A few weeks ago, OSHA released a series of bulletins on safety for temporary workers. In the bulletins, OSHA laid out exactly where responsibility lies when it comes to ensuring temp worker safety. If you [...]
Last Monday, OSHA issued a scathing citation of New Jersey based Oaxaca Mexican Products. The citation included twenty-four violations (one of which was willful and twenty of which were serious), and came with over $100,000 [...]
When a workplace accident almost happens but gets stopped shortly beforehand, that’s called a near miss incident. Tracking these incidents is a useful way to gather information about accidents without anyone actually being hurt, and [...]
Tracking near miss incidents means gathering information about hazards and dangerous situations without actually having any hazardous incidents happen in the first place. When an accident nearly occurs but is stopped at the last minute, [...]
Last Wednesday, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) passed a new rule that will greatly expand workplace injury reporting. Starting on July 1st of 2017 (when OSHA will begin phasing in the rule), [...]
Accidents happen, and some industries are more susceptible to certain kinds of occupational injuries than others. Workers in the building and roofing trades are more likely to experience falls from a harmful height than hotel [...]
Workers from an auto glass supply plant in Moraine, Ohio are requesting detailed safety inspections from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in response to hazards they have observed on the job. Several employees [...]
Comprehensive safety software like the one that Quantum Compliance Systems provides have a number of useful tracking features. Keeping track of hazards and chemicals on-site is a crucial part of maintaining a safe workspace, as [...]
