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OSHA National Fall Prevention Stand Down

May 5 through May 9 Falls from an elevation continues to be a leading cause of death for construction workers. Participate in OSHA's National Fall Stand-Down What is a Safety Stand-Down? A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event at work, where employers and employees focus on safety. Any workplace can participate, even those not exposed to fall risks, by using the time to discuss other hazards, protective measures, and overall safety goals. It’s also a chance for workers to share safety concerns directly with management. Help Prevent Falls  Anyone interested in preventing workplace hazards can join a Stand-Down. Past participants include companies

2025-04-18T14:29:23-04:00

What’s New With OSHA 2025

What You Need to Know for the Year Ahead OSHA has been busy this last year issuing several significant updates and new rules regarding workplace safety. Employers must stay ahead of these changes to ensure compliance and foster a safer, healthier work environment for their employees. Here’s a rundown of the key updates for 2024 and beyond!     01. Expanded Submission Requirements 02. Cal/OSHA Silicosis Protection 03. Worker Walkaround Representative Rule 04. Safety Helmet Rule 05. Increased Penalties 06. Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence 07. Heat Illness Prevention 08. Hazard Communication Standard 09. Online Tool: Severe Injury Reports 10. Cal/OSHA Naloxone in

2025-04-04T11:29:10-04:00

The Power of Establishing a Safety Committee

What is a Safety Committee? An effective Safety Committee has a significant impact on health and safety throughout the organization’s culture, and may also save the company money through reduced workers’ compensation costs, fewer lost workdays, and increased productivity due to higher employee morale. Reduce the risk of workplace injuries & illnesses. Inform & educate employees about safety and health through all company levels. Set meaningful & attainable goals for safety throughout your organization. Why Should You Have a Safety Committee? Safety committees can have a significant impact on a company because they provide you with the

2024-08-22T15:58:08-04:00

The 5-Steps to Ace OSHA Compliance

Learn our 5-Step Safety Success System top companies use to protect employees and reduce OSHA citations by 66%! Businesses are legally responsible for protecting their workers from all safety hazards by the OSH Act of 1970. However, keeping workers safe and complying with complex OSHA rules is very challenging! You’ve taken many long months to identify hazards at your workplace, implement engineering controls to mitigate as many as possible, and document all of this, plus your safety protocols, in your safety program. Well done!  We recognize your commitment to your team and the incredible effort it has taken. With a solid safety program in place, great leaders are strategically thinking

2024-11-06T09:17:03-05:00

How Much Are OSHA Penalties & Fines?

OSHA penalty amounts are indexed to inflation and new levels for civil fines are announced in January each year. Penalties for 2025 were just announced with a maximum of $165,514 for specific violations! Congress gave OSHA the authority to fine employers for violating safety standards. From 1990 to 2015, penalties were capped at $7,000 per serious, other-than-serious, or posting violations, and $70,000 for willful or repeat violations. With inflation declining, maximum OSHA penalty amounts increased roughly 3% over last year or about $500 to a maximum of $165,514 for the most severe and repeated violations! OSHA: Created in 1970 to

2025-02-17T10:04:43-05:00

How Leaders Protect Their Employees’ Safety

15 Tips to be the Safety Leader Your Company Needs Suppose you are a small business owner (but this can apply to anyone overseeing employees like safety officers, HR leaders, team leaders, etc.) It feels like you work 24x7. You worry about cash-flows; getting new customers, existing clients paying you on time, suppliers constantly raising their prices. Most of all, you agonize over the well-being of your hard-working employees whom you consider family. You have a never-ending to-do list. It would be easy to cut corners and take some risks here and there to do a job faster instead of taking the necessary time to undergo the proper

2024-04-30T06:33:54-04:00

4 Steps to Communicate HAZCOM

Keep Workers Safe and Avoid Costly Fines with Clear, Coherent Hazard Communications. Last year, one of the largest automotive glass suppliers in the world — a publicly-traded company that supplies materials to all the major automobile manufacturers — appeared to be on top of the world. The company was worth tens of billions of dollars, with manufacturing facilities all over the world. A documentarian even made a major motion picture about the company. That was quite a distinction. But last year, this company — which we’re choosing not to name — received a very different distinction. It was the recipient of a massive fine for safety violations. Last year,

2025-02-17T10:10:13-05:00

100 Employee Safety Actions to be a Zero-Hero!

Imagine you're a worker facing numerous hazards every minute you are at work. What is Your Safety Goal? It’s 7 hours into your shift and it's hot. You’re hungry and looking forward to seeing your family soon. Sweat is dripping down your brow as you approach your work area. You examine everything near and far, looking for obstacles and hazards you must avoid, as you think ahead and plan your next actions. You visualize all the steps you must take and the risks that could happen. Your job is quite difficult and there is no room for error. A foot off there or 1 inch too close here, and something bad happens.

2025-02-17T11:10:54-05:00

Fall Protection Systems Help Prevent Construction Fatalities

Fall Protection Systems can prevent nearly 40% of construction industry fatalities! A Quick Guide to Reduce Construction Fall Accidents with Fall Protection Systems Falls are the leading cause of construction industry fatalities and injuries and are the biggest component of what OSHA calls the ‘Focus Four’ accidents. Falls are such an important issue for OSHA that each year they hold a ‘National Safety Stand Down’ to increase awareness of fall accidents and prevent them. We must always ensure we utilize engineering controls to remove any risk from a work site, but there will still be some

2025-04-17T15:51:59-04:00

Combustible Dust Hazards Targeted for OSHA Inspections

A revision to an existing National Emphasis Program directs OSHA to increase jobsite inspections for combustible dust in specific industries.  Take necessary action now to avoid hazards and pass an inspection without being cited and publicly known as an OSHA compliance violator. Here is a great collection of OSHA resources to reference about Combustible Dust: An OSHA resource page with many useful links. A simple OSHA guide to combustible dusts you can view. A very technical OSHA deep dive. An existing Nationwide Enforcement Program focuses on combustible dust hazards and was revised on January 30, 2023. The National Emphasis Program, starting in 2008, focused OSHA inspections on the unique and often hidden hazard

2025-02-03T08:36:12-05:00
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