OSHA’s Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses has July 1, 2018 as the compliance deadline to submit your 2017 OSHA Log information. The rule requires affected employers to electronically submit injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Launch Page. Who Must ComplyThe rule applies to two groups: establishments with 250 or more employees must electronically …
REMINDER: OSHA’S IMPROVE TRACKING OF WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSESRead More
While the majority of companies are trying to keep their employees safe, a visit from an OSHA inspector can still be a stressful experience. The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 grants representatives of the Department of Labor the right to inspect any place of employment in order to determine whether an employer …
Under the OSHA Recordkeeping regulation (29 CFR 1904), covered employers are required to prepare and maintain record of serious occupational injuries and illnesses, using the OSHA 300 Log. This information is important for employers, workers and OSHA in evaluating the safety of a workplace, understanding industry hazards, and implementing worker protections to reduce and eliminate …
The United States’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2017. While the rankings for OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations vary little from year to year, violation number nine, fall protection – training requirements is new to the list this …
On September 23, 2017, construction employers are expected to comply with all of the requirements of OSHA’s new Respirable Crystalline Silica rule. In short, contractors who engage in activities that create respirable silica dust through tasks such as cutting, grinding or blasting materials like concrete, stone and brick, must limit worker exposure to silica and …
OSHA’S RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA RULE: CONSTRUCTIONRead More
In 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 991 construction workers died on the job, with 39% of those resulting from falls. In 2017, fall protection was (again)the most frequently cited standard by OSHA. (Source: www.OSHA.gov). To help in the fight against those numbers, we want to draw your attention to an important piece of …
