by Laurel Gallion, RN, BSN, MPH | Dec 6, 2018 | Compliance Audits, Contract Nursing, Ergonomics, Hearing Conservation, Occupational Health, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Wellness Programs |
I am sure that your occupational health and safety programs always run smoothly, with never a hiccup. No one questions the policies in place, your employees follow procedures to the “letter of the law” always do what they are supposed to, right? ...
by Jonathan Poole | Oct 30, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Hearing Conservation, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training |
As expected, OSHA announced 2018’s Top 10 Violations this past week and the only surprise took the #10 spot. This past year, 1,536 violations citing CFR 29 126.102 were recorded—that’s the standard for Personal Protective & Lifesaving Equipment that focuses on eye...
by Jonathan Poole | Oct 16, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management System Design, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Training |
It’s October and while most people’s thoughts have turned to cooler temperatures, autumn leaves and pumpkin spice, those of us preoccupied with occupational safety secretly recognize this month as the time of more anticipated topics, such as of the release of OSHA’s...
by Laurel Gallion, RN, BSN, MPH | Sep 25, 2018 | Compliance Audits, Hearing Conservation, Hearing Conservation Training, Mock OSHA Inspections, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Training, OSHA Recordkeeping, Respiratory Protection, Respiratory Protection Training, Wellness Programs |
All of our occupational health programs are perfect, right? We have OSHA Standards to follow, policies written and Standards of Practice (SOPs) in place, and everyone is doing what they are supposed to, right? Or, are they? Be sure to always double and triple check...
by Bill Taylor, CSP | May 24, 2018 | Compliance Audits, Fall Protection, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Safety, Safety Training |
As a senior safety consultant with The EI Group, Inc., my travels take me all over the country, ensuring clients are complying with OSHA regulations and their workplaces and employees are kept safe. While EI’s clients can be found far and wide, at times I am reminded...
by Adam Underwood | Aug 28, 2017 | Compliance Audits, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping |
If you happened to visit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) website this morning, you might notice something missing. The Labor Department has long kept a prominently placed list of worker fatalities on the front page of www.OSHA.gov, but...
