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How to Become a Safety Manager

How to Become a Safety Manager

The work of a safety manager can be fulfilling as you get to promote and improve safety in your workplace. However, it’s not always an easy job, and getting qualified can be challenging without the right credentials. You must consider whether you have the right traits, if you plan to get a degree, which industry…
How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

While prioritizing workplace safety is essential, it can also be expensive. Developing safety programs internally instead of outsourcing training can protect employees and financial assets. Whether you’re a business owner or manager, equipping yourself or a staff member to develop safety programs can save your company money. Alongside the financial benefits of having a team…
How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

Maintaining safety records helps keep your organization legally compliant and builds a culture where every employee returns home safely each day. Safety records rarely make headlines unless something goes wrong, but when an accident happens, they provide critical information. They can reveal emerging patterns linked to workplace dangers, and lives can be saved when action…
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) covers standards for safe and healthy workplaces in the United States. It establishes regulations, performs inspections, conducts training and education, and works with state agencies and other industry regulators. OSHA also establishes safety recordkeeping requirements to track and monitor workplace accidents in various industries. Learn more about OSHA…
Guide to Navigating Safety Audits

Guide to Navigating Safety Audits

Safety audits are structured processes that evaluate how effectively your organization’s safety programs, procedures, and systems function. Think of this as a health check for your safety management system (SMS). The primary objective is identifying gaps, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement. Audits also show employees that leadership is invested in their safety, fostering greater…

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Owners Serve Jail Time for Comp Fraud

Owners Serve Jail Time for Comp Fraud

04.11.2022 Current Events
A California business owner and her husband will be serving jail time and paying more than $925,000 in restitution after…
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Roofers Caught Without Fall PPE 6 Times in 3 years

Roofers Caught Without Fall PPE 6 Times in 3 years

04.11.2022 Current Events
An Ohio contractor was cited for the sixth time in three years for exposing roofers to fall hazards on its…
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Contractor Sued for Firing Worker with Safety Concerns

Contractor Sued for Firing Worker with Safety Concerns

04.11.2022 Current Events
A Florida security contractor is being sued by the U.S. DOL after allegedly terminating a worker with safety concerns regarding…
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Willful Trench Violations Result in $198K in Fines

Willful Trench Violations Result in $198K in Fines

04.05.2022 Current Events
Another large trenching citation has been issued. OSHA cited for one willful and five serious violations to Groundworks Colorado LLC,…
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Cabinet manufacturer cited 3X for failure to abate hazards; faces $157K in fines

Cabinet manufacturer cited 3X for failure to abate hazards; faces $157K in fines

03.29.2022 Current Events
Despite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers…
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Lack of LOTO Causes Employee Injury; Leads to OSHA Inspection and $370K in Penalties

Lack of LOTO Causes Employee Injury; Leads to OSHA Inspection and $370K in Penalties

03.23.2022 Current Events
A recent OSHA investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer – with a history of workplace safety and health inspections…
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DOL Sues NY Practice for Firing Employee Over Lack of COVID Protocols

DOL Sues NY Practice for Firing Employee Over Lack of COVID Protocols

03.21.2022 Current Events
The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in New York for allegedly…
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500-ton Press Incident Leads to 412k in Citations

500-ton Press Incident Leads to 412k in Citations

03.15.2022 Current Events
OSHA cited a Texas manufacturer after a worker’s fingers were severed inside a 500-ton hydraulic press. The company has a…
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Ammo Manufacturer to Pay $597k to Whistleblower

Ammo Manufacturer to Pay $597k to Whistleblower

03.15.2022 Current Events
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered an Arizona-based ammunition manufacturer to pay compensatory damages, back wages and associated costs…
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Fine Increase For Contractor With Fall Violations

Fine Increase For Contractor With Fall Violations

03.11.2022 Current Events
An Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission judge affirmed multiple citations and a total of $45,000 in fines against a…
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YouTube Winners!

YouTube Winners!

03.11.2022 Youtube
NASP is excited to announce that our YouTube Channel reached the 1,000 subscriber mark! We are extremely appreciative of everyone…
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What Does the War in Ukraine Have to Do With Worker Safety?

What Does the War in Ukraine Have to Do With Worker Safety?

03.11.2022 Current Events
Last month, we talked about stress and anxiety for workers on construction sites, but it most certainly is not limited…
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