FDR Safety
MARCH 8, 2016
A question sometimes comes up as to whether a trench or other excavation is a permit-required confined space under OSHA standards. The answer in broad terms is no, even though conditions in a trench can sometimes resemble those in a permit-required confined space, as Curtis Chambers points out in an excellent article.
FDR Safety
AUGUST 19, 2013
OSHA’s standard for permit-required confined spaces is complex, but surprisingly misconceptions have persisted about three fairly easy to understand aspects of the standard. Curtis Chambers of the OSHA Training Blog zeroed in on these myths in a recent post. To learn more about these myths, read the OSHA Training Blog.
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FDR Safety
OCTOBER 30, 2015
General contractors at construction sites are being held to a higher level of responsibility for coordinating the safety activities of contractors when it comes to confined spaces in what may be a little-noticed provision of a new OSHA standard. The post OSHA gives GCs new duties for confined spaces appeared first on FDRsafety.
FDR Safety
JULY 18, 2016
Circuit Court Appeals — which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin — have lowered the burden of proof required for OSHA willful violations. The employee was stuck for more than five hours, and OSHA issued a willful violation of its permit-required confined space standard. Recent decisions from the 7th U.S.
Safety Services Company
APRIL 5, 2018
OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene.
FDR Safety
APRIL 29, 2020
OSHA requires all businesses to have an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan. OSHA requires all businesses to have an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan. This plan can be used to meet your state’s back to work requirements and may be crucial to being permitted to reopen your business in many states.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
Under a provision in the 2016 federal budget bill, OSHA would be permitted to raise fines for work-place violations by 82 percent starting in August 2016, reports the National Law Review. OSHA was previously exempted from a 1990 bill that required federal agencies to raise their fines to keep pace with inflation. .
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