New OSHA Emphasis Program Targeting Warehouses and Distribution Centers
OSHA has launched a three-year National Emphasis Program targeting warehouses and distribution centers. Beginning this fiscal year this Program will extend through the middle of 2026. National Emphasis Programs are temporary programs focusing OSHA resources on specific hazards and industries engaged in high hazard operations. Under this new Program, OSHA will conduct comprehensive safety inspections…
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Completing and Filing OSHA 300 Logs
February 1, 2024 is the deadline to post your organization’s OSHA 300a logs. And March 2 is the deadline to submit electronic records to OSHA. While the form itself is only a few pages, the associated OSHA Regulation governing the completion of the logs is well over 25 pages with multiple letters of interpretation to…
SafetyStratus Launches Map View, Helping Safety Professionals Locate Assets and Enhance Investigations
SafetyStratus, an enterprise EHS software platform company that works with partners across a variety of industries to optimize Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs, recently launched a new feature for viewing assets on a map within the web portal and native mobile applications. This functionality enhances the performance of SafetyStratus’ existing inspections and observations and asset management…
Safety Summit: ABC Carolinas Announces 2023 STEP Award Recipients
Sending workers home safely every night is a common goal among construction firms. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) STEP program has evolved into a world-class safety management system that dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work. “Of…
Canary in a Coal Mine, a Groundbreaking Podcast by YellowBird, Explores Safety and Risk Industry
YellowBird, an EHS and Risk Management platform that seamlessly connects skilled workers to safety and risk jobs, is thrilled to announce the launch of its highly anticipated podcast series, Canary in a Coal Mine. The podcast is available for streaming on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. YellowBird launches highly anticipated podcast, Canary in a Coal…
MSA Safety Releases 2022 Impact Report
MSA Safety, Inc. (NYSE: MSA), the global leader in the development and manufacture of safety products and solutions that help protect workers and facility infrastructures, today announced that its 2022 Impact Report is now available via the company’s website. Previously known as MSA’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, the report highlights how MSA’s singular and socially responsible mission to…
CarolinaPower Achieves Major Safety Milestone
CarolinaPower, a leading regional electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina, achieved a major construction safety milestone in August: two years without a recordable incident. Over the past 24 months, CarolinaPower crews from the company’s offices in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and North Augusta have safely performed more than 650,000 labor hours collectively. The company, which…
Advance Concrete Hosts Safety Day Rodeo
Advance Concrete, an industry leader in concrete solutions based in the Triangle area of North Carolina, recently joined forces with Evolution Safety Resources, a leading workplace safety consulting firm that serves the construction sector and other industries from its Raleigh headquarters, to host a Safety Day Rodeo. This collaborative event served as a platform to…
CAGC Reveals 2022 Safety Award Winners
Carolinas AGC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Safety Awards. This year, 60 members submitted their data taken from the company 2022 OSHA 300 log. Of these entrants, 55 firms qualified to be recognized for awards. The award categories include: Presidential (no lost time accidents), Merit (75% below the national average for…
ABC’s 2023 Guide to Construction Safety Best Practices Reveals How Contractors Can Be Nearly 7 Times Safer Than the Industry Average
Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2023 Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to safety best practices on construction jobsites and comprehensive study of the impact of the STEP Safety Management System. Established in 1989, STEP is a proven system that provides the framework to measure, strengthen and build industry-leading safety programs that enable top-performing…
