From the sudden surge of out-of-office emails to the ransacked aisles of school supplies, all signs point to the sad fact that summer is drawing to a close. If you’re a football fan, however, the end of summer isn’t all bad news: it means NFL season is right around the corner. Time to break out […]
To help employers understand the workplace injuries, OSHA has created a handy calculator. We decided to give “$afety Pays” a $pin and see if workplace injuries really cost as much as OSHA would have you believe. You’ve got to hand it* to the folks at the Occupational Health and Safety Administration: they deal with things […]
Inflation: great for balloons and car tires, not so great for business owners. Just as they did last year, Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalties have increased in 2018. The increases are the result of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, which requires federal agencies such as OSHA to to […]
On December 29, 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law, calling it “probably one of the most important pieces of legislation” ever passed by Congress. In a nutshell, the Act says workplaces must be “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical […]
Among all the talk about a looming government shutdown, you may have missed another federal shutdown, which happened earlier this month.
In June 2016—the midst of one of the most tumultuous presidential races in US history—Bloomberg BNA reported the following: “A Donald Trump presidency wouldn’t spell the end of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration altogether, but it would almost certainly mean less enforcement and practically no rulemaking.”
Hello and goodbye, Volks rule. In April, President Donald Trump signed a joint resolution passed by the US House and Senate nullifying a short-lived regulation enacted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The OSHA Volks Record keeping Rule required employers to retain injury and illness records for five years. The rule was issued December 16th 2016 and went into effect January 18th 2017. Because of its short tenure it was eligible for the Congressional Review Act (CRA) which gives congress 60 legislative days to vote down certain […]
In 1985, aluminum manufacturing company Alcoa was relatively unremarkable. Yet, between 1986 and 2000, its market value increased from $3 billion to $27.5 billion. [Note – this post is an oldie but goodie – it’s a great case study that still rings true today. Enjoy!]
In 1985, the aluminum manufacturing company Alcoa was an unremarkable one. However, from 1986 to 2000, its market value increased from $3 billion to $27.5 billion. How? By focusing on one employee compliance issue: workplace safety. Paul O’Neill believed that in order to be a world-class company, it first needed to be the safest. When […]
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