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How to Become a Safety Manager
By Eric Gislason Compliance
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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OSHA’s Top 10 violations in 2019 account for 27K citations: Construction Industry Hit Hardest.
10.10.2019 Current EventsWhere is OSHA concentrating inspections? Answer: In the industries where they found numerous violations previously. That’s why it’s important to…
OSHA Implements New Enforcement Weighting System
10.10.2019 ComplianceOSHA has altered its enforcement weighting system, the agency announced in a late September press release. As of Oct. 1,…
Safety moments in oil & extraction: hazards, controls & resources
10.08.2019 ComplianceAccording to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, in 2016 there are currently between 150,000 and 160,000 people employed in oil &…
OSHA’s Newest Enforcement Policies
09.19.2019 ComplianceRecent enforcement policy changes have amounted to “very significant developments with OSHA,” according to an employment attorney. Thomas Metzger laid…
Construction Deaths Decline, Fatal Falls Up
09.19.2019 Current EventsWhile the number of fatalities in Construction has decreased, deaths from falls continue to increase, according to a new report.…
Enviro manager gets year in clink – firm fined $25M!
08.28.2019 Current EventsHow could things have gotten so bad at Tonawanda Coke Corp., NY, that the company would release benzene fumes and…
UNIVERSAL WASTE SHORTCUTS NET $1.2 MILLION FINE!
08.21.2019 Current EventsUniversal waste (UW) guidelines give facilities flexibility on how they handle listed wastes. But UW is still hazardous – it can’t…
Recent Shootings Warrant Review of Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Training
08.14.2019 Current EventsUnlike most types of safety training that employees use every day, active shooter directives are the kind that you hope…
Attention!
08.14.2019 Current EventsNASP understands that training your employees in the myriad of safety regulations can be challenging; busy work schedules often make…
OSHA Less Willing to ‘Negotiate’ on Fines: Average Penalty Rises 27%
07.15.2019 Current EventsHeads up! The cost of noncompliance with OSHA regulations just jumped 27%. This isn’t an increase in maximum fines which…
Two Notable RCRA Regulations on the Way
07.15.2019 ComplianceA final rule making aerosol cans a universal waste (UW) is due any day now. The EPA is working out the kinks…
Gig Economy Raises Safety Concerns
07.15.2019 Current EventsIn a gig economy, temporary, flexible jobs are commonplace and companies tend toward hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of…