Management Is COVID-19 Considered A Recordable Case For OSHA Recordkeeping Purposes? Many employers are currently asking themselves an important question: Do I need to record employee cases of COVID-19 on...
Management The Importance of Managing Contractor Risk In March of 2008, a beef processing facility in Arkansas was destroyed by a large fire and series of...
Management Project Planning with Contractors In today’s world, we find ourselves in a rush to be productive and get things done. As technology continues...
Management OSHA Issues Guidance for Recording COVID-19 Cases On April 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued interim guidance for recording cases of COVID-19. ...
Management OSHA Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage Due to COVID-19 Pandemic In a new memorandum, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance...
Management What is Prequalification and Can’t I Manage it In-House? Through a prequalification process, it is important for a client company to gather information about the contractors, suppliers, and...
Management Leading Indicators OSHA recently announced that it is moving away from relying on past employer safety statistics, or lagging indicators, and...
Management Young Worker Safety With the end of the school year upon us and summer fast approaching, young workers will be flooding the...
Safety Hazard Communication Pitfalls Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s hazard communication standard have often landed near the top of the administration’s citation...
Management Understanding OSHA: State Plans The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) encourages individual states to take responsibility for OSHA administration and enforcement within...
Management The General Duty Clause The OSH Act requires that an employer maintain a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing...
Management Promulgation of New Standards The OSH Act requires that a covered employer must comply with specific occupational safety and health standards, as well...
Management OSHA Update: Electronic Filing Recordkeeping Update The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is rolling back the previous requirement for establishments...
Management Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Summary of 2017 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries On Tuesday, December 18, 2018, in an Economic News Release, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) summarized the annual...
Company Appruv by SMI Safety Now Offering Online OSHA 10 & 30-hour Appruv, a leading provider of vendor management and prequalification services, is now offering online OSHA 10 & 30-hour and...
Safety Workplace Hurricane Preparedness & Response As category four Hurricane Florence makes its approach to the eastern coast of the United States, it is important...
Safety How to Participate in Safe + Sound Week, August 13-19, 2018 On August 13, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold their annual Safe + Sound Week...
