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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The most important step to take before an OSHA inspection even takes place is selecting a company representative. The company representative is the individual charged with representing the company’s interests during an OSHA inspection. training records, OSHA 300 logs, written program etc.)

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Feasibility For Machine Guarding Is A Big Deal For Employers and Employees

FDR Safety

This article is intended to introduce you to a long-accepted concept recognized in OSHA and ANSI standards but is not well known or understood. OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States.

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FDR Safety

This article is intended to introduce you to a long-accepted concept recognized in OSHA and ANSI standards but is not well known or understood. OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States.

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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. By Andrew Kaake.

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Another chapter in dispute over OSHA statute of limitations

FDR Safety

In rejecting this “continuing violation” theory, the Court of Appeals stated that OSHA’s argument would have the “absurd consequence” of allowing the agency to extend the statute of limitations indefinitely, which the court found to be “madness” and directly contrary to the plain language of the Act. Delek Refining, Ltd., Background.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

UNDERSTANDING OSHA’S CONFINED SPACE REQUIREMENTS. Because of these very real scenarios, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set very strict guidelines for employers and employees regarding working in a confined space. WHAT ARE OSHA’S CONFINED SPACE GUIDELINES? WHAT IS A CONFINED SPACE? .

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

Understanding OSHA's Confined Space Requirements. Because of these very real scenarios, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set very strict guidelines for employers and employees regarding working in a confined space. What Are OSHA’s Confined Space Guidelines? What is a Confined Space? .

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