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Basic ladder rules can avoid OSHA violations

August 6, 2015

OSHA’s standard on ladder safety — 1926.1053 — was among the top 10 most-cited violations in fiscal year 2014, with 2,911 citations and 2,267 inspections within that timeframe in all industries.

Basic ladder rules can avoid OSHA violations

Benita Mehta

August 3, 2015

OSHA’s standard on ladder safety — 1926.1053 — was among the top 10 most-cited violations in fiscal year 2014, with 2,911 citations and 2,267 inspections within that timeframe in all industries.

Groceries should be labeled — not people

Ask employees to “do” something, not “be” something

Timothy Ludwig Ph.D.

August 3, 2015

Labeling is quite popular in modern business.

Create dissonance to advance safety

David Sarkus MS, CSP

July 1, 2015

You may have strong personal and professional convictions about an issue; however, you feel you have to act in another way — and that way doesn’t align with your beliefs or values.

Scaffolding violations put workers at risk

Excessive loads & bad weather can lead to falls

Maureen Paraventi

July 1, 2015

Workers performing tasks while on scaffolding can be exposed to fall hazards involving considerable height, a factor which makes scaffolding-related violations especially serious.

Training trips up many employers

Frequently-cited rules often have training components

Maureen Brady

June 1, 2015

Training is an essential component of many of the standards set by OSHA that are most frequently violated year after year.

Electrical Safety: A shockingly common hazard

Preventable tragedies show need for electrical safety

Maureen Paraventi

May 27, 2015

Violations related to electrical hazards led to 2,192 citations (from 1,681 OSHA inspections) and a total of $2,817,950 in penalties in 2014, making 1910.303 the eighth most frequently cited standard, according to the agency.

Electrical Safety: A shockingly common hazard

Preventable tragedies show need for electrical safety

Maureen Paraventi

May 1, 2015

Violations related to electrical hazards led to 2,192 citations (from 1,681 OSHA inspections) and a total of $2,817,950 in penalties in 2014, making 1910.303 the eighth most frequently cited standard, according to the agency.

The danger of preoccupied pedestrians

Put down your cell phone and other tips

Joe Moore

May 1, 2015

Pedestrian injuries and deaths are alarmingly high — especially among kids, teenagers and seniors.

Hazardous Energy: Keep it under control

Critical requirements employers must follow

Maureen Brady

April 1, 2015

OSHA standard 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) covers the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment in which the unexpected energization or startup of the machines ,/p>