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OSHA just sent letters to 15,000 companies advising that their accident rates were substantially above average. While the letters don’t specifically say so, this likely means an inspection is on the way, especially given OSHA’s recent push on enforcement. There …
OSHA just gave notice of what at first glance might seem to be a small step – but one that signals the beginning of a long walk down the wrong path. OSHA’s gave notice that it is proposing to revise …
If there were any doubt that OSHA meant business when it said it was stepping up enforcement of recordkeeping rules, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis dispelled it with her reaction to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO …
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OSHA has announced the list of industries that will be targeted under its one-year program that will intensively ramp up recordkeeping enforcement. The program concentrates on industries with traditionally high accident rates. Within those industries, companies that have reported low …
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Bob Sands posted a question that may be on other readers’ minds about my earlier blog entry on OSHA’s new emphasis on recordkeeping. Is the collection of real-time accident evidence/documentation (photos, video, audio etc.) a detriment or benefit to a …
If luck doesn’t go your way and your company receives a recordkeeping inspection as part of OSHA’s new one-year National Emphasis Program (NEP) that has just started, the inspection will have three main components. 1) Records review of: All available …