by Chris Walter | Jun 3, 2019 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
A Georgia tire manufacturer faces more than $500,000 in fines after OSHA reported repeated health and safety hazards.According to a May 29 news release, employees were exposed to fall risks, burn, amputation, chemical and electroshock hazards.“This employer exposed...
by Chris Walter | May 13, 2019 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
Harwood Training Grants Return After being initially cut from the FY 2019 budget, Susan Harwood Training Grants totaling $10.5 million will be ultimately be made available this year.Used to offer support for in-person, hands-on training for both employers and...
by Chris Walter | May 6, 2019 | Asbestos, Blog, Firefighters, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
Labor Secretary Addresses OSHA Inspections On April 3, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta said that he fully expects an increase in OSHA inspections for this coming year.During his testimony about the labor department’s fiscal year 2020 budget request, Acosta...
by Chris Walter | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Wellness
Most OSHA Violations Remain the Same, Sans One Addition Last week, OSHA released its top 10 OSHA violations of 2018 list at the National Safety Congress in Houston, TX. The administration’s deputy director, Patrick Kapust, announced the results during the...
by Chris Walter | Dec 10, 2018 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
One OSHA Violation Could Lead to Several Citations If your workplace is fined for a single OSHA violation, that doesn’t always mean you’ll get just one citation. Sometimes multiple OSHA standards can apply to a single violation. This can double or even triple...
by Chris Walter | Nov 12, 2018 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
New OSHA Program to Target High Injury & Illness Rates Last month, OSHA announced that they are bringing back Site Specific Targeting (SST) that will utilize the 2016 300A data that employers submitted electronically in 2017. This plan, effective on Oct. 16, 2018,...
