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OSHA Consulting Services - Upcoming OSHA 10 Hour Class
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Accurate reporting. Inspectors will be looking carefully at employer records to ensure accuracy and compliance. They'll also be examining safety incentive programs, In many cases are doing more harm than good by creating incentives to conceal worker injuries. OSHA inspectors will be scrutinizing incentive programs in the future to ensure that they aren't discouraging workers from reporting injuries and illnesses. "If an injury isn't reported, the safety professional—you—cannot investigate the incident and nothing can be learned from it."
Increasing penalties. To make enforcement more effective, more inspectors and "more power to penalize employers who ignore their legal and moral responsibilities." We believe that as things stand now OSHA's powers to penalize employers are too weak.
Congressional action. The Protecting America's Workers Act, now under consideration in Congress, would give OSHA the power to:
- Raising the ceiling on OSHA fines
- Increasing criminal penalties and criminal liability for employers who knowingly endanger workers
- Expanding the rights of workers'
- Strengthening whistleblower protections
Updating PELs. Many of the permissible exposure limits now in effect are based on 1950s-era science that no longer applies to 21st century workplaces, "Thousands of new and potentially hazardous chemicals have been created in the last half-century and we haven't kept up. We don't have enough effective standards for employers or their workers. This has to change."
Revising requirements. OSHA has proposed a rule to revise and remove outdated, duplicative, or inconsistent requirements. The Standards Improvement Project (SIP) III is designed to help keep standards current and help employers better understand regulatory duties.
Hard-to-reach workers. OSHA is also focusing on at-risk workers who speak little or no English. "We are reminding employers to comply with OSHA requirement that they must present information about workers' rights, safety and health training materials, information and instructions in a language that their workers can understand. OSHA inspectors are to check for this during site visits to be sure that employers are complying."
Let Bailey Safety help you comply, Safety will increase your bottom line!
OSHA 10 Hour Class (2- half days classes)
November 8th Time 7:30am to Noon
November 9th Time 7:30am to Noon
Call 817-614-9911 Today, Limited Seats Available!
Scaffolding training will be conducted in this OSHA class,
one of the top violations in Residential Construction.
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