From Cliff Gerbick, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) With the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) coming into focus as provisions of the act start to become law, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an interim final rule in the Federal Register that governs whistleblower complaints filed under Section 1558 of the Affordable… 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, CSP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) A new article released by Science Now outlines how a study, conducted by Michael Toffel, an environmental management expert at Harvard Business School, shows that random health and safety inspections improve workplace safety.… Read More »
Fairview, Ohio — From Sept. 10-16 The Reserves Network, a regional staffing service for the office, industrial, professional and technical markets, will join staffing companies across the country in celebration of National Staffing Employee Week (NSEW). A Week, which was founded by the American Staffing Association (ASA) to pay tribute to an increasingly important segment… 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 The new standard was released in 2010 and it updated a severely outdated standard that had not… Read More »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 »
From Cliff Gerbick, ASP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its annual list of employers with the highest occupational injury and illness rates, commonly know as the “OSHA Target List”. This year, OSHA has identified approximately 14,900 workplaces with higher than average incident rates. The employers… Read More »
From Cliff Gerbick, ASP (The Reserves Network Director of Safety) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) to align it with the United Nations global chemical labeling system. In a process that began decades ago, OSHA has at last published the final rule that will update… Read More »
This article and video from abclocal.go.com‘s Juanita Stevenson in Fresno, CA, reveals an example of how Temporary opportunities can lead to permanent positions, as well as an individual’s career growth and success. To watch the video and read the full article simply click here!… Read More »
Forbes.com blogger Eric Jackson presents an interesting article which discusses the many possible reasons why top talent leaves large companies. He also offers some insight for employers in order to understand and maintain their best people! Definitely worth a read. To read the full article simply click here!… Read More »