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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. Determining the type of inspection being conducted and the intended scope.

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OSHA’s Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19

FDR Safety

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]. In addition, the NEP places special emphasis on ensuring employees are protected from discrimination and retaliation.

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OSHA Compliance Enforcement Under President Biden

FDR Safety

Expect a return to counting inspections based on complexity and novelty. Expect more inspections of employee hospitalizations, amputations, and eye loss reports. Expect an increase in inspections that result in large penalties. Expect an increase in inspections that result in large penalties.

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Surviving an OSHA Inspection

Safety Services Company

Each year OSHA conducts around 50,000 workplace inspections. While the odds of a workplace being inspected are less than 1 percent, it is vital for business owners to understand how to navigate the four steps of an inspection. Step 2 the Inspection. Step 1 Opening Conference.

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More Than Half of Buyers Now Put Down 20% or More

Pro Builder

Buyers hoping to distinguish themselves amongst a pool of bidders are increasingly putting down more cash and waiving inspection and appraisal contingencies, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. According to REALTORS®, sellers are wary of the appraisal and inspection process. cbroderick. Thu, 06/24/2021 - 10:53.

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Cochise County, Arizona, May Mandate Building Codes

Natural Building

He writes, “Cochise County offers a Building Inspection Opt-Out , which we are taking advantage of, but they are trying to change this, so a # of us folks are working hard to maintain this option. I got an email this morning from Clay Greathouse who is beginning to build an earthbag house for his family in Cochise County, Arizona.

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

A discrimination claim could be more likely if an employee with the coronavirus charges that he or she felt stigmatized upon returning to work. Don’t Forget OSHA Inspections. That being said, OSHA hasn't been carrying out extensive inspections in relation to COVID-19, Travers says, though that practice could change.

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