A public library in Orange, New Jersey was shut down by the States Department of Occupational Safety and Health last month due to numerous safety issues. “It was a threat and a safety issue to patrons and workers in there,” Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren told the Jersey Journal. The inspection results were not immediately available, [...]
In order to raise awareness about workplace violence Safety Services Company is offering a free downloadable poster entitled zero tolerance. “Violence in the workplace is one of the leading causes of death, yet it is entirely preventable,” said Safety Services Company Spokesman Michael Rich. “It is our hope that this poster will help spread the [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA announced Dec. 12 it will extend for three months its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction. The temporary enforcement measures instruct OSHA inspectors who find residential roofers not complying with the new residential fall protection directive, but following the old directive (Plain Language Revision [...]
We conclude our look at the five most citied standards of 2012 with OSHA CRF 1926.501, General Fall Protection Requirements. This standard, which was cited 7,250 times in 2012, states all employees working on surfaces 6-feet above lower level with unprotected sides must be protected from falls by through the use of guardrail systems, safety [...]
Created in 1971, the scaffolding general requirement regulation is one of OSHA’s original standards. Despite the age of this piece of legislation regulating public safety, the standard remains among the most cited standards at American workplaces. In 2012 the standard was the third most violated, carrying an average proposed fine of more than $1,000. The [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the most frequently cited violations for the year to a crowd of safety and health professionals at the National Safety Council Congress and Expo in Orlando. To help your company ensure compliance we will examine one of the top five violations each week and offer $50 off a [...]
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is accepting submissions for its annual kids’ “Safety on the Job” poster contest from now until Feb. 14, 2013. The contest, which accepts entries from kids ranging in age from 5 to14, is designed to help teach children about the value of workplace safety. A record 2,300 children [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA announced Aug. 30 it will once again will extend for three months its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction. The temporary enforcement measures instruct OSHA inspectors who find residential roofers not complying with the new residential fall protection directive, but following the old directive [...]
The eyes of an employee are one of the greatest tools in the injury prevention toolbox. With them an employee can spot hazards and take the steps necessary to prevent injury. However, each year thousands of workers are injured by a hazard they cannot see, falling objects. This article will examine six ways an employer [...]
A new documentary scheduled to release this month will examine the first-hand impact of occupational injury and death. The film, Before Day’s End, was commissioned by the CL AC, an independent labour union, and provides first-hand accounts from victims and family members of five separate workplace accidents. “I never had a meaningful conversation with him [...]
