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Safety strategies

 

Thirteen Strategies Every Employer Should Implement
to Improve Safety, Reduce OSHA Penalty Exposure, And
Improve Company Profits While Protecting Its Reputation/Brand
 

OSHA under the Obama administration was much more focused on enforcement and increased use of National Emphasis Programs (NEP) and expanding its rulemaking capabilities than the Trump Administration. With the Biden Administration likely to be following in the footsteps of the Obama Administration, it is critical that every employer have a safe and healthy workplace and comply with all applicable OSHA requirements in order to avoid the enforcement focus by OSHA. Following is a checklist of thirteen things that employers can do to improve workplace safety, reduce OSHA penalty exposure and improve profitability while protecting the company’s brand and reputation.

  1. Determine your vulnerability under OSHA's priorities - First determine which OSHA safety and health standards are applicable to your operation. Then, find your NAICS classification, which may determine which of OSHA’s 140+ emphasis efforts affect you, and comply with the requirements of those national and local emphasis programs. Finally, ensure that your facility is prepared to handle an OSHA inspection and that your managers know their legal rights during...


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