There’s a free supplement to the ASSE’s March 2012 Professional Safety magazine entitled “OSHA General Duty Clause: When Is the Duty General?“. It’s written by attorney Mark A. Lies, is a quick read, and addresses: general duty clause requirements case study general duty clause liability three recommendations to avoid liability Please check ...
The Rochester Business Alliance Safety Solutions Guide (SSG) has been the high quality choice for Business Alliance members seeking single source occupational safety and health documentation of workplace safety and health procedures and training. In the ten years since it was first published, many members have jumped at the opportunity to have a clearly written ...
Our friend Jack Benton writes one of our favorite safety blogs. Just today he published an article entitled ”Hot Off The Press: The 2013 DART Rate OSHA Letters Are Going Out. – Is Your Company On The List? Each year when this list was published I would check to see if my company were on ...
Here’s what Amazon.com has to say about our favorite OSHA reference book - – “Learn from a former OSHA inspector how to: Develop and implement an effective safety program that complies with OSHA standards; Proactively prepare for an inspection; and Respond in the event of a citation. OSHA Inspections: Preparation and Response 2nd ...
There’s a website that is primarily devoted to office safety. It is called eofficesafetytips.com. They archive dozens of safety articles on not only office safety, but also other workplace safety subjects. These articles would be appropriate for either monthly department safety meetings, or tool box talks. Below are some of our favorite articles from ...
– The best defense against an OSHA citation is “proper documentation”. OSHA does not recognize that something occurred unless the employer can prove it through documentation. The burden of proof is on the employer to prove that they were in compliance. What safety records should you keep? When I was a corporate safety manager the following were the ...
OSHA started in 1971. I’m old enough to remember what it was like “before OSHA”. In the 1960′s I was a young man in junior high and senior high school. I worked three different jobs: construction, food manufacturing, and janitorial. Back in then: I worked with dangerous chemicals, giant production machinery, and high pressure steam yet I received ...
So you’re new the workplace safety and health occupation and want to learn more about OSHA and safety basics. Here’s a link to OSHA’s “Introduction To OSHA” webpage. It’s a must read for anyone who’s new to occupational safety in the United States. This page has information on: OSHA poster MSDSs Whistleblower fact ...
OSHA compliance can be very confusing, especially for small and medium sized employers who do not have their own in-house safety manager. To help these companies better understand OSHA requirements we have put together the following 12 step curriculum. 1. Designate a part-time OSHA compliance coordinator for your company. Give them the ...
. Here’s a link to a 28-slide Power Point presentation called “Supervisors Guide to OSHA Inspections“. I recommend it to supervisors, safety coordinators, HR managers, and anyone else who wants to know what to expect when OSHA comes knocking at your door. It is fairly current because it was developed in December of ...
