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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. However, the ability for any management to foresee the thousands of maintenance tasks where a skilled worker must deal with gravity is not practicable nor feasible. What can we do?

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. However, the ability for any management to foresee the thousands of maintenance tasks where a skilled worker must deal with gravity is not practicable nor feasible. What can we do?

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Top Fines & OSHA Regulations

Safety Services Company

Fines & OSHA Regulations. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of Fines vs. OSHA Regulations. OSHA regulations require all companies to develop a written Hazard Communication Program and train their workers on the aspects the program covers. Fulfills OSHA regulations. 9: TRAINING.

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OSHA settlement sometimes needs a second opinion

FDR Safety

OSHA continues to cite employers aggressively, and at the same time is suggesting and frequently mandating certain types of abatement. If OSHA’s suggestions are reasonable and feasible, obviously that’s the right way to go. Does the suggested or mandated OSHA abatement reduce risk of injury to your employees?

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5 Questions Regarding OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

Safety Services Company

OSHA is working on the creation of a new standard that would require employers nationwide to establish a thorough, written injury and illness prevention program (IIPP). Why does OSHA want employers to have an Injury and Illness Prevention Program? million suffer a serious work related injury or illness each year.

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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

The first thing to know is that the General Duty clause is not an OSHA regulation. These general duty provisions can be used by OSHA to issue a violation, but only where there is no OSHA regulation that applies to the particular hazard and the employer has its own employees exposed to the alleged hazard. From our blog.

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

Safety Services Company

Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules. Representatives of employers and employees.

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