The U.S. Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) recently released revised data for the top 10 OSHA violations for the 2019 fiscal year. For the ninth consecutive year, Standard Number 1926.501: General Requirements for Fall Protection lands at number one with 7,014 violations. This article will help you avoid violating this important standard ... or better yet, avoid an employee injury.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed this COVID-19 planning guidance based on traditional infection prevention and industrial hygiene practices. It focuses on the need for employers to implement engineering, administrative, and work practice controls and personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as considerations for doing so.

While there have not been many changes to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements over the past year, it is important to review some of the recent changes and remind you of some upcoming compliance obligations.

• OSHA 300 Recordkeeping & Reporting
• OSHA Reportable Incidents
• Silica & Beryllium Standards
• Hazardous Materials - Tier II Report

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued new accident reporting rules that go into effect on January 1, 2015. These rules cover what type of incidents must be reported to OSHA and in what timeframe.

Hearing the words “OSHA inspection” will make most U.S. service center managers cringe. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation in the U.S. This past year, K&N Electric Motors was honored with an “invitation” from OSHA to provide a “tour” of our Spokane Valley location. You can’t imagine what went through our minds. Well, maybe you can. We were somewhat uneasy about what to expect, to say the least.

During the Management Services Committee meeting held in St. Louis last fall, I volunteered to write a safety-related article about the importance of being observant in the workplace. As I started to work on the article, it became evident that my words were just a series of general observations to make sure employees and coworkers are thinking and practicing safety in the workplace.

Suddenly, it occurred to me because safety is SO important, the scope of the article should be expanded to cover more than making sure that employees practice safety. It should also provide tips on making sure that employees are working in a safe facility and use safe equipment, hence this more comprehensive article.

This article touches on:

• Human nature and behavior
• Getting into a bad habit
• Different kind of safety inspection
• Creating an inspection list
• Formalizing the list

In 1999, due to the large number of forklift accidents and deaths, U.S. OSHA Standard 29CFR1910.178 changed. The standard requires employers to train and authorize any employee who operates any type of specialized industrial truck powered by electric motor or internal combustion engine in the workplace. Members outside the U.S. likely have similar laws they must comply with.

This indispensable manual was developed to help EASA service centers navigate the difficult terrain of the Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.