Industrial / Construction, Medical / First Aid, Office, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Tips
A safe workplace is a productive workplace. According to the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the cost of illness to businesses is upwards of $170 billion per year. But the loss of staff hours and morale due to bad health or injury is...
Electrical, Industrial / Construction, Material Handling / Crane, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA fines from January to March 2020 totaled $5,869,983. OSHA inspections resulted in 22 significant fines (over $100,000) in that period, as well as a 30-day prison sentence and a contempt charge. Fines ranged from $102,905 in compensation to a wrongfully...
Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
OSHA has revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime and construction. The NEP targets specific industries expected to have the highest numbers of...
Electrical, Industrial / Construction, Material Handling / Crane, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA issued some hefty fines in 2019. The top fine was more than $1.7 million, and the top 10 fines together totaled more than $9.7 million. Add the next five highest fines and the total jumps to more than $12 million. The number of fines seem to be on the...
Electrical, Industrial / Construction, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News
Federal OSHA fines from October to December 2019 topped $8.2 million. OSHA inspections resulted in 29 significant fines (over $100,000) in that period. Fines ranged from $104,192 for a variety of hazards at an Alabama Dollar Tree store to nearly $1.6 million for...
No Trespass / Security, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety News, State-Specific Signs
These 10 occupational health and safety articles from our Connection newsletters generated a lot of interest in 2019. We do our best to keep you up-to-date on new rules, tools and tips that can help keep your workplace safe and in compliance. All these posts are worth...
