Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The difference lies in how each prioritizes safety and compliance. Rigorous oversight, extensive use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and investment in safety and compliance training drive Bob’s profits well above industry averages. Your safety and compliance track record. Let’s look at why that is.

Safety 110

Safety Bidding Contract Liability 110

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics Safety Data. As shown by the Bureau of Labor Statistics data in Figure 1 and Table 1, most all of the major safety metrics from work + Case rate for days of job transfer or restriction). Safety Metric Rate Change. The Need for Task Based Risk Assessment (TaBRA). Rate Change Over Time Period.

Risk 120

Risk Safety Injury Statistics 120

FDR Safety

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Many of you may be wondering why, all of a sudden, OSHA is spending an inordinate amount of time inspecting the machines and equipment in plant maintenance areas. Typically, these machines are used for low-risk tasks performed by skilled workers. Most safety pros will react with, “You have to be kidding me.” We are not.

OSHA 153

OSHA Risk Equipment Documentation 153

Lets Build

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Safety violations on construction sites aren’t uncommon—just look at these statistics: Over 20% of all fatal workplace accidents in the EU during 2019 took place in the construction industry, making it the top industry for fatal injuries. of non-fatal accidents due to safety violations took place on construction sites in the EU.

Safety 141

Safety Accidents OSHA Construction 141

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Risk assessments are absolutely integral to implementing safety at the workplace. Simply put, risk assessments are when you analyze your next series of steps in order to evaluate the safest course of action to address the task at hand. In every undertaking, there are going to be risks. Let’s dive right in!

Risk 95

Risk Safety Environment Union 95

FDR Safety

MARCH 6, 2018

Who Is Responsible For Temporary Worker Safety? Just ask OSHA. OSHA has made it clear that staffing agencies and host employers are jointly responsible for temporary worker safety. Host employers should make sure that their contracts with staffing agencies clearly specify the safety obligations of each party.

Safety 212

Safety OSHA Employment Alabama 212

Construction Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

Crane certifications are crucial for construction site operations due to their critical role and potential risks. A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. The process combines classroom instruction and hands-on training.

Certification 175

Certification Site Accidents OSHA 175

FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

OSHA sees great opportunity because your industry does realize finger injuries and amputations that are not realized in other companies where operators have automation and/or engineered safeguards to protect the point of operation. Many, if not most safety courses, are designed for administrative issues of compliance. We can help.

OSHA 149

OSHA Feasibility Fabrication Risk 149

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

Risk management is an inherent part of the job in the constru ction industry. As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. In 2016, OSHA increased its penalties for the first time since 1990. Safety is a serious matter.

OSHA 169

OSHA Inspections Viewpoint Safety 169

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 6, 2021

Safety on the jobsite is of the utmost importance for men and women working in the trades. Having footwear with the appropriate fit and technology features aid in avoiding major site risks. Safety footwear should ultimately contain the appropriate features for the particular job, fit properly and be comfortable.

OSHA 307

OSHA Safety Risk Industrial 307

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Our guest blogger today is Mike White , a new senior advisor for FDRsafety who comes to us after a great career at GM, where he was most recently Global Safety Director. If you manage for risk, you also manage for compliance. I recently retired from General Motors where I spent the last part of my career as Global Safety Director.

Risk 120

Risk Safety Management OSHA 120

FDR Safety

DECEMBER 5, 2018

OSHA record keeping was introduced in the 1970’s with the goal of creating safer workplaces. While a good and helpful idea, OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates may be too much of a focus for many companies, while off the job injuries often go unaddressed. Unfortunately, most organizations do not have such data.

OSHA 120

OSHA Injury Employment Safety 120

FDR Safety

DECEMBER 5, 2018

OSHA record keeping was introduced in the 1970’s with the goal of creating safer workplaces. While a good and helpful idea, OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates may be too much of a focus for many companies, while off the job injuries often go unaddressed. Unfortunately, most organizations do not have such data.

OSHA 120

OSHA Injury Employment Safety 120

FDR Safety

JANUARY 16, 2020

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. This Instruction supersedes OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-019, National Emphasis Program on Amputations that was published in August of 2015. For more advice on safety, please call us at (615) 628-8746.

OSHA 120

OSHA Inspections Safety Equipment 120

Pro Builder

JULY 6, 2021

Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard. NAHB Policy Briefing | NAHB input on OSHA standard to protect workers from COVID-19; real estate values rise. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began work on an emergency temporary standard (ETS) with new enforceable requirements for employers to protect workers.

OSHA 98

OSHA NAHB Construction Liability 98

FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

There are good safety signs, bad safety signs and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety sign” is shown to the right. PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK” is an example of this type of sign. I would estimate that only 5-10% of identified high risk task elements result from the hazards of machine motion.

Safety 120

Safety Risk Injury Feasibility 120

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 26, 2024

Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. This figure reveals a potential gap in safety and compliance procedures within contractor management. They advise that portable heaters be UL-approved, having gone through rigorous safety testing.

Safety 54

Safety Site Permits Electrical 54

FDR Safety

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Safety professionals concerned with safety, efficiency and compliance should have the concepts of “acceptable risk” and “feasibility” in the forefront of their thinking. I have had numerous clients in the past couple of years confronted with OSHA citations and unworkable suggestions by the agency. ANSI B11.0

Risk 120

Risk Feasibility OSHA Safety 120

FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

There is good safety signage, bad safety signage and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety signage” is shown to the right. PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK” is an example of this type of sign. I would estimate that only 5-10% of identified high risk task elements result from the hazards of machine motion.

