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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Consulting with the company’s legal counsel about difficult or special problems, such as search warrants or subpoenas. Being courteous and polite, but firmly exercising the company’s legal rights. Unless trade secrets are involved, the employer generally has no right to object.If Always exercise this right.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

If your business is found to have caused an injury or accident, the other party will seek damages. Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly. An uninsured business would likely not have the financial resources to pay a large legal settlement. Employment practices liability.

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

FDR Safety

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. Nevertheless, OSHA will closely scrutinize employer policies that require “immediate” reporting of workplace injuries or illnesses. By Andrew Kaake.

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Exactly How Does a Safety Manual Protect Your Company In an Inspection?

Safety Services Company

In legal terms you have “negating defenses” and “affirmative defenses” to argue any possible citations. The negating defense is simply arguing that that an allegation wasn’t a violation or it didn’t happen. In a criminal case, “self-defense” is an affirmative defense. Are employees trained in it?

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

Safety Services Company

Accident and incident investigation plan. Putting things in writing has value in legal proceedings, in employment matters, in dealings with other government agencies, and recording the progress toward achieving a safe, healthful workplace. Every year thousands of workers are hurt or killed because of accidents.

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Everyday Employee Safety

Safety Services Company

On the job safety is a program of proactive participation between employers, supervisors, and employees; safety is everyone’s business. Incident and accident investigations: Know how to investigate near-miss incidents and accidents. How to Promote Employee Safety in the Workplace. Everyone needs to be involved in company safety.

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Rigger Boots Vs Wellies: What’s The Difference?

Work Gearz

They are simple to put on and take off, they require no tying up all the time, and prevent tripping accidents because of the absence of laces.  Additionally, they offer defense against contaminants in agricultural settings and chemicals in chemical plants.    Benefits of Rigger boots-.

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