OSHA injury News
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OSHA releases I2P2 white paper to convince businesses of program`s benefit
If you managed to take a look at our list of our Top 5 most popular blog posts from 2011, you might have noticed that I2P2 is kind of a big deal. If, on the other hand, that acronym means nothing to you, now is a good time to get better acquainted with OSHA’s propose Injury and Illness Prevention Program (get it? Two Is, two Ps…) Anyway, OSHA has kicked off the New Year by ...
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OSHA’s New Rule to Modernize Workplace Injury Data Collection Takes Effect
In 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and the agency about workplace hazards. On January 1st of this year, the new rule took effect directly impacting many employers. According to OSHA, the new rule requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and ...
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ABC Tree commits to safety, curbs fines with Intelex software
TORONTO—Courtesy of Intelex Technologies Inc.’s proven Safety Management Solutions, U.S. vegetation and utility management provider ABC Tree has been able to build a safer work environment and mitigate the impact of fines imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). ABC Tree, one of America’s largest and fastest-growing vegetation management and electric ...
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Top 5 most popular blog posts of 2011 from Intelex
Between sweeping new regulations, ambitious new OHS programs, and environmental controversy in the U.S. and Canada, EHS issues were top of mind throughout 2011. To wrap up a year that had no shortage of headlines, we’ve analyzed last year’s Intelex blog stats to determine the most popular posts of 2011. Without further adieu, here are the Top 5: I2P2, hazardous chemicals, high-risk ...
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OSHA Increases Encouragement of Whistleblower Claims – What Employers Should Know
On March 12 of this year OSHA issued a memorandum on "Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies & Practices" to address its increased focus on whistleblower enforcement. With this growing focus on embracing the whistleblower, employers must now ensure that they provide employees an avenue for reporting workplace incidents free of any negative repercussions and recognize that ...
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OSHA holds stakeholder meeting on injury and illness prevention programs
On Monday, July 20, 2010, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held the fourth of five scheduled Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) stakeholder meetings. OSHA held the informal, information-gathering meeting for all interested parties as part of its development of a rule intended to reduce injuries and illnesses in the workplace by proactively addressing ...
By Acta Group
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Room Alert Supports OSHA’s New 2024 Compliance Standards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration isn’t wasting any time, starting off the new year with much anticipated stricter compliance standards regarding worker safety. As of January 2nd, 2024, certain employers in high-hazard industries must submit more injury and illness information to OSHA. OSHA’s new reporting requirement applies to a wide ...
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VelocityEHS Reminds EHS Professionals of approaching OSHA recordkeeping and reporting deadlines
VelocityEHS, the leading cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, is reminding safety professionals that the annual OSHA Recordkeeping Standard deadline for posting a summary of serious injuries and illnesses in their facilities during 2016 is approaching fast. The summary must remain posted in a facility location clearly visible to employees and new ...
By VelocityEHS
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How OSHA Inspections Work: What Employers Can Expect and How to Prepare
Occupational Safety and Health Administration is committed to fair, strong, and effective enforcement of safety regulations in the workforce. The federal agency has been actively working for more than two decades in over 50 US regions. The aim is to educate employees and guide them about staying safe in the workplace. The agency trains employers to implement righteous policies that can help in ...
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