Where is the OSHA Regulatory Agenda?
Well, it is about that time of the Fall/Winter when we should be expecting the new Regulatory Agenda from OSHA. In the last agenda, which was published in April, we saw a total of 6 regulatory items withdrawn a and few items introduced. I would not expect OSHA to withdraw any additional rulemaking items in this edition, though it is obviously theoretically possible for that to happen. There are currently 3 items at OMB for final rule review which include Ergo Reporting/MSD Co
Traffic Light Cameras – Results a Mixed Bag?
City of West Palm puts in traffic light cameras to find that the number of crashes of decreased as expected – and hoped. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the number of rear-end crashes increased. That makes sense considering that people will naturally react to traffic lights by slamming on the breaks, thereby causing the car behind to crash into them as an unintended consequence. It’s only been about 9 months since city installed the cameras, so maybe there is some
OSHA Finds Another Prometrix Safety Consulting Client “In-Compliance” After Multiple Safety and Heal
Another Prometrix Safety Consulting client has recently completed multiple inspections with each one being closed out as “in-compliance” (no violations). By the way, these were long-term inspections — not in/out on the same day. To get this news on a Friday and after a long week… let me tell you… it feels pretty darn nice! We normally don't like to reference specific times when this happens for various reasons. We are, however, very proud of our track record in helping client
OSHA's Cooperative Agreements – Proposed Rule Comments
The following was submitted as part of the record for the rulemaking on Cooperative Agreements. The comment period closed on 11/2/2010. The opportunity to submit an official public comment into the record is appreciated. Prometrix Safety Consulting is a professional services firm with expertise in OSHA compliance and training, strategic planning, and business development. The vast majority of employers understand that they have the legal obligation to provide their employees
