October 7, 2009 by Fred Hosier
It’s long been a subject of debate among safety pros: Do safety incentive programs reduce injuries, or do they encourage workers not to report when they get hurt? It seems OSHA has weighed in on the issue, buried within a directive for its inspectors.
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Tags: national emphasis program, Recordkeeping, safety incentive programs
September 23, 2009 by Fred Hosier
September 1, 2009 by Fred Hosier
New York City will begin monitoring its building inspectors via department-issued cell phones and GPS.
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Tags: Edward Marquette, monitoring building inspectors, New York City
August 18, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Now, if OSHA decides to come to your facility to perform an inspection, it’s much more likely to be comprehensive instead of one just focused on a single problem.
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Tags: construction industry, general industry, OSHA inspections
July 31, 2009 by Jim Burger
OSHA isn’t going to wait around for the next big chemical release or explosion. Companies covered by the agency’s process safety management (PSM) standard shouldn’t be surprised to see inspectors on their doorsteps in the near future.
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Tags: inspections, Jordan Barab, process safety management
July 24, 2009 by Jim Burger
July 1, 2009 by Fred Hosier
For the last eight years, OSHA has de-emphasized recordkeeping inspections. That’s about to change.
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Tags: ASSE, Hilda Solis, Jordan Barab, OSHA NEP, OSHA recordkeeping
June 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had two messages for attendees at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ annual conference: We’re here to help companies provide safe workplaces, but we’ll also crack down on those who don’t.
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Tags: American Society of Safety Engineers, Hilda Solis, Jordan Barab, Safety 2009, Texas construction fatalities
April 7, 2009 by Fred Hosier
OSHA fines increase with the categorization of the violation. A new agency document spells out what inspectors have to find to issue the higher fines.
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Tags: OSHA Field Operations Manual, OSHA fine, serious OSHA violation
April 2, 2009 by Fred Hosier
For the first time in 15 years, OSHA has revised a manual that guides its field officers in making inspections. It may have been written for inspectors, but the document contains a lot of useful information for companies, too.
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Tags: OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual, OSHA Field Operations Manual, OSHA inspections
March 11, 2009 by Fred Hosier
When companies fail to correct violations found during inspections, they can expect OSHA to hit them with heavy fines after a re-inspection.
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Tags: audiograms, combustible dust, failure to correct violations, heavy fines, re-inspection
February 27, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Since we started SafetyNewsAlert.com several months ago, we’ve heard from many readers that OSHA needs to hold employees as well as employers accountable for safety to reduce injuries and fatalities. Now, OSHA has taken steps with one company to do just that.
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Tags: employees accountable, OSHA fine, reduce injuries, reduce supervisor salaries, settlement
February 18, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Besides injuries and employee complaints, another reason why OSHA may choose to inspect a company is a referral from another government agency.
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Tags: blocked exits, fire inspection, referral
February 6, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Perhaps you’ve heard advice about what to do during and after an OSHA inspection, such as follow the inspector and challenge things you think the OSHA rep is getting incorrect. Here’s a good reason to take that advice seriously.
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Tags: citations, construction, inspections, OSHA
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