Are you worried about the possibility of actually showing up in your lobby for a surprise inspection? And you're not sure exactly what to do or how to prepare for that possibility? That sounds like you don't feel bad because you're definitely not alone, and you've come to the right place because I put together this series of videos called How to Pass Your OSHA Inspection. And in this edition of the series, I'm going to talk about [...]
Hello and welcome. Okay, so are you worried about the possibility of OSHA showing up at your front door for a surprise inspection and not really sure how to prepare for that possibility? If so, don't worry, because I'm going to share with you everything you need to know about the OSHA enforcement process, and more importantly, how to get prepared so that you can pass any inspection and stay out of trouble. But before [...]
Our OSHA-Safety Program 5 Step Checklist Welcome and thanks for checking out this blog post. This cheat sheet will outline the 5 basic steps you’ll need to take to achieve OSHA compliance. When you’re ready to start building your OSHA compliance program, keep this guide close by and check each step off as you go. Let’s break them down, shall we? Step 1: Conduct a Workplace Assessment The first step in building a safety program is to conduct an assessment [...]
The Top 10 Construction Safety Violations Day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year, OSHA inspects and fines small construction companies across the country for the same violations, which often adds up to $10s or even $100s of thousands worth of fines per inspection. Unless you're sure that your projects are keeping up, it’s vital that you take action and get prepared. With that in mind, here are the Top 10 construction violations that you [...]
OSHA Lockout/Tagout - The Control of Hazardous Energy Standard Let’s take a deep dive into one of the most critical, complex and often mismanaged OSHA safety standards: The Control of Hazardous Energy standard, otherwise known as “Lockout/Tagout” or “LOTO.” The Standard was developed to help protect workers from the accidental release of stored energy in equipment during maintenance or service operations. A common misconception regarding LOTO is that it only applies to electrical energy. Not true, it applies to any [...]
Learn How and Why To Label Hazardous Waste Containers Throughout my 25 years working in the hazardous waste industry I’ve learned that the most obvious and common sign that a company isn’t properly managing their hazardous waste obligations is failure to properly label waste containers. In other words, if a company isn’t labeling properly, it almost always means that the company isn’t managing their other EPA/RCRA requirements either, including determining their generator status, completing waste determinations, training employees, developing waste [...]
