Safety Compliance Insider gives you the practical, how-to help you need to protect your company and yourself from costly fines, penalties and litigation.
The biggest component of most safety budgets is training. So at many companies, the current economic recession has caused training budgets to come under strict scrutiny. Convincing senior management t... Read more
Why Informal OHS Programs Aren’t Enough, Even for a Small Workforce
A worker on a steel barge peered through a hatch and saw his co-workers and a supervisor “all piled up on top of each other” i... Read more
This Index lists all articles published in the Insider from Jan. to Dec. 2009.
ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS
“Brief Your CEO: No Safety Incidents ≠ Safe & Compliant Workplace,” 04/09, p. 14.
“Hazard... Read more
Simply providing safety training isn’t enough to ensure compliance; companies also must document their training efforts in case inspectors, regulators, prosecutors and courts demand proof that they... Read more
The purpose of incident investigations is to determine the root cause of the incident and identify corrective actions necessary to prevent it from happening again. The OHS laws of most jurisdictions r... Read more
Although random drug testing is illegal and random alcohol testing is problematic, it’s generally acceptable to test workers for either substance after they’ve been involved in a workplace inciden... Read more
Question: If a safety officer issues a stop work order to my company and my company appeals that order, do we still have to comply with the order while the appeal is being decided?... Click here for answer
Making ‘Green’ Jobs Safer for Workers
More and more consumers are demanding environmentally friendly products or products made using sustainable materials and processes. This increase in demand for “green” products and services has al... Read more
