Take Extra Care: Ticks are on the Move
The following article is from the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety and due to the drastic increase in the spread of Lyme Disease in the USA and now Canada I felt the need to post it for all ...
Ten Tips for Respect and Civility in the Workplace
Does your workplace pass the civility test? In a respectful workplace, employees are courteous, caring, and considerate in their interactions with one another, as well as with customers, clients and the public. For workers, a civil and respectful workplace can translate ...
OSHA to require additional employers to submit injury, illness data
OSHA recently announced that employers in the seven states currently without electronic reporting regulations must submit their 2017 injury and illness data to the agency. Two of those states, however, have taken issue with the mandate. An OSHA official said the ...
12 Workers Compensation Tips to Protect Your Employees and Save Money from a Loss Prevention Consultants Perspective
by Charles T. McCabe, Certified New York State Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Consultant Over the years I have seen many businesses lose money because they failed to know or implement just a ...
OSHA fines to increase up to eighty percent
The following article was taken from the LHSFNA’s Occupational Safety and Health Magazine OSHA Fines to Increase up to Eighty Percent A lot of things have gotten more expensive over the last ...
Manslaughter Charges for NYC Contractors in Death of Worker
NEW YORK (AP) — Two construction companies and two supervisors on a Manhattan site were charged with manslaughter and other crimes in the death of a worker who was crushed this year, authorities said Wednesday in announcing a task force ...
June 1 GHS Safety Data Sheet Deadline Has Come … and Gone.
According to the Safety Daily Adviser, June 1, 2015, marked an important deadline in the 4-year phase-in period for OSHA’s revisions to its hazard communication standard. Effective that date, chemical manufacturers, importers, or other employers responsible for preparing SDSs must ...
Updated NYS Certifications
I am pleased to announce that I just received my updated State of New York Dept. of Labor Certifications ID card. I am now certified by NY State as; •ICR 59 Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Program Safety Consultant
Safe Mowing in the Summertime
Safe Mowing in the Summertime This time of year many workers, new and experienced, are back at work with power mowers getting lawns back into shape and keeping them maintained. Whether as ...
New OSHA Poster & Confined Spaces in Construction Info
New OSHA Poster & Confined Spaces in Construction New Workplace Notification Poster – You may have seen or heard about the OSHA news release published a few days ago where they announced the availability of a brand new version of ...
