The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has much to say about how you need to keep employees safe when the winter winds are howling. Also, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws have spawned reams of rules on when you are obliged to pay workers...
Have you prepared your new OSHA 300A Form to be posted by February 1, 2015 yet? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that all employers who are required to maintain the OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses post a summary of...
On January 1st, a final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will take effect that will change the 2015 OSHA reporting requirements for injury and illness. This new rule adds to the number of situations in which...
As an employer, employee workstations and seating don’t often receive adequate attention unless a workplace injury has been reported. Additionally, adequate, suitable seating at work for active duties is a reasonable accommodation that an employee covered under the...
Many organizations dedicate minimal time, if any, to evacuation and workplace safety, unless they are engaged in a high risk industry. The mindset of “it will never happen to me,” or “that could never possibly happen here!” is a common reason...