Texas Workers Compensation Insurance Requirements

Texas Doesn’t Require Employers to Provide Workers Compensation Insurance In case you didn’t know, Texas doesn’t require companies to carry Workers Compensation insurance to protect their employees from workplace injury related costs.  Texas is the ONLY state in the country that doesn’t require employers to carry Workers Compensation insurance.  That’s right, the only state in the country. It’s a surprising fact and many Texans don’t even know about.  The situation can create devastating problems for injured workers and their families, [...]

By |2022-03-21T13:03:49-05:00May 3rd, 2017|Good To Know, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, State & Local Regulation, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on Texas Workers Compensation Insurance Requirements

Q1 EHS Regulatory Compliance Update

  It’s hard to believe that we’re already through the first quarter of 2017, but here we are.  A lot has happened during Q1 in regards to environmental, health and safety regulations and policy so I’ll do my best to cover the highlights in this blog post. Topics: ▪     OSHA Update: New Rules and Deadlines ▪     The Trump Effect on EHS Regulations ▪     EPA Office of Small Business Hosts TX Environmental Regulations Stakeholder Meeting To Discuss Potential Roll-Backs   OSHA Update: New Rules [...]

HSE Consulting Services

Berg Compliance Solutions, LLC is a 3rd party environmental, health and safety consulting business located in Austin, TX. We specialize in helping small manufacturing, construction and industrial services companies manage OSHA health and safety and EPA-TCEQ and Hazardous Materials Regulations. We specialize in helping small companies throughout Texas and beyond to manage environmental & hazardous materials compliance requirements. Our OSHA Health & Safety consulting services include: Mock OSHA Inspection Service Customized Health & Safety Training Written Program Development Turn-Key Outsourced [...]

Field Technician Safety Management

Many companies struggle with how to manage safety for their field service technicians This blog post will briefly explore these challenges and how to manage them. Managing service technician safety poses many unique challenges for companies who deploy technicians to field projects.  Often times these employees work and dispatch from home and rarely, if ever, report to the home office.  Once deployed, they often work in remote locations in very hazardous working conditions with little, if any supervision, which [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:51:14-05:00March 24th, 2017|OSHA Health & Safety, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on Field Technician Safety Management

What Happens After An OSHA Inspection?

This blog post is Part 2 of our “How To Manage an OSHA Inspection” series and discusses what to expect in the aftermath of the inspection. Part 1 discussed how to properly manage an OSHA inspection from when the inspector arrives at the front door, through to completion of the closing conference, and everything in between.  If you missed it, check it out HERE. Part 2 will discuss what to expect after the inspection, how to correct identified violations [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:51:14-05:00November 27th, 2016|OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on What Happens After An OSHA Inspection?

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