Back in 1984, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a regulation requiring that truck wheels be stripped of rust and debris before mounting a tire. Easier said than done, the industry moaned at the time. Labor was less costly then, but wire brushes and elbow grease weren’t going to cut it.
OSHA wants you to train your workers in Hazard Communication, and wants you to do it by Dec. 1 of this year. The trick? It’s a totally new curriculum. Hazard Communication — more commonly known as the “Right to Know” rule about hazardous chemicals in the workplace — is the most frequently cited rule in OSHA.
Employee education and managerial support are vital steps toward preventing the dangerous practice of distracted driving.
WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it is accepting comments until June 27, 2012.
WILMINGTON, DE - OSHA and the Delaware Safety Council will deliver training and educational programs on roadway flagging safety and defensive driving, specifically targeted to business and corporate fleet operations.
In two decades of chronicling the history of fleet management, I have seen interest in fleet safety ebb and flow. In an annual survey I conduct of fleet managers, they rated fleet safety as their No. 2 concern, right behind the cost of fuel. Why the renewed interest in fleet safety? More and more fleet managers are reporting an uptick in preventable accidents. In addition, fleet managers are feeling pressure from other corporate departments to increase fleet driver safety.
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration this month posted an alert on its website reminding employers that OSHA publications and posters, including the "OSHA Workplace Poster," are available free to business owners at www.osha.gov/pls/publications/pubindex.list.
Gerard Scannell, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor and head of OSHA, talks about a proposed standard on safety training of fleet drivers, which was drafted to reduce job-related vehicle fatalities.
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