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Checkout our new video explaining everything you need to  know about OSHA's TRIR & DART In this blog post, we'll define and discuss two critical safety performance metrics that you need to understand in order to maintain OSHA compliance, reduce workplace injuries, and reduce the risk for OSHA fines and penalties and enforcement inspections: - TRIR: Total Recordable Incident Rate - DART: Days Away from work, days of Restricted work activity, and/or days of jobs Transfer Why [...]

The purpose of the Hazardous Waste Manifest is to track hazardous waste from the generator site until it reaches the facility where it will be stored, treated or disposed of.   The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest is a form that is required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) for all generators, regardless of their generator status, who transport hazardous waste to an off-site facility for recycling, storage, treatment or disposal. The waste manifest is [...]

Environmental consciousness is increasingly important in the business and manufacturing world, but the regulations you need to follow can be complex and overwhelming. Just the same, you know you need to be proactive about your environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs in order to keep pace in your industry. What do you do when the expense of a full-time environmental compliance specialist is out of your reach? A partnership with Berg Compliance Solutions can solve your EHS planning and [...]

Staff Level EHS Consultant Position, Austin, TX Senior and Staff Level EHS Consultant Positions in Austin, TX We are currently seeking experienced and qualified individuals who understand OSHA rules, regulations and standards as they apply to general industry and construction activities, and are able to apply this knowledge to train and consult with our customer base.  Ideally, the individual also possesses environmental compliance experience as it relates to hazardous waste management/RCRA, Storm Water Pollution Prevention, and Air Permit rules & regulations.  DOT compliance [...]

Berg Compliance Solutions offer the most comprehensive OSHA health and safety consulting services in Central Texas. CLICK HERE or call 512-457-0374 to learn more about our health and safety consulting services.

The recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 allows for significant increases in OSHA civil penalties and fines by factoring in adjustments for inflation, retroactively to 1996.  And the bill apparently allows for continued increases in OSHA fines for future costs of inflation. Since 1990 maximum OSHA fines for "Other Than Serious" and "Serious" was $7,000 and the maximum for "Willful" and "Repeats" was $70,000 but not anymore... Sec. 701. Civil monetary penalty inflation adjustments. Section 701(a) establishes the short [...]