OSHA 30 Hour Safety Course

OSHA fines all those employers and companies that do not comply with its regulations and standards. Protecting your company’s finances and minimizing any legal liabilities should be your first priority. But how can you do this when OSHA tends to conduct surprise inspections every now and then? A good safety program, safety procedures and policies and even a safety manager will be able to minimize your potential for having safety violations. Here are a few tips on how to handle a surprise inspection: Start by first verifying the inspector’s credentials. Check for the name, title, phone number and business address and ask for any legitimate OSHA identification. Once you know the inspector is legitimate, accompany him. Find out what the reason of the visit is before you start answering questions. Make sure that the managers in the company meet with the inspector and he should be accompanied by a Human Resources representative. Allow the inspector to walk around the company freely and at l...

We cannot deny the fact that oil spill workers have played a major role with regards to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. At any particular point in time there were more than 42,500 personnel and more than 2,000 Federal employees who were directly involved in the cleanup operations across the four states. Overall, BP's oil spill disaster had leaked nearly 180 million tons of oil into the Gulf. Moreover, nearly 5 million barrels of oil had spilled into the Gulf. The spill even caused a massive explosion that instantly killed 11 people. Since then, BP has ordered 32 machines to separate the oil and water. A Unified Command for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill even stated that nearly 9.9 million gallons had been burned and 28 million gallons of oily water had been recovered. So if ever a spill on such a scale were to occur, would you be prepared? We all love to do our part, when it comes to saving the delicate ecosystems that are completely en-twirled and entangled in one and other. Well, in...