EHS Construction - Oct 5th, 2022
 
 
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OSHA investigations aren’t all alike, so they shouldn’t be treated the same. Employment attorney John Ho shares how to prepare for an OSHA visit as well as how to respond to and even contest citations.
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The assumption that providing PPE is enough and that your employees will wear it when they need to can lead to consequences. When is being compliant not safe and how can you create a program that minimizes exposure to unsafe PPE practices?

The effort is to "sharpen its focus on employers who—even after receiving citations for exposing workers to hazardous conditions and serious dangers—fail to mitigate these hazards,” said the agency.
Learn how to diffuse situations that can lead to violence and how technology can help reduce that risk further.
In a recent survey, 56% of workers said they have ideas on how to make the industry safer.
Regardless of your background or years of experience, there’s always something new to learn and ways to improve. That can be both exciting and terrifying for safety professionals. Here’s how to embrace change and be an effective leader.
Why change (mostly) has to start at the top and why safety is more than a title.