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 [...]
How To Build A Strong Safety Culture When we’re contacted by companies wanting help with safety, the conversation often starts with some variation of the following idea: “Our company just doesn’t take safety seriously enough.” “Nobody wears safety glasses or PPE” “Our employees often do dangerous things.” “We just don’t understand the importance of safety” The descriptions vary from person to person and company to company, but the common theme is the same, each is describing a lack of “safety [...]
Let's Talk Workplace Safety Training Programs So what exactly are OSHA’s health and safety training requirements? Unfortunately it’s not a simple answer because OSHA’s safety training regulations are actually fairly extensive, but we’ve done our best to summarize the most important points below. Before getting into the details, let’s quickly cover some very common mistakes that companies make when trying to manage safety training which can end up leading to lots of problems like serious injuries and major fines: Only [...]
Learn everything you need to know about OSHA Compliance & Guidelines in this comprehensive blog post In short, the answer is an emphatic “yes” because companies who fail to do so put their employees at needless and significant risk for serious injuries or even death, not to mention major fines and penalties that can literally run into the $10s or even $100s of thousands of dollars. Being negligent about safety can also put the company and ownership at risk for [...]
