Safety Services Company

JANUARY 7, 2013

Injury & Illness Prevention Program Highlights OSHA’s 2013 Priorities. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada.

Injury 59

Injury OSHA Safety Regulation 59

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The company partners with end users from the top of the hierarchy and work together to explore options that address each level on the way down to PPE to help eliminate and reduce injuries through non-PPE changes.

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Innovation Products Safety Housing 296

FDR Safety

OCTOBER 24, 2018

A program that specifically rewards a low recordable rate can cause employees to hide injuries or incidents out of fear of damaging the recordable rate. If the employer believes that employee conduct could have directly led to an incident or injury, they should test all employees involved, not just those who reported injuries.

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OSHA Accidents Injury Safety 120

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 10, 2012

WILG president talks workplace injuries. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Boyd, president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group.

Injury 55

Injury Compensation Insurance Employment 55

FDR Safety

AUGUST 21, 2018

According to OSHA, it is estimated that employers pay an estimated $1 billion PER WEEK in direct costs resulting from workplace illness or injury. If more injuries are prevented, the price of direct costs will drop. This is where a company can really feel the financial impact of a workplace injury. Indirect Costs.

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Safety Injury Compensation Accidents 136

Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Hardware Stores. Meat and Fish Markets.

Injury 57

Injury OSHA Employment Regulation 57

FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. OSHA argued that the injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 logs created reasonable suspicion of hazards which suggested the existence of violations.

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Inspections OSHA Injury Safety 120

FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. OSHA argued that the injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 logs created reasonable suspicion of hazards which suggested the existence of violations.

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Inspections OSHA Injury Safety 120

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A fact sheet recently released by the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan public policy re search institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, states that the Alberta Government is understating the numbers of workplace injuries that occur each year.

Injury 48

Injury Union Safety Compensation 48

FDR Safety

APRIL 4, 2018

Whether hiring directly or using a 3rd party company, hiring the right safety professional will increase the likelihood of developing a Safety Culture while decreasing the risk of injuries, accidents, and violations. For a FREE consultation, please contact Jake Snyder, Vice President at FDRsafety.

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Safety Accidents United States Risk 174

Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Hardware Stores. Meat and Fish Markets.

Injury 48

Injury OSHA Employment Regulation 48

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. Points to Ponder: It is the contractor’s responsibility to create a work area and zone free from hazards that could cause injury or harm to persons or property. Question: Who should be held liable, if anyone?

Construction 120

Construction Safety Software Software 120

FDR Safety

JULY 25, 2018

Without a documented procedure, a serious injury is waiting to occur. Jim Stanley is one of the nation’s most respected occupational safety consultants. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. What’s often missed and not understood is the in-between, where tasks are not minor servicing but LOTO is not feasible. Former No.

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Employment OSHA Feasibility Safety 120

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Recent cases (both OSHA and personal injury) suggest that industry’s quest to mandate employee performance may ignore the real world where workers encounter variables, and strict interpretation of the policy would literally prevent the work from being done. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Safety OSHA Injury Feasibility 136

FDR Safety

APRIL 21, 2016

Employers should pay close attention to OSHA’s recent revisions to its enforcement procedures on injury reporting, particularly those dealing with Rapid Response Investigations, which the agency frequently asks companies to conduct after a reportable injury. This caveat swallows any protection promised by the rule.

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OSHA Inspections Injury Employment 120

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Total rate (Case rate for days away Since 1992, US businesses, governmental agencies, and industry have substantially reduced the number of recordable injuries. equipment, training, programs), we may not be identifying and targeting the hazards and exposures that can most often lead to serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs).

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Risk Safety Injury Statistics 120

FDR Safety

JANUARY 6, 2016

Does the suggested or mandated OSHA abatement reduce risk of injury to your employees? Way too often, I find situations where the suggested or mandated abatement does not actually reduce risk of injury and sometimes significantly increases risk. Does the suggested or mandated OSHA abatement interfere with production and/or maintenance?

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OSHA Agreement Risk Injury 120

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Whether our risk assessment Train-The-Trainer sessions or consultation on specific issues, our team of Senior Advisors can help. I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.”

