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OSHA extends record-keeping liability to five years

FDR Safety

Employers are now liable for potential problems with their OSHA-required records of work-related injuries and illnesses for five years after the occurrence of any violation, under recently revised regulations, and may need to revise their record-keeping practices. The new regulation, which takes effect Jan.

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OSHRC Decision on Controlling Employer Responsibility

FDR Safety

as the controlling employer for a fall protection violation. After several hours, one subcontractor employee working on the third level of the scaffold fell 25 feet, sustaining serious injuries. Suncor did not contest that it was a controlling employer but argued that it did not have constructive notice of the violative condition.

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OSHA proposes delaying recordkeeping rule, and may change it

FDR Safety

The recordkeeping rule , put in place in May 2016 with an effective date of July 1 of this year, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness forms to OSHA, which the agency said it would then publish on a searchable website open to the public. The requirements raised significant concerns among many employers.

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OSH bill would increase penalties, expand coverage

FDR Safety

Expanding criminal liability to make willful violations causing death or serious bodily injury a felony rather than a misdemeanor. Create new liabilities for “site-controlling” employers at multi-employer worksites. Even a substantially revised and weakened PAWA could make important modifications to the OSH Act.”.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. any one employer could have in their facility. Cases like this leave us asking “what can be done?”.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

In recent months, we at FDRsafety have been surprised at the number of cases involving injuries resulting from falling objects. In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. any one employer could have in their facility. Cases like this leave us asking “what can be done?”.

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October 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Off-the-job accidents: hidden costs to employers. Off-the-job accidents: hidden costs to employers. Employers may be missing that point as well, losing an opportunity to keep workers safe and avoid the significant costs to their companies that come with off-the-job injuries. Motivating workers to be safe – 24/7.

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