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 [...]
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 [...]
Business Owners Who Fail to Manage OSHA Compliance Face Potential Criminal Prosecution Many business owners aren't aware that they can be held criminally responsible for intentionally failing to manage OSHA safety regulations if this negligence results in a workplace fatality. These cases demonstrates that The DOL (Department of Labor, OSHA is a department within DOL) & DOJ (Department of Justice) may actually be following through on their initiative announced in December, 2015 to begin holding business owners directly and criminally [...]
We received a call recently from the owner of a small manufacturer which was unlike any call I’d ever received before, for several reasons. The person started by explaining that they had been inspected by OSHA the previous day, and had just received an emailed letter from the inspector which contained 24 issues that required response within 7 days. Given our experience dealing with OSHA enforcement, I was very surprised to hear that the inspector was asking about [...]
This is a question we hear all of the time: Do generic on-line, videos, & CD-ROM safety training courses meet OSHA’s standards? In other words, if your company uses these generic training platforms will it suffice to protect your employees from your specific workplace safety hazards (hint, hint) and protect your company from OSHA fines. Etc.? colleagues discussing financial data in the office OSHA’s guidance on this issue isn’t crystal clear but we did a little research and [...]
