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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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OSHA Fails to Collect Fines

OSHA Fails to Collect Fines

05.11.2020 Current Events
OSHA failed to collect $19.1 million in fines during Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019, according to a Department of Labor…
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OSHA taking ‘good faith’ into account when issuing citations during COVID-19 pandemic

OSHA taking ‘good faith’ into account when issuing citations during COVID-19 pandemic

04.24.2020 Current Events
Coronavirus OSHA Inspections Violations Washington — “Good-faith efforts” by employers to comply with worker safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic should be…
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COVID-19 Survey: How Does Your Business Compare to Industry Trends?

COVID-19 Survey: How Does Your Business Compare to Industry Trends?

04.09.2020 Current Events
NASP recently sent out a survey to safety professionals across the country asking for input on how the Coronavirus has…
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Where EPA Regulators Will & Won’t Bend During COVID-19 Crisis

Where EPA Regulators Will & Won’t Bend During COVID-19 Crisis

04.09.2020 Current Events
Coronavirus is placing an onus on businesses whose operations are curtailed or are running overtime due to critical demand. How…
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Screening Employees for COVID-19

Screening Employees for COVID-19

04.09.2020 Current Events
To help protect the public against the spread of COVID-19, some states, and many employers have implemented employee screening procedures…
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

04.03.2020 Current Events
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to…
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New Research Shows the Use of Masks for All Citizens Can Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

New Research Shows the Use of Masks for All Citizens Can Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

04.03.2020 Current Events
Research is showing that the use of face masks (even homemade) can reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Take…
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Effective Now: New legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effective Now: New legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

04.02.2020 Current Events
Effective Now: New legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week the federal government released official details about the…
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COVID-19 and Your Workforce

COVID-19 and Your Workforce

03.11.2020 Current Events
At this time, with approximately 29 deaths in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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CSB Approves New Rule on Accidental Release Reporting

CSB Approves New Rule on Accidental Release Reporting

03.11.2020 Current Events
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) approved its final rule on accidental release reporting, which will now…
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Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Fake OSHA Training

Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Fake OSHA Training

03.11.2020 Current Events
An Ohio construction company owner pleaded guilty to mail fraud involving fake OSHA training certificates. Ron Craig Estes, owner of…
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Maximum OSHA Penalties Increase for 2020

Maximum OSHA Penalties Increase for 2020

02.13.2020 Current Events
Maximum OSHA fines bumped up 1.76% as of January 16th, 2020, to adjust for inflation. The new maximums are: $134,494…
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