Last summer we received a call from the owner of a small Texas manufacturer who got inspected by OSHA and had just received the letter below. This is a 24 point laundry list of virtually all OSHA standards that apply to a typical manufacturer, and the company was in violation of all of them. How overwhelming! The owner was in a state of panic and didn’t know what to do, and unfortunately we were the ones who had to tell [...]
Last summer I received a call from the owner of a small Texas manufacturer who got inspected by OSHA and had just received the this letter: It was a 24 point laundry list of virtually all OSHA standards that apply to a typical manufacturer, and the company was in violation of all of them. The owner was in a state of panic and didn’t know what to do, and unfortunately I was the one who had to tell them it [...]
OSHA answered this question in a press release issued this week: They will come after the offender until they collect, plus penalties! Just ask Vasilios Saitis, owner of Altor, Inc. a construction company in New Jersey who was found in contempt of court, and was not only forced to pay the original $412,000 OSHA fine for multiple safety violations, but also $30,000 in penalties, not to mention all of the legal fees that accrued during extensive litigation. This statement [...]
Hello my name is Russell Carr, and I’m the founder and president of our company. If you’ve had any time to research us, you might already know that I founded Berg Compliance Solutions, after struggling for years trying to manage environmental, health and safety with 3 of my small contracting business and later noticing that I definitely wasn’t alone in this struggle. Our company mission is to help small companies manage environmental, health and safety regulations and related [...]
Is outsourcing your environmental, health and safety compliance a good option for your company? It's very common for companies to outsourced their legal, accounting and IT needs and services, but many companies don't even know that outsourcing EHS compliance is an option... but it is. Now that you know it's an option, why would you consider it? Did you know that companies who fail to manage OSHA, EPA and state environmental and hazardous materials compliance put themselves at risk [...]
Did you know that the average OSHA inspection results in $30,000 - $80,000 in fines, but can exceed $100 or even $200,000 in many cases? Could your company survive this? Our Assured Compliance service has helped many small companies to achieve compliance and avoid these risks. Is your company ready if OSHA shows up tomorrow? Click Below to take our short Risk Score Card survey to instantly see how your company stacks up. It only takes a [...]