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Risk Safety Feasibility Foundation 223

FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

Other signs suggest that the property owner or organization believes the caution provides some degree of indemnification in the event of an injury. The sign issues a warning but ultimately parents and children are left to their own best guess as to what might actually cause an injury. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

Safety 120

Safety Risk Injury Feasibility 120

FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

Other signs suggest that the property owner or organization believes the caution provides some degree of indemnification in the event of an injury. The sign issues a warning but ultimately parents and children are left to their own best guess as to what might actually cause an injury. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

Safety 120

Safety Risk Injury Feasibility 120

Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Black & Veatch Construction has established a strategic partnership with OSHA to reduce workers’ exposure to hazards and the likelihood of serious injuries at the Columbia Energy Center Air Quality Control Systems Project site in Pardeeville, Wis. November 8, 2012. read more

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OSHA Safety Injury Wisconsin 69

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 29, 2018

OSHA’s new electronic recordkeeping rule requires employers to submit a 300A form, a record of the company’s recordable injuries and illnesses for the year, by December 31 every year. Those who aren’t sure about the requirement should consult OSHA or a legal expert to ensure they’re following federal law.

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Industrial Construction Employment Contractors 200

FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

OSHA sees great opportunity because your industry does realize finger injuries and amputations that are not realized in other companies where operators have automation and/or engineered safeguards to protect the point of operation. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. We can help. The post Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit?

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OSHA Feasibility Fabrication Risk 149

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 4, 2014

A frequently overlooked resource for improving your workplace safety is to take advantage of the OSHA consultation program. This free program offers an on-site consultation and analysis of your safety programs and practices. When you contact your states consultation office, they will schedule a visit to tour your workplace.

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OSHA Consulting Inspections Safety 67

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

With slips, trips, and falls constituting a significant percentage of workplace injuries, including 67 percent occurring on level surfaces, achieving and maintaining an appropriate COF is critical for user safety. Chris Bennett, CSC, iSCS, CDT, is a concrete consultant in Portland, Ore. and B101.4.

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Concrete Design CSI AIA 105

Safety Services Company

JULY 19, 2018

Essentially, exposure is defined as being within a distance of a hazard where injury could predictably occur. Note : The National Society for Blindness Prevention recommends that emergency eyewash stations and first aid instructions for eye injuries be placed in all potentially hazardous locations. First Aid for Eye Injuries.

Safety 88

Safety Injury Accidents Risk 88

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. The company called us to come in and evaluate some of their work stations where they seemed to be getting the most injuries from repetitive motions.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Injury 120

ENR Construction

MAY 5, 2023

Worker injuries and accidents remain a significant challenge in the construction industry.

Consulting 36

Consulting Accidents Injury Safety 36

Construction Equipment

MAY 9, 2013

to reduce workers'' exposure to hazards and the likelihood of serious injuries on the University of Chicago William Eckert Research Center Project. The Illinois On-Site Consultation Program of the Illinois Department of Labor is also participating in the partnership.' O''Neil Construction Co.

Chicago 54

Chicago OSHA Illinois Injury 54

FDR Safety

MARCH 11, 2019

I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” For a FREE consultation, please contact us. If you do not have a written procedure (safe operation, machine specific lockout, shutdown, etc.)

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Foundation Safety Risk Visualization 120

FDR Safety

MARCH 11, 2019

I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” For a FREE consultation, please contact us. If you do not have a written procedure (safe operation, machine specific lockout, shutdown, etc.)

Safety 120

Safety Foundation Risk Visualization 120

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 1, 2012

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. The rate of fatal work injury for U.S. Fatal construction injuries are down nearly 42 percent since 2006.

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Injury Safety United States Statistics 52

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. OSHA extends temporary fall protection measures again. OSHA put these temporary enforcement measures in place Sept.

OSHA 67

OSHA Residential Guidelines Safety 67

Construction Marketing

JULY 30, 2019

You can also consult building contractors because they interact more often with plumbers in their industry. Besides that, if they are insured, you can be sure they will not become a liability in case they suffer an injury in the process of doing their job. Alternatively, you can use the internet to find plumbers near you.

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Contractors Insurance Compensation Liability 120

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Each year more than 150,000 people across all industry sectors injury their hand in some manner. Keys to glove selection.

Accidents 57

Accidents Injury Safety United States 57

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 9, 2013

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. OSHA issues plan to target high risk workplaces. The SST plan is based on the data received from the prior year’s ODI survey.

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OSHA Risk Plans Injury 50

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Per OSHA’s regulation 29 CFR 1904, employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. For example, accidentally reporting an injury that did not occur on the jobsite or reporting a cut or scrape that isn’t a recordable accident could have dire consequences. What is EMR?

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OSHA Accidents Injury Compensation 62