In the past, OSHA inspectors were not allowed access to insurance company safety inspection reports. Well that’s all been changed by some recent legislation. Now, the courts have given OSHA the legal right to see insurance company inspection reports. This means your OSHA fines and penalties could significantly increase if OSHA finds the same safety […]
Every occupational safety and health practitioner in the U. S. needs to keep up-to-date on the latest changes to the federal OSHA standards. This is not as onerous as you might think. OSHA standards remain relatively stagnant from year to year. There are actually very few broad and significant changes in any given […]
The OSHA website, www.osha.gov , is both wonderful and confusing. Wonderful because it has lots of great occupational safety and health resources on it. Confusing because there’s far too much stuff on it (thousands of pages), and once you get familiar with it they seem to completely change it’s layout and navigation. I used to […]
– Safety Accountability – “Insurance Chargeback Programs” A key to any injury and illness prevention program is accountability. It is through accountability that management motivates employees and gets things done. If you work for a company that has multiple locations and you are not charging back insurance related costs to each location you are missing […]
Below is this week’s “Safety App of the Week“. Every Monday we publish an article that reviews and rates a new workplace safety app. Our testing is done on Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s. We rate each app from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best). Prior app of the week articles are archived here. […]
A key to any injury and illness prevention program is accountability. It is through accountability that management motivates employees, supervisors, managers and executives. Some companies hold their managers and supervisors accountable for their accident records. This is a “reactive” (after the fact) measure that is usually not as effective a motivator as “proactive” (before the accident) […]
Below is this week’s “Safety App of the Week“. Every Monday we publish an article that reviews and rates a new workplace safety app. Our testing is done on Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s. We rate each app from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best). Prior app of the week articles are archived here. […]
Can you spot the safety hazards, unsafe acts, and OSHA violations in the below photos? Jot down your answers, click on the photos, and compare your findings to ours. –Click here to view other “Safety Photos Of The Week”
Below is this week’s “Safety App of the Week“. Every Monday we publish an article that reviews and rates a new workplace safety app. Our testing is done on Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s. We rate each app from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best). Prior app of the week articles are archived here. […]
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals has compiled an up-to-date directory of USA colleges and universities that offer occupational safety and health degree programs. This data base can be searched by: state field/major type of degree on-line programs vs traditional Click here to check out the safety classes that are available in your area.