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OSHA Requirements Guide for Employers

What Does OSHA Require From Employers? If you have ever visited OSHA's website, you know there is so much information posted regarding the different safety and health requirements employers must follow in order to keep their employees safe on the job. We are going to breakdown the key rules and regulations starting with the top 3 basic duties for employers. Three Key Elements: Compliance with OSHA laws. Provide a workplace free from serious recognized hazards. Examine workplace conditions to ensure compliance. The foundation of a successful safety program is compliance with OSHA laws. Part of the LSCI approach is to stress the importance of creating a good safety culture at your workplace.

2025-02-03T08:38:03-05:00
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Can You Be OSHA Certified?

OSHA Certified? OSHA’s training requirements are in accordance to the safety and health hazards that employees are exposed to on the job. We often hear this misconception that OSHA requires employees to be OSHA certified. While there is no such thing as an ‘OSHA Certification’ there are various levels of training for employees and supervisors. OSHA Training Institutes (OTI) and Education Centers offer available outreach courses including 10 and 30-hour trainings in Construction, General Industry, Maritime Industry, and Disaster Work. These outreach trainings are not a certification program but they can allow a safety professional to become an OSHA Authorized Trainer by completing the appropriate courses (click here to learn more). OSHA Authorized Trainers can

2019-01-30T19:52:41-05:00
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Walking/Working Surfaces Final Rule

 OSHA Issues Walking/Working Surfaces Final Rule OSHA issued a new final rule that updates and revises the general industry Walking/Working Surfaces and Personal Fall protection Systems standards on slip, trips, and fall hazards. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data, slips trips, and falls are a leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries in the many diverse general industry workplaces. OSHA estimates this rule will prevent 29 fatalities and 5,842 lost-workday injuries every year. Applicable to General Industry Workplaces The final rule applies to all general industry workplaces and covers all walking-working surfaces, which include horizontal and vertical surfaces such as floors, stairs, roofs, ladders, ramps, scaffolds, elevated walkways, and fall protection systems.  It

2018-07-31T18:13:32-04:00
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When Employees Don’t Follow Workplace Safety Rules

Employers are Responsible for Workplace Safety OSHA requires employers to maintain a workplace free from employee health and safety risks per the General Duty Clause of the OSH Act. OSHA Compliance Requires 4 Key Steps Do you have written safety procedures and rules in place for your company? Have you effectively trained your employees? Is there strong two-way communication with employees that safety is a top priority at your company? Are you continuously monitoring injuries and employee safety violations to mitigate issues and ensure compliance? Employers face a daily challenge of emphasizing how safety is a top value to employees. It must be implemented in the workplace

2025-02-17T16:24:36-05:00
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