Compensation Employment Liability OSHA 
Construction Law Monitor
DECEMBER 17, 2012
million workers suffer serious injury or illness related to their jobs, according to a white paper published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA).While Yet many business owners resist mandatory workplace inspections and tighter safety regulations imposed by OSHA.
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
As an employer, your greatest responsibility is that of your workers’ well-being. It was designed to provide a set of broad guidelines which employers must follow to achieve maximum safety compliance. The guarantee of a safe workplace was originally granted by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970.
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Safety Services Company
OCTOBER 10, 2012
When should an employee report a workplace injury to their employer? Employers often view injured employees as damaged goods and feel that there is a pool of younger, hungrier people from which they can find a replacement for the injured workers’ job. Certain exceptions exist, depending upon the circumstances.
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 9, 2011
A safe work environment is one of the most straight forward ways to decrease workers compensation expenses. or higher, then it might be time to consider implementing a comprehensive safety plan to try and reduce your workers compensation insurance costs. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. ” Agreed!
Work Gearz
OCTOBER 19, 2021
If your employees do not follow the health and safety rules according to the health and Safety regulations specified by OSHA, you will not be able to let them work until they do. If an employee fails to wear PPE when it is necessary or wears it inappropriately, both the company and the employee are exposing themselves to liability concerns.
Safety Services Company
MAY 15, 2013
Who is Covered (Or Not) by OSHA. One of the more common set of questions I get are from small operations wondering if they are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and all the rules, regulations and standards that go with it: “I run a small farm with only myself and my family.”. Who is an employee?
Pro Builder
AUGUST 5, 2022
Consider these elements of a training and awareness program to save lives, mitigate injuries, and reduce liability and costs . Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021. billion in workforce education.
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