OSHA General Duty Clause Explained

OSHA General Duty Clause Explained Many employers are unaware of OSHA’s general duty clause which essentially states that employers must identify and correct any health or safety hazards even if those hazards aren’t covered under an existing OSHA standard (aka “law”). Companies who fail to manage this responsibility put their employees at risk for serious injuries and even fatalities, and their companies at risk for huge fines and penalties as well as potential civil and criminal liabilities. OSHA’s General Duty [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:55:41-05:00April 17th, 2016|OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on OSHA General Duty Clause Explained

Employee Complaints Trigger OSHA Inspections

Employee Triggered OSHA Inspections Here is a very critical stat that every business owner in a high hazard industry, such as manufacturing, construction, or industrial services, needs to know: Between 2009 and 2013, an average of 20% of all inspections were triggered by an employee complaint. The percentage of employee triggered inspections rose to 24% last year and that’s because OSHA takes these complaints very seriously and is responding by doing more and more follow up inspections. Keep in mind that [...]

By |2021-09-09T14:36:29-05:00March 30th, 2016|Good To Know, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on Employee Complaints Trigger OSHA Inspections

OSHA Safety Training in Austin, San Antonio, Houston & Dallas Texas

Berg Compliance Solutions is your OSHA safety training expert in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, throughout Texas and beyond. An educated workforce positively affects your company’s safety culture, helps prevent serious injuries and fatalities, helps reduce your workers compensation costs and accident rates as well as avoid OSHA fines penalties for noncompliance in Texas. Berg Compliance Solutions develops and delivers safety training for specific OSHA standards and customizes training programs to meet the specific needs of your company. Whether you [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:51:14-05:00March 27th, 2016|Good To Know|Comments Off on OSHA Safety Training in Austin, San Antonio, Houston & Dallas Texas

Common Small Business OSHA Compliance Mistakes

If you own, or work for a small manufacturing, construction, energy or industrial services business, this article definitely applies to you. I used to own and manage 2 small energy service companies. One provided operations & maintenance services to utility scale wind farms throughout the US, and the other provided vacuum tanker and frack tank services to the oil & gas exploration industry in south Texas. My employees were exposed to significant health & safety hazards on a daily basis. [...]

By |2020-06-01T16:58:28-05:00March 25th, 2016|Good To Know|Comments Off on Common Small Business OSHA Compliance Mistakes

Top 10 OSHA Compliance Mistakes & Lessons Learned by a Small Business Owner

If you've followed over from my LinkedIn post, see the first of the Top 10 OSHA compliance mistakes made and lessons learned below....  And thanks for reading. Dual Tasking An Existing Manager With OSHA Compliance Duties Once I committed to implementing an OSHA compliance program, I quickly realized that I lacked the time, and knowledge to do it all on my own. I was always involved and active but needed help, so decided to delegate these responsibilities to my [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:50:49-05:00March 24th, 2016|Good To Know|Comments Off on Top 10 OSHA Compliance Mistakes & Lessons Learned by a Small Business Owner

The #1 OSHA Compliance Mistake Made By Small TX Construction Companies

The #1 mistake that small Texas construction companies make when trying to manage OSHA compliance is dual tasking Project Managers or Superintendents with both building/managing projects and OSHA compliance. This mistake primarily involves general contractors, but can impact trade contractors too. Don't get me wrong, PMs and Supers are the "eyes and ears" at your projects and can therefore play a key role in safety management, but it's unrealistic to expect them to manage everything by themselves and keep your company out of trouble with OSHA [...]

By |2024-02-04T16:56:36-05:00March 23rd, 2016|Good To Know, OSHA Health & Safety, Safety Training, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on The #1 OSHA Compliance Mistake Made By Small TX Construction Companies