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 [...]
Hello and welcome. All right, so are you trying to decide whether or not to give a safety speech at your company, but maybe you're not sure If it's a good idea, not sure what to say, or if it'll even work? We'll stick around because I'm gonna tell you everything you need to know about safety speeches so you can decide exactly what to do. I've given safety speeches in the past, and I've also spent [...]
Hello and welcome. All right, so if you're trying to decide whether or not to hire a full-time safety manager, but you're not really sure if your company actually needs one, or if you're even ready to make that step, then don't worry because you've come to the right place, because I'm going to walk you through all the key considerations that you need to be aware of and think about, so that you can make a well-informed [...]
Do you own or work for a small manufacturing or industrial facility who's struggling to understand and manage the long list of complex and ever changing environmental, health and safety regulations that impact your business? If so, you're not alone and you've come to the right place, our channel is here to help! Hello, my name is Russell Carr, founder of Berg Compliance Solutions and EHS academy, and in 2022 I decided to reboot our channel to focus [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
