As maximum Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") penalties continue to increase on an annual basis, the importance of being prepared for an OSHA inspection should be a growing ...
A three-day online seminar series hosted by the OSHA Training Institute will focus on hazard controls and inspection processes. Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that ...
Washington — OSHA has expanded and updated its inspection guidance for animal processing and slaughtering. Meat and poultry workers are seriously injured at double the rate of other workers, OSHA ...
It’s a fundamental right of every employee to be safe in the workplace, and workplace safety is closely monitored by the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) — a branch of the U.S.
Before the inspector leaves, request a verbal report of what was found, so that you can take immediate action on easily ...
Federal workplace-safety inspections are running roughly 8% ahead of last year's pace, and construction sites now account for ...
Washington — OSHA has revised its inspection procedures to align with the agency’s updated standard on hazard communication (1910.1200), issued in 2024. In a May 19 memo, OSHA references Paragraph (i) ...
A recent move by the federal workplace safety watchdog agency means that you should prepare for more COVID-19-related OSHA inspections this spring and summer. On March 12, the Occupational Safety and ...
If you’ve ever experienced an unexpected visit from an OSHA inspector, you know how important it is to be prepared. If you haven’t, consider this: OSHA has jurisdiction over 7 million worksites and, ...
An inspector from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has shown up at your door. For some employers, it’s a paralyzing moment. An uneasy silence ensues as managers, foremen and ...
I was recently asked an interesting question by an industry contact: “Employers often are told to know and exercise their rights during an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ...