by Emma Bryant | Dec 10, 2018 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
One OSHA Violation Could Lead to Several Citations If your workplace is fined for a single OSHA violation, that doesn’t always mean you’ll get just one citation. Sometimes multiple OSHA standards can apply to a single violation. This can double or even triple... 
by Emma Bryant | Nov 29, 2018 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Vision Protection, Wellness
Opportunity Cost & Employer Liability Employers are constantly faced with balancing convenience and efficiency with thoroughness and safety on their work sites, but there shouldn’t have to be a compromise between those essentials. Staying OSHA compliant is no... 
by Emma Bryant | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog, Hearing Protection, Silica
Changing Your Drills May Reduce Hearing Loss Each year, 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise on the job. Those who frequently drill concrete, such as construction or maintenance workers, are at the biggest risk of exposure to high levels of... 
by Emma Bryant | Nov 12, 2018 | Asbestos, Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Vision Protection, Wellness
New OSHA Program to Target High Injury & Illness Rates Last month, OSHA announced that they are bringing back Site Specific Targeting (SST) that will utilize the 2016 300A data that employers submitted electronically in 2017. This plan, effective on Oct. 16,... 
by Emma Bryant | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Wellness
Most OSHA Violations Remain the Same, Sans One Addition Last week, OSHA released its top 10 OSHA violations of 2018 list at the National Safety Congress in Houston, TX. The administration’s deputy director, Patrick Kapust, announced the results during the... 
by Emma Bryant | Oct 1, 2018 | Asbestos, Blog, Firefighters, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Uncategorized, Vision Protection, Wellness
Next Steps After OSHA Citations So you’ve been cited by OSHA. You’re probably worrying about hefty fines, loss of productivity, bad press, and, in some situations, complete operational shutdown. While all of these scenarios are quite possible, you’re not...