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As Fuyao Glass America Inc., a manufacturer in Moraine, Ohio, learned the hard way when faced with over $700,000 in fines, being unprepared for a Site-Specific Targeting (SST) program inspection can...

You’ve probably heard by now that OSHA has launched the new Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) program, which changes the way they will target employers for inspections in 2019. OSHA will use Form...

Now is the time of year when employers should be submitting their OSHA 300A forms electronically to OSHA, which makes for a perfect opportunity for a quick audit of 2018 OSHA logs.

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OSHA has announced that they will be using the illness and injury records submitted electronically by employers for calendar year 2016 to create the Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) inspection...

Starting July 1, 2018, OSHA began requiring employers to electronically submit work-related injury data for review. The deadline for submission going forward is March 2 annually, which is coming up...

California is paving its own path when it comes to the OSHA electronic recordkeeping rules, which the Trump administration relaxed on July 30, 2019. With the recent call to suspend the electronic...

In a not-so-surprising initiative, the Trump administration along with OSHA has made the decision to roll back part of their Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule. With this...

Hand in hand with the workplace, there is OSHA. For decades, OSHA has required employers to track any instance of work-related injury or illness in an OSHA log. Now they have taken things one step...

Last week, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued a standard interpretation clarifying its position on the new recordkeeping rule’s anti-retaliation provisions. OSHA’s...

Looking at the number of days employees stay at home due to a work-related illness or injury is one piece of the safety puzzle, but what about the others? There are two other components that should...