Did you know that the average OSHA inspection results in $30,000 - $80,000 in fines, but can exceed $100 or even $200,000 in many cases? Could your company survive this? Our Assured Compliance service has helped many small companies to achieve compliance and avoid these risks. Is your company ready if OSHA shows up tomorrow? Click Below to take our short Risk Score Card survey to instantly see how your company stacks up. It only takes a [...]
Agenda for Environmental Compliance & Risk Seminar Date: October 7th, 2019 Time: 8am – 4:15 pm Location: Norris Conference Center, 2525 West Anderson Lane, #365, Austin, TX 78757 The seminar will cover which Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) & Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laws & regulations apply to Texas manufacturers, how to manage them, and the significant liabilities companies face when failing to do so. Hosted and organized by Berg Compliance Solutions, LLC in conjunction with Austin Regional [...]
Business Owners Who Fail to Manage OSHA Compliance Face Potential Criminal Prosecution Many business owners aren't aware that they can be held criminally responsible for intentionally failing to manage OSHA safety regulations if this negligence results in a workplace fatality. These cases demonstrates that The DOL (Department of Labor, OSHA is a department within DOL) & DOJ (Department of Justice) may actually be following through on their initiative announced in December, 2015 to begin holding business owners directly and criminally [...]
We received a call recently from the owner of a small manufacturer which was unlike any call I’d ever received before, for several reasons. The person started by explaining that they had been inspected by OSHA the previous day, and had just received an emailed letter from the inspector which contained 24 issues that required response within 7 days. Given our experience dealing with OSHA enforcement, I was very surprised to hear that the inspector was asking about [...]
It's easy to assume that all environmental, health and safety consulting companies are basically the same, but it's not true. For example some consultants only focus in one area, typically either safety or environmental compliance, but rarely both. Some consultants are "one person shops" whereas others staff an entire team of experts. Some consulting companies charge by the hour, whereas others offer fixed fee costs. Some EHS consultants tend to work with only large companies, while others focus on [...]
This is a question we hear all of the time: Do generic on-line, videos, & CD-ROM safety training courses meet OSHA’s standards? In other words, if your company uses these generic training platforms will it suffice to protect your employees from your specific workplace safety hazards (hint, hint) and protect your company from OSHA fines. Etc.? colleagues discussing financial data in the office OSHA’s guidance on this issue isn’t crystal clear but we did a little research and [...]