Category Archives: OSHA

Howard’s Weekly Wrap Up – February 4, 2018

Posted on February 5, 2018 by mavity2012

Mercifully, last week was not filled with big legal developments, so we’ll visit a few practical observations on safety compliance and managing OSHA Inspections. Because safety professionals in particular, and managers in general, need to know more than their narrow discipline, … Continue reading →

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Four Steps for Managing Employees from Afar (from Construction Business Owner)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by mavity2012

Follow these steps to avoid OSHA violations and ensure your workforce values safety and professionalism regardless of who is watching. Written by: Howard Mavity Published: June 1, 2014      A CEO friend of mine was trying to exit a … Continue reading →

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Two New Webinars: Bullying, the NLRB and Its War On Employer Rules and “Live From the AGC National Safety Committee Meeting.”

Posted on June 25, 2014 by mavity2012

Dealing With Workplace Bullying And Misconduct While The NLRB Challenges Your Rules Join us for a Webinar on July 24 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/137864872 A quarter of American Workers claim to have been seriously … Continue reading →

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Union Calls For May 15 Fast Food Workers Strike In 26 Countries

Posted on May 9, 2014 by mavity2012

Fast food workers are difficult targets for union organizing efforts, but it’s simply too large a market for unions to ignore.  Moreover, the fast food industry is an easy target for demands for a “living wage” and attacks on the use … Continue reading →

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What To Do When the Supervisor Breaks the Rules

Posted on April 7, 2014 by mavity2012

My Supervisor Violated the OSHA Standard. What Do I Do Now? From SHRM Atlanta Supervisors are supposed to set the tone, provide on-the-job training and consistently enforce safety processes.  What happens when the supervisor is the one who breaks the … Continue reading →

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Will GM’s Car Recalls Encourage Whistleblower Claims?

Posted on April 3, 2014 by mavity2012

During this week’s discussion about GM’s auto recalls, OSHA also released a Fact Sheet and guidance on “Filing Whistleblower Complaints Under The Moving Ahead For Progress In The 21st Century Act (MAP21).”  I’m willing to bet that most of you … Continue reading →

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9 Things you Absolutely Must Do if You Have an OSHA Inspection

Posted on April 2, 2014 by mavity2012

by Howard Mavity Senior Partner, Fisher & Phillips Readers already know to take photos whenever an OSHA Compliance Officer takes shots, and a few other standard labor lawyer recommendations, but I’d like to take a moment to talk about “why” we … Continue reading →

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Good Reminder of Your Haz Com/GHS Obligations – Don’t Miss Them.

Posted on February 18, 2014 by mavity2012

Hazcom Training: Don’t Panic The deadline for covered employers to train workers on the GHS formatting passed on Dec. 1, 2013. But if you fear roving bands of OSHA inspectors banging on doors to identify GHS scofflaws, don’t hit the … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Your Store’s Most Common OSHA Violations?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by mavity2012

Most retail employers, even large companies with hundreds of branches, do not much worry about being inspected by OSHA; let alone cited.  It’s not that these employers are disinterested in their employees’ safety, it’s just that they have rarely experienced … Continue reading →

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The EEOC and OSHA Are Expanding Their Focus To the Whole Company … All of It.

Posted on February 7, 2014 by mavity2012

An EEOC “systemic” investigation can be as miserable as a class action lawsuit for employers.  As we have discussed before, the EEOC has encouraged its management and investigators to scrutinize single claimant EEOC charges for possible expansion to a burdensome … Continue reading →

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