Management Contractor Worker Orientation Overview Most companies have some form of new employee orientation. When hiring new employees, the importance of introducing them...
Management Certificate of Insurance (COI) Management Any organization that has contractors performing work at their facilities understands the importance of ensuring that contractors have insurance...
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 Tips for Implementing Contractor Management The use of contractors can be both a great opportunity and a challenge and it can also bring risk...
Management Why Contractor Prequalification and Management Common Challenges Organizations have high standards for most aspects of their operations, and that includes safety. You take compliance...
Management Common Risks Contractors Bring to a Business Hiring contractors to complete construction and maintenance work is common, which means the contractor and client relationship is an...
Management OSHA Revises Guidance for Recording COVID-19 Cases On May 19th OSHA issued new enforcement guidance regarding an employer’s obligation to record cases of COVID-19 on the OSHA...
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 Managing Contractors During the Coronavirus Pandemic These are unprecedented times. As the Coronavirus continues to spread across the country, organizations are doubling down on their...
Management Environmental Management Systems An Environmental Management System, such as ISO 14001, is based on a very simple premise: general management concepts. A...
Management Using EMR to Qualify Contractors Experience modification rate, or more commonly EMR, is a metric that has been used by many industries for the...
Management Economic Impact on Workplace Incident Rates On December 23, 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a comparison report related to the number of occupational...
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 Contractor Management A recent article titled Understanding the Contractor Management Paradox in the May 2019 issue of Professional Safety (PSJ) stressed the importance of contractor management....
