ABC's of Inspections
Recently, at the SE Mine Safety and Health Conference, Sam Pierce, the new District Manager for the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) Southeast District, provided the mine industry with a...
View ArticleKudos To Groups Making A Difference: Safety Conferences and Education Efforts
Those of you who follow the F & P Workplace safety blog or the howardmavity.com site know that I try to generate new product every few days but have of late been conspicuously silent. Part of the...
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Let's Talk Forklift Safety
I saw some really good posts on forklift safety last week and want to share them below. Much like fall-protection and struck-bys in construction, the distribution and manufacturing employer cannot...
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Q & A of Safety Professionals Attending July 17 AGC Safety Committee Meeting
Live From The AGC Of America National Safety Committee Meeting Join us for a Webinar on July 17 Space is limited.Reserve your Webinar seat now Howard Mavity will host three nationally regarded safety...
View ArticleSTAFFING AGENCIES BEWARE: OSHA’S NEW POLICY MEMORANDUM HIGHLIGHTS OSHA’S...
STAFFING AGENCIES BEWARE: OSHA’S NEW POLICY MEMORANDUM HIGHLIGHTS OSHA’S ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES WITH RESPECT TO TEMPORARY WORKERS.By Todd Logsdon and Andrew SwaffordOn July 15, 2014, Thomas Galassi,...
View ArticleStaying Calm and Prepared for Ebola Issues
I remember the near hysteria and the lack of clear workplace and public health guidance when I began receiving questions about responding to AIDS in the workplace in 1984. If you have forgotten how...
View ArticleWednesday Workplace Ebola Update
The addition of monitoring efforts of West African travelers entering the U.S. after they leave the airport may relieve some people but concern others. From a labor lawyer's perspective, this approach...
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Quotes from EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference Session on Construction...
A consistent theme of this year’s EHS Today Safety Leadership Conference, and at every safety conference at which I’ve spoken this year, is everyone’s frustration with relying on recordable injuries to...
View ArticleDispatches From the ABA OSHA Midwinter Committee Meetings - OSHA Updates
The annual ABA Midwinter OSHA Committee Meeting always provides insight into where OSHA, MSHA, the DOL Solicitors and other agencies will be heading. As a frequent speaker and longtime member of this...
View ArticleSTOP ASSOCIATING STRUCK-BYS HAZARDS WITH HIGHWAY WORK.
No. I’m not proposing a Mad Max road war against highway workers. However, we’ve got to expand our analysis and look for struck-by hazards in work settings other than road work. We must recognize the...
View ArticleNew OSHA Directive to Assist in Early Resolution of Whistleblower Complaints
On August 19, 2015, OSHA issued new policies and procedures (Compliance Directive: CPL 02-03-006) for applying a new process for resolving whistleblower disputes. This directive is OSHA’s attempt to...
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