OSHA News & Workplace Safety Blog

Planning for Accident Prevention

When planning for your day, you probably make a list of priorities, tasks, and items to be followed up on. Factoring in daily time to address workplace injuries and accidents is not typically a line written into a daily planner. Accidents are never planned, and it’s impossible to know when one will occur. However, it is possible to plan for accident prevention.

Are You Required To Post The New OSHA Poster?

OSHA’s Workplace Poster A popular question we’ve been receiving from our clients recently is asking if they need to replace their current OSHA Job Safety and Health Poster with the new version.

OSHA Ruling on Confined Spaces

Protecting Workers in Confined Spaces The rule will provide construction workers with protections similar to those manufacturing and general industry workers have had for more than two decades, with some differences tailored to the construction industry. These include requirements to ensure that multiple employers share vital safety information and to continuously monitor hazards – a safety option made possible by technological advances after the manufacturing and general industry standards were created.

Why Was I Inspected by OSHA?

Why Was I Inspected by OSHA? The mere utterance of the word “OSHA” may have some people running in fear of the unknown. OSHA was formed with the best intentions in mind – saving lives. However, in the years that they have been upholding their mission “to assure safe & healthful working conditions for working men and women,” some may have unjustly given OSHA a “bad rap” for their strict standards and high fines.

Why OSHA Supports Third-party Safety Consultants

“With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.” –OSHA’s Mission Statement

Get Inspected by OSHA With Confidence

Get Inspected by OSHA With Confidence Everyone has heard the cliché that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) does not leave an inspection empty-handed. If they show up conduct an inspection, they’ll find at least one violation, if not several. As safety consultants, Lancaster Safety Consulting, Inc. (LSCI) knows that this is simply not true. So how is a citation-free inspection possible and how can your company “survive an OSHA inspection”?

Safety Pays – Here’s How!

Safety is a word that can evoke a variety of thoughts and emotions. To company leaders, the word could mean “something that is not worth my time” to “an important investment in my company’s future.” It is this second group of like-minded business owners and CEOs that truly get the meaning of safety and take it to the highest level at their companies.

Hidden Costs of Workplace Accidents

Cost of a Workplace Accident Workplace injuries and illnesses cost companies approximately $170 billion dollars every year. While that number is terrifyingly high, it doesn’t tell the whole story. While most people automatically think of the financial costs that an accident brings, it’s the hidden non-monetary costs that have the ability to cause the greatest impact.

What’s Not to Like About OSHA?

What’s Not to Like About OSHA? Outlook on OSHA

Effective Safety Committee Meetings

We’ve Never Had an Accident

WHY HAVING A “WE’VE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT” ATTITUDE IS DANGEROUS