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Category Archives: OSHA
Do You Really Know How To Manage an OSHA Inspection?
From my friends at SafetyBLR.com: August 30, 2013 By Howard Mavity, partner, Fisher & Phillips, LLP Many articles on handling OSHA inspections provide the same basic guidelines and little explanation of why an employer should take certain steps. Readers already … Continue reading
More On Ellen Widess’ Resignation as Cal-OSHA Head
Yesterday, we broke the news on our Fisher & Phillips LLP Workplace Safety Blog that Ellen Widess had abruptly resigned as head of Cal-OSHA. We reported: September 4, 2013 08:57 by Howard Mavity I just learned from Fred Walter at … Continue reading
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How Do You Protect Employees Away From the Company?
Many employees work alone at a customer’s site or on the road with no immediate supervision or the presence of a safety professional to check for hazards. Many employees, such as journeymen electricians and NCCCO crane operators are trained to … Continue reading
9 Things You Absolutely Must Do if You Have an OSHA Inspection
9 Things You Absolutely Must Do if You Have an OSHA Inspection by Howard Mavity on Aug 27, 2013, 9:09 AM | 0 Comments inShare16 By Howard Mavity Readers already know to take photos whenever an OSHA … Continue reading
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OHS Online: More About “Why Do Employees Choose To Get Hurt?”
OHS Blog: Why Do Employees Choose to Get Hurt? August 1, 2013 05:13 by Howard Mavity Despite having handled nearly 500 workplace fatalities, I once found myself hanging three stories from a gutter because I had wedged a piece of … Continue reading
New Labor Secretary, NLRB Point to More Activist Workplace Regulation
From TLNT, one of my first reads each day, along with EHS Today and the WSL. I’m always flattered to be picked up by folks of this caliber. New Labor Secretary, NLRB Point to More Activist Workplace Regulation by Howard … Continue reading
Can You “App” Yourself To Safety Success?
Safety “apps” are a hot topic. Even techno-challenged souls use apps to spot check noise, avoid heat stress, or conduct basic safety inspections. Even OSHA announced in January, “Winners of an OSHA App Challenge.” While recently teaching in the AGC’s … Continue reading
Man Bites Dog – OSHA Style
OSHA enforces more whistleblower laws than any other agency and has made whistleblower protection one of its principal goals. So it grabs your attention when you read “Whistleblower Wins $820,000 Settlement Against OSHA.” OSHA’s foremost official overseeing injury record keeping … Continue reading
The 50 People Who Most Influenced EHS in 2012-13
My thanks to EHS Today Magazine for selecting Ed and me to EHS Magazine’s 50 People Who Most Influenced EHS in 2012 – 2013. We really appreciate the acknowledgement and hope that we can do even better in 2013 – 2014. The … Continue reading
OSHA Gets It Right On Temporary Workers – Part II
I have been surprised to see so little commentary on the outgoing Deputy Assistant Secretary’s April 29 announcement of OSHA ramping up its focus on Temporary Workers. Ed talked a bit earlier this week about OSHA’s new initiative and I’ll … Continue reading
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