THIS COMPLIANCE CENTER IS FOR YOU no matter what industry you’re in or how big your company is. The Section keeps you apprised of OSHA’s proposed Illness and Injury Prevention Program (I2P2) rule and helps you develop and implement the elements of an OHS management system, including hazard assessment, selection of safety controls, performance measurement, incident investigation, accident and near miss reporting, auditing, corrective action and reporting to management.
OSHA Makes Case for Injury Illness Prevention Program
OSHA hasn’t had much to say about the Injury Illness Prevention Plan (I2P2) in recent months. But if you thought that I2P2 was going away, think again.
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Ask the Expert: The Lowdown on I2P2
Will OSHA propose an Illness Injury Prevention Program standard and, if so, when?
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How to Use “Privilege” to Avoid Having to Disclose Safety Audit Findings to OSHA
Ongoing monitoring and auditing is essential to a safety program.The bad news is that in identifying the flaws and shortcomings in your program—or having an outside auditor do it for you—you’re creating a record that OSHA can use as evidence against you. Find out how to protect yourself...
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OSHA Issues I2P2 White Paper Ahead of Proposal First Look
Despite the combined efforts of employers, workers, unions, safety professionals and regulators, more than 4,500 workers lose their lives and more than four million are seriously injured each year.
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OSHA Forced to Pull Back on Safety Incentives Crackdown
OSHA criticized for citing employers for safety incentive abuses without providing guidance.
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10 Accident Investigation Pitfalls to Avoid
As a safety professional, you don’t need a lecture about the importance of complete and accurate investigations. But you might need advice to avoid the 10 most common mistakes that cause accident investigations to go awry:
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This Model Memo will help you plant managers that you can adapt to brief facility managers in the field and secure their cooperation in heading off repeat violation citation risks. Read More...
You can adapt the Model Policy below to establish a reporting regimen. Read More...
Tailor this policy to be consistent with the rest of your company’s policies on worker conduct, include it in your employee handbook or the like and give it to all workers.. Read More...
Here’s a Model Policy that you can use to ban cell phone use by workers who drive. Read More...
Ensure your contractors and subcontractors have read this policy before you put them to work. Read More...
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