Category: May 2023 Newsletter

OSHA has started a national emphasis program (NEP) addressing the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently during construction industry inspections: Falls. The program was announced at the beginning of this month, and it will focus on reducing fall-related injuries and fatalities for…

A New Jersey construction company owner was sentenced to three months in prison following his guilty plea to willfully violating OSHA regulations resulting in the death of a worker. Finbar O’Neill, the owner of OneKey LLC, was sentenced on May 12, 2023, for willfully violating an OSHA standard leading to…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has new regulations updating its drug testing requirements and allowing oral fluid testing for regulated drug and alcohol programs. However, employers won’t be able to include oral fluid tests in their testing programs until the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies at…

Four family members were charged with multiple counts of workers’ compensation fraud for underreporting payroll for two of their California agriculture businesses. The California Department of Insurance charged the family members after finding their companies underreported payroll to illegally save more than $2.1 million in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. An…

NASP has recently released a new video on their YouTube channel titled “A World of OSHA Violations.” The video is a satirical take on the popular movie, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” where NASP discusses the numerous OSHA violations that could be found in the chocolate factory. The video…

The Certified Safety Manager (CSM) Course is often described as ‘the premier class for those wishing to provide in-house safety training.’ This highly-dynamic, interactive 40-hour course virtually covers the A-Z’s in OHS, everything from Adult Training Methodologies to the Z-tables. Thinking about getting your CSM? Registration for our Certified Safety…