Posts Tagged ‘OSHA’
How Much Does a Workplace Accident Cost You?
Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion in 2014, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data are available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). How can a workplace accident affect your company? Let’s break it down by…
Read MoreOSHA’s Electronic Injury Reporting – Now Available
OSHA launched their Injury Tracking Application on August 1, 2017 to help employers who are affected by OSHA’s rule requiring electronic submission. This allows employers to electronically enter their required 2016 injury and illness data from Form 300A. What does this mean? Users will be able to manually enter data into a web form. Users will…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Drivers Safe on the Road
Why does workplace motor vehicle safety matter? Millions of workers drive or ride in a vehicle as part of their jobs, and crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States. Who is at risk? All workers are at risk of crashes, whether they drive light or heavy vehicles, or whether driving…
Read MoreNational Safety Month Week 4: Don’t Just Sit There (Focusing on Ergonomics)
If you have back pain, you’re not alone. About 80% of the U.S. population will experience back pain issues at some point in their lives, and 31 million will experience low-back pain at any given time. Most of these cases are not caused by serious underlying conditions, but from actions like improper lifting technique. How…
Read MoreSafe + Sound Week 2017
This week is a nationwide event led by OSHA called “Safe + Sound Week.” What Is Safe + Sound Week? A nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces. Why…
Read MoreJune is National Safety Month – Week 1: Stand Up to Falls
Did you know that June is National Safety Month? Observed annually, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes and communities. The National Safety Council focuses on different, but equally important, topics each week. The first week’s topic is “Stand Up…
Read MoreThe ROI of Safety: Effective Management System
In virtually every industry, workplace injuries and illnesses occur daily. When occupational injuries and death are looked at annually, on a national level, the cost is staggering. Injury costs are like icebergs. Just as ninety percent of the typical iceberg lurks unseen beneath the surface of the water, surprisingly high unanticipated costs lurk beneath every…
Read MorePosting Requirements for OSHA Final Rule
We recently posted about OSHA’s announcement of their Final Rule, which requires employers to electronically submit the injury and illness data that they are already required to record on their on-site OSHA injury and illness forms. But we want to elaborate more on the requirements. What will this information be used for? This requirement is issued in…
Read MoreOSHA’s Final Rule
OSHA has released a final rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 18th. This rule is to help clarify that the duty to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses is an ongoing obligation. “The amendments add no new compliance obligations and do not require employers to make records…
Read MoreWhy Care About Fall Protection?
Fall Protection has been the most frequently cited OSHA standard for six consecutive years now. According to the US Department of Labor, falls account for 8% of all work-related trauma injuries leading to death. “The Top 10 [frequently cited standards] gives employers a place to start for finding and fixing hazards,” said Patrick Kapust,…
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