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November 2016 Newsletter – Tips on responding to new OSHA drug testing, injury reporting guidance

FDR Safety

One of the most significant OSHA actions of 2016 was issuing guidance on drug testing, injury reporting and safety incentive programs. OSHA threw a curve ball to employers with its recent guidance on drug testing, injury reporting and safety incentive programs, leaving companies wondering how to respond.

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Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule

FDR Safety

OSHA’s new, misguided requirement for detailed electronic reporting of injury and illness data by employers has come under legal challenge by a coalition of trade associations, employers and an insurance company. OSHA contends that such programs may encourage the under-reporting of illnesses and injuries.

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June 2016 newsletter

FDR Safety

If you asked the typical small business man or woman if he or she wanted to protect their employees from workplace accidents, the answer would, of course, be yes. However, the reality of day-to-day operations in most small businesses makes it difficult to focus on safety in the workplace. Enforce safe-work rules.

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Older, Not Wiser? Workplace Fatalities Highest Amongst Older Generation

FDR Safety

AFLCIO : These are challenging times for working people and their unions, and the prospects for worker safety and health protections are uncertain. What is clear, however, is that the toll of workplace injury, illness and death remains too high, and too many workers remain at serious risk. There is much more work to be done.

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Say What? The Rise of Criminal Liability for Construction Accidents

Best Practices Construction Law

on safety policies, OSHA and regulatory compliance, contracts, disputes, and all areas where law and construction intersect. “To Last week marked the end of Construction Safety Week 2018 , a combined effort by the Construction Industry Safety (CISI) group and the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) CEO Forum.

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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. Inform employees of the procedure for reporting work-related injuries and illnesses. The new rule changes that.

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Why do we Wear Safety Vests During Construction?

Work Gearz

According to reports, in 2016, in the U.S nearly 20% of the deaths on the construction sites happened due to not wearing of the safety vests. . Vehicle operators cannot recognize a worker who is wearing inadequate or non-enhanced-visibility clothing in sufficient time to avoid an accident.”. How are Safety Vests Made?

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