This Cold Is Different: Protect Your Workers
The recent “Polar Vortex” has stunned even snow-hardened Minnesotans. I became concerned about worker safety in this brutal cold when I stopped late one night to pump gas on my way back to Atlanta...
View ArticleReminder: Post Your 2013 OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary By February 1, 2014
Going into 2014, OSHA is continuing its focus of inspecting and, when alleged violations found, citing employers under its recordkeeping standard. Proper recordkeeping has become more critical to...
View ArticleABC's of Inspections
Recently, at the SE Mine Safety and Health Conference, Sam Pierce, the new District Manager for the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) Southeast District, provided the mine industry with a...
View ArticleKudos To Groups Making A Difference: Safety Conferences and Education Efforts
Those of you who follow the F & P Workplace safety blog or the howardmavity.com site know that I try to generate new product every few days but have of late been conspicuously silent. Part of the...
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Let's Talk Forklift Safety
I saw some really good posts on forklift safety last week and want to share them below. Much like fall-protection and struck-bys in construction, the distribution and manufacturing employer cannot...
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Q & A of Safety Professionals Attending July 17 AGC Safety Committee Meeting
Live From The AGC Of America National Safety Committee Meeting Join us for a Webinar on July 17 Space is limited.Reserve your Webinar seat now Howard Mavity will host three nationally regarded safety...
View ArticleSTAFFING AGENCIES BEWARE: OSHA’S NEW POLICY MEMORANDUM HIGHLIGHTS OSHA’S...
STAFFING AGENCIES BEWARE: OSHA’S NEW POLICY MEMORANDUM HIGHLIGHTS OSHA’S ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES WITH RESPECT TO TEMPORARY WORKERS.By Todd Logsdon and Andrew SwaffordOn July 15, 2014, Thomas Galassi,...
View ArticleStaying Calm and Prepared for Ebola Issues
I remember the near hysteria and the lack of clear workplace and public health guidance when I began receiving questions about responding to AIDS in the workplace in 1984. If you have forgotten how...
View ArticleWednesday Workplace Ebola Update
The addition of monitoring efforts of West African travelers entering the U.S. after they leave the airport may relieve some people but concern others. From a labor lawyer's perspective, this approach...
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Quotes from EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference Session on Construction...
A consistent theme of this year’s EHS Today Safety Leadership Conference, and at every safety conference at which I’ve spoken this year, is everyone’s frustration with relying on recordable injuries to...
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