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💫 Employers are responsible for effective safety and health programs. From management leadership to worker participation, tap into your Jedi wisdom with OSHA's resources at osha.gov/SafeAndSound – and may the 4th be with you! #MaytheFourth #SafeAndSoundAtWork

At Premise, our 50+ years of experience in healthcare and the occupational health space has helped us develop a deep understanding of hospital employees and the risks that come with their roles. #PremiseHealth #SafeandSoundAtWork #OccupationalHealth

A recent article from Safety+Health Magazine details a re-petition from lawyers for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard protecting workers against heat exposure. In addition to providing water, rest periods, and adequate shade, it’s important to also prioritize proper PPE and helmet usage, even during the warmer months. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gNe9gxVq #mips #headprotection 

It's OSHA Safe + Sound Week and we are proud to work with our partners to keep their employees #SafeandSoundAtWork. Read more to learn how hospital employers reduced OSHA recordable rates up to 65%: https://bit.ly/3YHVkUD

📢 Attention, businesses! The clock is ticking. 🕒 Don't forget to prepare your 2023 OSHA Logs (unless exempted) and keep your workplace safety on point. Here are a few steps to ensure compliance and accuracy: 1️⃣ Gather records: Collect all incident reports, injury documents, and medical records from 2023. 2️⃣ Review thoroughly: Double-check the information to ensure accuracy and completeness. 3️⃣ Complete OSHA Log: Fill out the OSHA Log 300 and Summary Form 300A accordingly, recording all recordable incidents. 4️⃣ Display Summary Form: Once completed, post the Summary Form 300A in your workplace from February 1 to April 30, 2024. 5️⃣If applicable, submit work-related injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). . . . #OSHACompliance #SafetyFirst #OSHALogs #InjuryandIllness

📰 OSHA has updated its process safety management enforcement policy for the first time in 30 years, implementing a directive that went into effect on January 26. The change is intended for OSHA inspectors, employers, and workers covered under the standard. Read here: https://bit.ly/3SycS0u 👀 Ready to see what Synchromedics can do? Sign up now. https://lnkd.in/gx_tpgFf #EHR #digitalresulting #healthcare #practicemanagement #electronichealthrecord #digitalhealth #hospitalmanagement #healthmanagement #occupationalhealth

It happened. You were fined by OSHA. So, what happens next? What's your best course of action? Do you have any options, or are you simply stuck with bad press and a hefty fine? Fortunately, now is not the time to panic. You have 15 days to comply or contest any findings, making the next steps both time-sensitive and critical. Here, we break down your best chances of penalty reductions, or even complete elimination of the fine altogether. Don't wait... the clock is ticking ⏱ -- #employerresponse #employerresponsibility #safetymanagement #workplacesafety #osha

Businesses must abide by OSHA mandates when it comes to reporting illnesses and injuries that occur at the workplace. Need some guidance? Check out our blog. We're here to help! https://loom.ly/UigHGug

Businesses must abide by OSHA mandates when it comes to reporting illnesses and injuries that occur at the workplace. Need some guidance? Check out our blog. We're here to help! https://loom.ly/UigHGug

I'm fairly certain this isn't how you're supposed to lift a snorkel lift or any other sort of AWP/MEWP, but what do I know??? I'll let my Wisconsin friend Craig Ihde chime in with his thoughts (and I'm sure they'll be more than a headshake). When Occupational Safety and Health Administration CSHO's roll into a workplace and see something like this, you can bet they are going to engage in a deep dive relative to the employer's AWP program and their crane/lifting program, among other things. If an employer allows their expensive equipment to be handled like this, how are they handling other workplace health and safety issues? But what if OSHA is provided a photo of this (or any other condition) by a disgruntled employee? Will it trigger an inspection? Can it result in citations? I posted earlier this week about a high school classmate's photo and one of you commented on how OSHA considers what is on social media as a "media referral." This photo, shared by a disgruntled employee, could also trigger an inspection, though it would be a complaint as opposed to a media referral (some of my OSHA friends can clarify if I am wrong). Having said that, can the photo standing alone, be the basis of a citation? No, probably not (Michael Rubin my Phoenix-based colleague recently wrote about this). But can it be the basis of a bunch of questions that, if answered truthfully would result in admissions that could be the basis of citations? Absolutely. I've seen it happen. We live in an age when people will watch someone die and film it before they put their devices down and render aid. Today, to expect that employees and onlookers won't document the existence of health or safety issues is an impossible dream. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 800-321-OSHA seems embedded in the directory of employee phones and complaints to OSHA have skyrocketed. Do you think these photos will be sent? I'd bet they would and I'd bet they'd be the reason OSHA start's an inspection. How does an employer prevent this? Don't let bone-headed moves like this lift happen. #odworkplacesafety #osha #awp #mewp #crane #liftingsafety