Sunday, May 1, 2016

Do Not Overlook This One Last Deadline for GHS / Haz-Com

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When OSHA updated their Hazard Communication (aka Haz-Com) standard back in 2012, many employers jumped into action so they could meet the mandatory deadline for training their employees about the new GHS criteria for labeling containers and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). And most employers have been assembling the new SDS’s that are issued by product manufacturers and distributors.  And hopefully everyone has updated their in-house container labeling systems to reflect the requirements in the updated Haz-Com standard. But there is one more deadline that employers have hanging over their heads, and it’s coming up VERY soon.
  
OSHA has given employers a deadline of June 1, 2016 to . . .

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

OSHA Penalty Caps are Increasing - Significantly!

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With the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama will sign into law on Monday (11/02/15) the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. This means no more squabbling for the next two years about shutting down the government by threatening to withhold passage of the federal budget. Additionally, the White House claims this bill, which increases government spending and debt limits, will stimulate the nation’s economy. But nothing comes for free; passage of this Act also means your OSHA penalties will be going up – significantly!

 
Many people mistakenly believe that employers pay monetary penalties attached to federal OSHA citations directly to OSHA, making them a self-funded agency. But that is not true. The monies actually go . . .
  
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