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Revised OSHA GHS Standard Deadline is Dec 1: Are You Ready?

UPDATE: This blog post was originally published several years ago, and yet still many companies are unaware of this major chemical safety update, yet alone complying with it. Everything stated below is still true and any employer who uses chemicals should carefully review these requirements and ensure that they're meeting all requirements. CLICK HERE OR CALL 512-457-0374 FOR YOUR FREE HAZCOM CONSULTATION (From an OSHA Fact Sheet Publication) OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the [...]

By Russell Carr|2021-08-19T17:19:04-05:00September 22nd, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off

OSHA can fine General Contractors if Their Subs Are Not in Compliance

OSHA POWER BRIEF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 10, 2013 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello, Welcome to the first installment of our new OSHA Power Brief series. The series is designed to help educate and inform local business owners and managers regarding vital OSHA compliance, enforcement and regulatory issues that significantly impact the construction industry, and individual businesses. With so many rules & regulations that apply to the construction industry, and ongoing rule and enforcement changes, it's difficult to keep up and it is not [...]

By Russell Carr|2024-02-04T16:51:28-05:00September 16th, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off

Can Your Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier Manage Your OSHA Requirements?

There is a very common misconception among business owners and managers that their Workman’s Compensation insurance provider’s loss control services will address all of their company’s OSHA health & safety compliance requirements. Although it’s true that these loss control services are valuable and should be utilized to help prevent workplace accidents, they fall far short of ensuring that the insured business is OSHA compliant. Here’s why: 1) State Laws Don’t Require That WC Loss Control Services Provide OSHA Health [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T12:38:50-05:00September 2nd, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off