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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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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

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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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OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long

FDR Safety

OSHA recently announced another delay in the deadline for employers to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data to the agency. As a brief recap, the revised recordkeeping rule requires employers with 250 or more employees to submit their OSHA 300A Annual Summaries for each separate establishment by December 15.

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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges

FDR Safety

What a difference a few months can make, as can be seen with changes at OSHA. A review of recent issues of OSHA’s “Quick Takes” newsletter highlighting important agency news paints a different picture of OSHA than newsletters from last fall. OSHA pilots expedited whistleblower review process.

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Stronger leadership on safety needed at colleges

FDR Safety

There have been several other campus deaths in the past two years caused by accidents that in other cases would have been under the jurisdiction of OSHA. In a nutshell, the picture is this: Students are not employees and are not under the jurisdiction of OSHA; hence injury and illness is not recorded.

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Supplier Vetting & Compliance

Safety Services Company

Necessary Documentation. The documentation may differ based on your owner-client’s requirements. The prequalification firm will review your company’s written health and safety program for conformance with OSHA regulatory and owner-client standards. Owner-client specific documents. Training documentation.

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Examining OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

Safety Services Company

OSHA is directing its efforts toward enforcing a standard in which employers nationwide will be required to establish a thorough, written injury and illness prevention program (IIPP). This portion of the IIPP will also require documentation of the control methods and their determined effectiveness. Why is OSHA pursuing it?

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