All Blog Posts Tagged 'OSHA' (8)

Solution Provider Dealership Safety Concerns Aren’t Only About Recalls

Life at a dealership is hectic. There are so many pieces moving simultaneously that it can seem as if you’re living in a real-life version of the classic video game “Frogger,” continuously ducking, dodging and weaving your way through the dealership -- just as everyone else is. Combine sales, service and customer activity, and that brings the risk to personal safety to a…

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Added by Chris Miller on February 28, 2018 at 9:45am — No Comments

Solution Provider KPA Announces Revised Emergency Response Course, Also Available in Spanish

Lafayette, CO (PRWEB) April 30, 2012 - KPA’s online Emergency Response Course is designed with the goal to educate every worker to correctly respond in the event of five classes of emergencies. This revised course is required by OSHA and EPA, and it is required annually for every employee.…

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Added by Patric Timmermans on April 30, 2012 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Solution Provider OSHA Announces Major Restructuring of Whistleblower Protection Program

by Motyka Johnson

While OSHA’s 2012 funding remains relatively flat, the organization has proposed major budgetary shifts to the Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program (OWPP). This is part of a strategy to encourage more employees to report alleged workplace violations.

You can read the full press release…

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Added by Brian Torrez on March 12, 2012 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Solution Provider OSHA 300 Logs 2012

by Motyka Johnson

The deadline to post OSHA 300 logs was February 1, 2012. If you haven’t posted yet, don’t panic. You might be exempt. This short video walks you through the record keeping requirements and many exemptions. The video focuses on federal OSHA guidelines; some state agencies may have different requirements. Check…

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Added by Brian Torrez on February 17, 2012 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Solution Provider Migraines from Safety Glasses?

by Motyka Johnson

Everyone knows that eyes are more vulnerable to accident and injury than any other part of your body. Just one small, even microscopic foreign particle can do serious or…

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Added by Brian Torrez on February 8, 2012 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Solution Provider A Few Things You Should Know About OSHA’s Pending I2P2 Requirements

by Eric Schmitz

This month OSHA published a whitepaper on Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (I2P2). Leading up to this publication, there has been a lot of regulatory activity around I2P2. Shortly after proposing a federal standard for I2P2 in 2010, OSHA held a series of stakeholder meetings on the subject. In this…

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Added by Brian Torrez on January 23, 2012 at 12:52am — No Comments

Solution Provider Safety not a priority at dealerships?

EHS Today, a magazine dedicated to the management of risk in the workplace and environment, announced 12 companies have been named to the 2010 list of America's Safest Companies. Does it surprise you that no auto dealer made this list? My guess is that…

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Added by Patric Timmermans on June 27, 2011 at 5:12pm — 2 Comments

Solution Provider Another $49,000 OSHA citation; are you taking additional precautions?

Sometimes, good businesses make bad decisions. Small businesses are especially vulnerable to bad decisions in using substandard safety processes and systems. During a recent OSHA visit, an auto parts and used car dealer store in Urbana, Illinois learned the value of investing in safe operating conditions the hard way. Bill Smith Auto Parts, Inc. was fined $49,000 for a…