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Safety Alert: OSHA Update- Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing
December 29, 2021
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing for Employers with 100 or more Employees Any company with at least 100 employees that fails to comply with the ETS for Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing may be subject to fines up to $13,653 per serious violation. Keep in mind that OSHA fine increase each year in January by the rate of inflation. We can expect fines for serious violations to exceed $14,000 in 2022. If a company acts in “good faith” to…
MOREOSHA - Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing COVID-19 in Workplace
February 12, 2021
OSHA’s guidance encourages employers to implement a COVID-19 prevention program as the most effective way to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The guidance emphasizes employee involvement, communication and training as best practices. Per OSHA, important components of a COVID-19 prevention program include: .Assigning a workplace coordinator responsible for COVID-19 plan implementation. Conducting a hazard assessment to identify potential COVID-19 workplace hazards. Implementing measures to…
MOREAnother Top 10 OSHA List: Machine Guarding
June 22, 2020
Machine guarding appears number eight on OSHA’s 2019 top ten list of most frequently violated standards. Machine guarding received citations for 1,743 violations in 2019. Approximately 18,000 injuries and 800 fatalities occur each year from machinery operations that often lack proper or inadequate guarding. Today, machinery-related injuries exist as some of the worst in the industry. Workers become caught in machines and can suffer severe injuries such as crushed arms, legs,…
MORETop Citations by OSHA: No. 4 LOTO
April 16, 2020
Each year, Lockout Tagout (LOTO) ranks among the top 10 most cited OSHA violations. For the 2019 fiscal year, LOTO was number 4 with a total of 2,975 citations. Within the LOTO violations, the top 5 citations mainly involved training employees and following the proper LOTO procedures. LOTO procedures exist to control hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance of machines. Several different classifications of hazardous energy can present a hazard to employees: …
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