From our good friends at EHS Today: Clutter, leaks and spills can happen anywhere from the front office to the shipping dock, making everything look messy and, more importantly, creating the potential for worker injuries and noncompliance fines. Implementing good housekeeping procedures for key problem areas takes time and effort, but the rewards are well […]
The Workers Compensation Reform Law of 2007 significantly increased the maximum benefit rates, but simultaneously set forth a mandate to limit or cap permanent partial disability awards in accordance with a pre-determined schedule of weeks payable based on a percentage of lost wage earning capacity. These permanent partial disability awards generally apply to injuries of […]
According to OSHA, these are the top 10 standards violations: Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134) Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general […]
One of the most frequently cited regulations by OSHA is the injury and illness record keeping requirement. The compliance with OSHA recordkeeping is a yearlong effort. You must now total your 2011 data onto the OSHA 300-A Form (client login required) and post it in a conspicuous location for employee review from February 1 – […]
Our good friends at OSHA have selected 10 authorized training providers. From the website: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced its selection of 10 OSHA authorized training providers to deliver 25 online courses as part of its Outreach Training Program. The OSHA Outreach Training Program teaches workers how to identify, prevent, and eliminate […]
From the CDC, an excellent article: The health of the U.S. workforce is an issue of importance to both workers and their employers. There is a wealth of evidence on occupational safety and health hazards that may potentially affect workers’ health. In addition to these hazards, personal characteristics and conditions, such as age, gender, genetics, […]
Please visit OSHA‘s new website on winter safety: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a web page to help protect workers from hazards they may face during winter storm response and recovery operations. Stay warm and stay safe!
Lovell Safety Management Co., LLC, announced the 2010 – 2011 dividend earnings of another of its Safety Groups: Roofers and Sheet Metal Employers of Greater New York, Safety Group #411 paid a 30 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 20 percent.
How to keep safe during the cold weather season. Via EHS Today: This time of year, I know better than to leave the house unprepared for cold weather and icy road conditions, but are we ever truly prepared for that first blast of winter weather? Last year, our first major snowstorm fell long before the […]
Lovell Safety Management Co., LLC, announced the 2010 – 2011 dividend earnings of another of its Safety Groups: Master Painters and Decorators, Safety Group #135 paid a 32.5 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 20 percent.
