of government computers and updating OSHA Information System...
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As consistent readers of this blog may have noticed, there is a lot of attention paid to fall prevention and protection. This is no accident. While falls ...
OSHA is implementing a new Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) and increasing civil penalty amounts in an effort to address urgent safety and health problems. The SVEP allows OSHA to focus enforcement on recalcitrant employers who endanger workers with indifference to their safety...
OSHA has their own education centers across the United States. Most of them are located at major US universities and colleges. The entire listing of education centers has been added to the network!
Search for OSHA Training in the Simplified Safety Network.
OSHA is raising its penalties. This is the first time that OSHA raised its penalties since 1990. A serious violation, one that may cause death or serious injury is raised from a maximum of $7,000 to $12,000, with the average fine $3,000-4,000, up from $1,000. The maximum penalty for a willful...
Solar energy installations are on the rise.
You may want to reduce greenhouse emissions or become energy independent. Either way, deciding to install solar panels can impact more than just your energy bill.
These large installations take up a lot of space. The rooftop is often unused realty...
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