FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2014

He is author of a new book, “OSHA Recordkeeping Simplified.”. OSHA’s new recordkeeping rules on fatalities and serious injuries and illnesses are fairly clear, but they leave unresolved the confusion that many employers feel about the overall recordkeeping process. OSHA standards were meant to be the “heart” of the OSH Act.

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FDR Safety

MAY 19, 2016

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. OSHA ultimately intends to publish the forms on a searchable website open to the public.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 6, 2025

I recently reviewed a post by Heather MacDougall about where OSHA should go in the next four years. I personally visited every VPP site in Tennessee during my tenure with Tennessee OSHA and saw firsthand the cooperation between employees, employers, and unions who worked together to create a much safer and more healthful workplace.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Whether an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection of your workplace is triggered by a workplace injury, a formal complaint or a programmed, wall-to-wall inspection, being prepared for it will help limit exposure and defend against any citations that may be issued.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

OSHA has tightened the rules on reporting in-patient hospitalizations resulting from work-related injuries. 1, employers must notify OSHA of work-related fatalities within eight hours, and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye within 24 hours. OSHA Recordkeeping' As of Jan.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

For the last few years, OSHA has been seeking to expand its powers as the enforcer of safety regulations. The proposed rules would, among other things, prohibit discipline against employees for reporting injuries and illnesses as part of OSHA’s recordkeeping process. Enforcement OSHA Recordkeeping'

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 30, 2014

T he Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that workers should never be required to work under conditions that are dangerous to their health or safety. b)(2)].'

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Most safety hazards fall into one of four main categories, and OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, targets these with specific precautions. The term “OSHA Focus Four” refers to these top categories of hazards that cause physical and financial loss on job sites.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 1, 2017

OSHA recently announced another delay in the deadline for employers to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data to the agency. As a brief recap, the revised recordkeeping rule requires employers with 250 or more employees to submit their OSHA 300A Annual Summaries for each separate establishment by December 15.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 23, 2019

The memorandum essentially states that OSHA has added Unmanned Aircraft Systems, commonly known as drones, to their toolkit for conducting safety inspections. It’s our recommendation to allow OSHA to inspect your job site, whether drones are involved or not. What does the memorandum really say? Learn more here.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

One of the most significant OSHA actions of 2016 was issuing guidance on drug testing, injury reporting and safety incentive programs. OSHA threw a curve ball to employers with its recent guidance on drug testing, injury reporting and safety incentive programs, leaving companies wondering how to respond. By Andrew Kaake.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

OSHA is seeking to significantly expand its powers over recordkeeping by effectively adding five years to the time it can issue citations. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed that OSHA has six months under its statute of limitations to issue a citation for alleged recordkeeping violations.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 19, 2017

An OSHA review of facilities with well-established injury prevention policies found that, in addition to reducing the number of injuries, companies saw improved regulatory compliance, reduced costs and improved public reputation.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 27, 2021

One area of change that will affect thousands, if not millions of employers comes in the form of OSHA regulation and enforcement. It is reasonable to expect an overall increase in OSHA enforcement including the following: Expect OSHA to increase staffing under President Biden. How can employers prepare for Biden’s OSHA?

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On average, two construction workers die of work-related injuries every day in the United States. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) categorizes falls, caught in- or-between, struck-by and electrocution as the “Focus Four” construction hazards responsible for most jobsite incidents.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

OSHA National Emphasis Program Amputations Prevention Effective 12/10/2019. OSHA Intent: . OSHA Focus: OSHA believes the failure to apply machine guarding techniques and control energy hazards during service and maintenance activities are primary causes of amputations. FDRsafety Can Help: We Conduct Mock OSHA Audits.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 27, 2017

What a difference a few months can make, as can be seen with changes at OSHA. A review of recent issues of OSHA’s “Quick Takes” newsletter highlighting important agency news paints a different picture of OSHA than newsletters from last fall. OSHA pilots expedited whistleblower review process.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 4, 2022

Powered industrial trucks (PITs) like forklifts are widely used throughout many industries, but they can also be the source of serious injuries. This includes essential info on PIT hazards, compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) PIT Standard, operator training and much more.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

The most important step to take before an OSHA inspection even takes place is selecting a company representative. The company representative is the individual charged with representing the company’s interests during an OSHA inspection. training records, OSHA 300 logs, written program etc.)

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 1, 2016

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 50,000 "struck by falling object" OSHA recordables every year in the United States. That is one injury caused by a dropped object every 10 minutes. But how many dropped object accidents go unrecorded?

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FDR Safety

JULY 12, 2016

OSHA’s new, misguided requirement for detailed electronic reporting of injury and illness data by employers has come under legal challenge by a coalition of trade associations, employers and an insurance company. OSHA contends that such programs may encourage the under-reporting of illnesses and injuries.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 16, 2013

OSHA’s proposal to publish online the workplace injury and illness reports from companies with more than 250 workers may at first blush sound like a good idea in this age of transparency, but there are some good reasons not to do this. The logs contain statistical data on injuries and illnesses, but provide no insight as to the cause.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 5, 2018

OSHA record keeping was introduced in the 1970’s with the goal of creating safer workplaces. While a good and helpful idea, OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates may be too much of a focus for many companies, while off the job injuries often go unaddressed. These injuries occurred off the job.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 5, 2018

OSHA record keeping was introduced in the 1970’s with the goal of creating safer workplaces. While a good and helpful idea, OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates may be too much of a focus for many companies, while off the job injuries often go unaddressed. These injuries occurred off the job.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 4, 2016

has been cited by OSHA in the injury of an employee hit by a split rim tire when the tire exploded during servicing. OSHA has fined the dealership $62,355 because it “failed to provide adequate training and safeguards to protect employees while they serviced rim wheels.”. Crown Equipment Corp.,

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Construction Dive

JULY 21, 2019

OSHA has recommendations for protecting workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses but no formal national standard.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 22, 2016

All affected employers need to finalize their OSHA 300 log data about work-related injuries and illnesses that required medical treatment beyond first aid. When completing these forms, it is important to know some of the most common OSHA recordkeeping mistakes that could result in enforcement action. It’s that time again!

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This past August, OSHA officially launched its Injury Tracking Application (ITA), ending months of delays and uncertainty surrounding the compliance date of OSHA’s “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” (aka Electronic Reporting) rule.

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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. The post Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit? All of these production issues are part of your reality.

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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 then appealed to the Eleventh Circuit. 2 at OSHA, former VP of Safety and Health at AK Steel. United States v.

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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 then appealed to the Eleventh Circuit. 2 at OSHA, former VP of Safety and Health at AK Steel. United States v.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 26, 2016

. New OSHA drug testing guidance further tightens restrictions on employers’ ability to test workers who report injuries, making it more difficult for companies to maintain a drug-free workplace. In addition, OSHA says, if drug testing is done, it has to be capable of “measuring impairment at the time the injury or illness occurred.”

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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.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports slips, trips and falls comprise nearly 25 percent of all reported accident claims, including roughly 12,000 accidental deaths every year in the United States. Employers are placed in a difficult position.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

OSHA Audits can be nerve wracking, tedious, and costly for any business. Rather than being caught off guard by the findings of OSHA during one of their audits, we highly recommend that you implement Mock OSHA Audits into your regular safety program. Identify the weaknesses of your safety program.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 20, 2015

New OSHA recordkeeping rules that went into effect this year are creating confusion among employers about the definition of an amputation and how to quickly determine if an incident that occurred after work hours is actually work-related, according to an article in Business Insurance magazine. and a former OSHA assistant secretary of labor.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 27, 2016

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. 18, is OSHA’s response to a 2012 U.S.

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