Category Archives: OSHA

Worst Case Scenario – National Claims and a Painful Ergonomic Settlement

Posted on January 30, 2013 by mavity2012

This is a sobering Blog.  There are legitimate workplace safety concerns involving ergonomic issues in many industries, but how would you like to be on the receiving end of the attacks described below?  Let’ discuss the most recent development in … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget to Post That OSHA 300A Summary By This Friday, February 1!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by mavity2012

Don’t Forget to Post That OSHA 300A Summary By This Friday, February 1! It always amazes me that such an admittedly dry subject creates so much interest. Today, we held the first of two Firm webinars today on the nuts and bolts … Continue reading →

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Not Sexy, But It Is Important: Top 10 OSHA Crane Standards Cited

Posted on January 23, 2013 by mavity2012

Thanks to Jim Goss, one of the best safety Professionals I know, for the list below of common OSHA Crane Citations.  1. 1926.1428(a) Signal person not qualified 2. 1926.1425(c)(3) Materials not rigged by a qualified rigger 3. 1926.1428(a)(3) No documentation … Continue reading →

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OSHA WILL Go After You If They Don’t Like Your Policies On Discipline For Not reporting Injuries

Posted on January 17, 2013 by mavity2012

OSHA Region V recently gave a presentation on their focus on retaliation cases, including an intense scrutiny of rules and discipline related to failure to timely report workplace injuries. These comments reflect the OSHA National emphasis  I keep harping about … Continue reading →

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Wash Your $!&# Hands! Employers and the Flu

Posted on January 11, 2013 by mavity2012

The CDC reports that the current flu season will be the worst one in recent years. On January 9, news outlets carried stories about the City of Boston declaring a state of public health emergency and of Chicago hospitals having … Continue reading →

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Confusion About Safety Incentive Plans – Legal or Illegal?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by mavity2012

Questions about Safety Incentive Plans have resurfaced in a number of discussions and blogs because of OSHA’s steadily increasing rhetoric against safety incentive programs that rely on injury data and/or whose incentives OSHA deems to be of sufficient magnitude to … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding Of Counsel

Posted on January 7, 2013 by mavity2012

My Las Vegas partner, Mark Ricciardi, recently posted the Fourth Part of his Blog on “Ten Reasons to Find a New Labor Employment Attorney.” I respect Mark’s opinions because he maintains some of our most enthusiastic clients. Over the next … Continue reading →

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OSHA’s Latest Regulatory Agenda Suggests Few New Regulations In 2013

Posted on December 28, 2012 by mavity2012

OSHA tardily published its Fall Regulatory Agenda on December 21.  The Administration did not even publish the Spring Agenda, and commentators for management and labor have described the dates as bearing little relationship with temporal reality as we know it. … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Safety Hazard – Domestic Violence

Posted on December 19, 2012 by mavity2012

  The Hidden Safety Hazard – Domestic Violence Date: November 1, 2012 By Betsy Weintraub (Former Prosecutor)   As the holidays are approaching, you notice that Susan, one of your longtime employees with a near perfect attendance record, has missed several … Continue reading →

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OSHA Can Now Connect the Dots and Track Your Company’s Inspection Trends

Posted on December 12, 2012 by mavity2012

OSHA has long been hampered by its difficulty in coordinating between different Federal Area Offices and State Plans. Inspections at companies or construction contractors with many locations tend to be viewed one work site at a time, other than for … Continue reading →

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