The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to think differently about the way they work regarding health and safety throughout the last year. Now, as regulations are lifting state by state to “get back to normal,” employers need to evaluate how to keep their employees safe while on the job. In honor of National Safety Month,… Read More »
Maintaining a safe workplace is the responsibility of every employee. Contribute to your employer’s culture of safety by abiding safety protocols and participating in regular safety meetings. In honor of National Safety Month, here are specific ways you can help keep your workplace a safe place for everyone. What is safety culture? A safety-focused work… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released two additional bulletins in conjunction with their ongoing Temporary Worker Initiative (TWI). The TWI was started in April of 2013 and focuses on both temporary staffing agencies and those employers that utilize a temporary employees (host… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the open comment period for the proposed changes to the current Recordkeeping Standard, 29 CFR 1904.… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released two online resources to help workers understand and identify hazardous chemicals in the workplace. While OSHA has identified many dangerous chemicals that are present in workplaces, it concedes that their “…exposure standards are out-of-date and inadequately… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) It has been approximately one year since the… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) Each year towards the end of April, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) holds a remembrance ceremony for Workers Memorial Day.… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) OSHA has released it annual list of the top 10 workplace violations for fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012). Annually the list contains mostly the same standards, only switching positions, and this year is no exception. As the political landscape remains… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, ASP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a FactSheet to help employers understand the recently released final rule for the safe operation of Cranes and Derricks. The new standard was released in 2010 and it updated a severely outdated standard that had not… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, ASP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a public memorandum outlining potential violations based on employer safety incentive and disincentive policies and practices. Meant for internal staff, the memo outlines example safety incentive and disincentive programs and how they can potentially violated Section 11(c)… Read More »