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Weekly Safety Meeting – OSHA’s Record-Keeping Update

Weekly Safety Meeting – OSHA’s Record-Keeping Update

OSHA’s Record-Keeping Update OSHA’s updated recordkeeping rule expands the list of severe injuries that all employers must report to OSHA. Establishments located in states under Federal OSHA jurisdiction must begin to comply with the new requirements on January 1, 2015. Establishments located in states that operate their own safety and...

Safety Tip of the Week – OSHA’s Record-Keeping Update

Safety Tip of the Week – OSHA’s Record-Keeping Update

OSHA’s Record-keeping Update OSHA’s updated record-keeping rule expands the list of severe injuries that all employers must report to OSHA. Establishments located in states under Federal OSHA jurisdiction must begin to comply with the new requirements on January 1, 2015. Establishments located in states that operate their own safety and...

Safety Meeting – Trench Safety

Safety Meeting – Trench Safety

  Trenching Safety A trench is defined as a narrow channel, deeper than it is wide and made below the surface of the ground. A trench can be up to 15 feet wide. An excavation is any man-made hole or trench that is made by removing earth. Trenching is recognized...