Safety 120

Safety Risk Injury Feasibility 120

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

national standards dealing with the safety requirements for general industry machines. At the recent ASSE Professional Development Conference, there was considerable focus on risk assessment, voluntary standards and prevention through design. The primary reason to become familiar with ANSI B11 is that it guides risk assessment.

Risk 120

Risk Safety Feasibility Accidents 120

Safety Services Company

JUNE 30, 2021

_. Tales from an Electric Safety Director. When you work as a safety professional, one of the more frustrating attitudes you run into is that people confuse compliance with safety. Compliance is not synonymous with safety. Compliance vs. safety. What to know about OSHA. Work with OSHA.

Safety 71

Safety OSHA Risk Documentation 71

Safety Services Company

APRIL 5, 2018

OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene.

OSHA 48

OSHA Safety Inspections Employment 48

FDR Safety

JULY 18, 2016

Circuit Court Appeals — which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin — have lowered the burden of proof required for OSHA willful violations. The employee was stuck for more than five hours, and OSHA issued a willful violation of its permit-required confined space standard. Recent decisions from the 7th U.S.

OSHA 120

OSHA Employment Wisconsin Indiana 120

FDR Safety

JANUARY 6, 2016

OSHA continues to cite employers aggressively, and at the same time is suggesting and frequently mandating certain types of abatement. On several different occasions we have been informed by employers that the OSHA abatement simply does not allow the operation to run efficiently and/or effectively.

OSHA 120

OSHA Agreement Risk Injury 120

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

OSHA has increased its monetary penalties 2% for breaking OSHA regulations and standards. However, non-compliance to OSHA regulations goes beyond financial penalties. When companies do not strictly follow federally regulated health and safety standards, they often are perceived in a negative light.

OSHA 62

OSHA Regulation Safety Accidents 62

Levelset

JUNE 29, 2022

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 violations found during OSHA inspections in 2021, the cost of OSHA violations, and how to prevent them. Peter Lindborg.

OSHA 52

OSHA Inspections Construction Safety 52

Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 10, 2020

New guidance documents from OSHA outline measures employers should take to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and reduce the risk of heat-related illness among workers wearing cloth facial coverings in hot and humid conditions or performing strenuous tasks. According to Safety and Health magazine…

OSHA 75

OSHA Documentation Employment Risk 75

FDR Safety

MARCH 16, 2021

On March 12 OSHA released an updated COVID-19 response plan. The following summarizes OSHA’s updated strategy: OSHA will continue to implement the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) during inspections. [2].

Plans 156

Plans OSHA Inspections Discrimination 156

Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

may be wondering how to make 2024 the best year yet for health, safety, and compliance. After all, safety first, bidding next. Answer: Each year, contractors must complete an annual update to remain compliant with safety regulations and qualified to perform work. Question: I Needed to Report Injuries on My OSHA Logs.

FAQ 74

FAQ Contractors Management OSHA 74

FDR Safety

JANUARY 13, 2015

OSHA is recommending legislation that would increase civil penalties and index them for inflation, as well as increasing criminal penalties. OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels has said before that OSHA penalties need to be stronger and previously took administrative action to do so.

OSHA 120

OSHA Regulation Safety Risk 120

FDR Safety

MARCH 28, 2018

In the world of Safety there are differing views on utilizing staffing agencies to fill temporary positions. When it comes to filling Temporary Safety positions, hiring managers simply can’t risk hiring an under qualified candidate. The reward of saving money on a less qualified employee is not worth the risk.

Safety 149

Safety Risk OSHA Insurance 149

Levelset

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore the most common jobsite safety risks — and what contractors can do to improve safety for all parties involved. . Common jobsite safety risks. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), almost 3 out of 100 full-time workers were injured on the job in 2019.

Safety 52

Safety Site Injury Construction 52

FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The term “zero energy” is not the same as the control of hazardous energy, and is not found in any OSHA regulations or materials or in U.S. Examples of such impacts are: •impeding efficient and effective equipment designs when tasks (e.g., national consensus standards (e.g.,

Design 156

Design OSHA Feasibility Regulation 156

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Nurses and doctors are understandably concerned about the risks of dealing with patients potentially infected with Ebola, as are hospital administrators, yet fully complying with CDC guidelines can be extremely expensive in an environment in which many hospitals operate on very thin margins. Enforcement OSHA'

OSHA 153

OSHA Guidelines Inspections Safety 153

FDR Safety

MAY 1, 2018

While there are certain areas of a project that can subsist with lower funding, safety is not one of them. There is an abundance of reasons why it pays to spend more money on safety professionals as opposed to trying to save money in this department. . Decrease the likelihood of OSHA violations and fines.

Safety 120

Safety OSHA Accidents Foundation 120

FDR Safety

AUGUST 24, 2016

OSHA has stepped up its attention to temporary worker safety, and as two recent cases show, enforcement actions can be taking against both the employer and the staffing agency that provides the workers. OSHA has made it clear that staffing agencies and host employers are jointly responsible for temporary worker safety.

Employment 120

Employment Safety OSHA Alabama 120

Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. As I’ve said before, the importance of safety programs goes far beyond the need to comply with standards and regulations. First and foremost, safety programs save lives.

OSHA 173

OSHA Safety Risk Injury 173