What do you report to OSHA
What are you required to report to OSHA All employers under OSHA authority are required to report certain work-related fatalities and severe injuries. Work-related fatality must be reported within 8 hours. Work-related in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or ...
Reporting Accidents at work
All workplace incidents should be reported, documented, and investigated. This includes any situation in which: · an employee was injured or died · property or equipment damage occurred · an employee became ill while at work due to a possible reaction of workplace ...
Seasonal and Temporary Worker Safety
Seasonal and Temporary Worker Safety As your company starts preparing for summer jobs, you may be thinking about hiring some seasonal workers. Many towns, villages and cities hire short-term employees to help with their summer parks and recreation programs. They use ...
Protect Your Construction Equipment from Theft
Protect Your Construction Equipment from Theft If your equipment is unavailable,if it’s out of commission for repairs or stuck at another jobsite, your work suffers. A long-term absence due to theft could really put you behind schedule. You may not worry ...
Business Parking Lot Hazards
Business Parking Lot Hazards It only takes a second. An employee walks from the parking lot to the building and fails to see the ice on the ground. In the time it takes to blink, they slip, fall, and become injured ...
What is my Experience Modification Rating (EMR)?
The Experience Modification Rating has several names, including experience rating, experience mod, and EMF. But your experience modification Rating is simply your company’s safety score in reference to your workers’ compensation insurance coverage. If you want to lower your workers’ compensation ...
Many businesses ask “What should we do if OSHA shows up at our door?”
OSHA may make inspections to any work site and rarely will any advance notice be provided. These inspections may cover the entire workplace ...
Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
In case you are not aware of changes here you go...... Chuck McCabe The following is the OSHA Executive Summary dated January 29, 2021 Executive Summary. This guidance is intended to inform employers and workers in most workplace ...
OSHA National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
This is a new directive and everyone should review it because it may affect you and your business going forward. Chuck McCabe EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2021 This Direction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program ...
NFPA 70E: Five Important revisions to be aware of for 2021
Many companies have employees that work around electricity, but those employees may or may not be as familiar with the hazards of electricity as they should be. They get used to working with it and sometimes become complacent. They do ...
