Feb 13, 2024 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
You have had an accident at your facility. An employee was doing their job and severely lacerated their arm. There is a lot of blood. How are you protecting the employees who are assisting your injured worker? What about the employees who are tasked with...
Jan 18, 2024 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
OSHA has launched a three-year National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting warehouses and distribution centers which will extend through 2026. An NEP is a temporary program focusing OSHA resources on specific hazards and industries engaged in high hazard...
Jan 17, 2024 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
New OSHA Reporting Rules Take Effect January 1, 2024 Most employers are familiar with the concept of recordkeeping using OSHA forms 300, 300A, and 301 and for a while now, certain employers have been subject to an annual electronic submission requirement...
Dec 12, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
OSHA’s Region 3, which enforces workplace safety and health regulations for private sector employers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and Washington DC, recently announced it has renewed its Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for select industries where...
Dec 7, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
Each year OSHA shares its Top 10 Citations List which gives employers an insight into compliance issues noted across the country. Both General Industry (29CFR1910) and Construction (29CFR1926) regulations are listed on the Top 10. Year over year, the many of the same...
Nov 15, 2023 | Health and Safety, Newsletter
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Asbestos Regulation (29 CFR 1910.1001), requires ALL employers to protect their workers from the hazards of asbestos. In order to properly protect employees, you have to know what materials may contain...