Uncategorized Study: Safety management in the construction industry 2020 27 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Source: Dodge Data & Analytics, 2020 Findings: The report examines safety management in construction. Key findings include: Jobsite workers and supervisors dominate the four factors selected by the highest percentage of…
Uncategorized OSHA reiterates that online safety training may not meet requirements 2 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 In a standard interpretation issued earlier this year, OSHA answered the question: Are online training programs acceptable for compliance with OSHA's worker training requirements? Interestingly, this standard interpretation is very similar in…
Uncategorized 5 ways to make visual communication more effective 3 Jul 201926 Jun 2019 Much has changed in the area of safety communications. Gone are the days when wordy messages printed on paper with a burst of color sufficed. The channels for communication are…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 7 Jun 201912 May 2019 Anti-retaliation provisions of electronic record-keeping rule survives employer challenge An Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) administrative law judge's decision to reject two defenses offered by the U.S. Postal…
Uncategorized Understanding the drivers of serious injuries by industry Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index 24 May 201912 May 2019 Produced annually, the Liberty Mutual 2019 Workplace Safety Index identifies the leading causes of the most disabling non-fatal workplace injuries (resulting in more than five days of lost time) and ranks them…
Uncategorized Occupational health and safety risks now top cost disruptor 22 Apr 20198 Apr 2019 Employers looking to boost the bottom line would be smart to closely examine the costs of their health and safety incidents. While high-profile disruptions such as cyber-attacks, IT outages, or…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 8 Apr 201919 Mar 2019 "Good-faith" employers get grace period to comply on crane operator documentation requirements The requirement that employers must evaluate their operators before allowing them to operate cranes independently is being enforced,…
Uncategorized OSHA alert: Injury reporting records take on increased importance and upcoming deadlines 23 Jan 201923 Jan 2019 Form 300A posting deadline: February 1, 2019 Electronic rule making update Form 300A electronic submission deadline: March 2, 2019 How the data is being used: Site-Specific Targeting Initiative This month,…
Uncategorized OSHA’s removal of the term “unexpected energization” from the LOTO standard likely to lead to more citations 16 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Under the Obama administration, OSHA began an effort under the Standards Improvement Project 4 to fix minor, noncontroversial issues in several existing regulations, including the lockout/tagout regulation. While these issues…
Uncategorized OSHA news 19 Dec 201719 Dec 2017 Deadline for electronic injury, illness reports was Dec. 15 now Dec. 31. OSHA delayed reporting requirement until Dec. 31 for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data. The agency's…
