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Construction Safety Regulations: Navigating Compliance and Ensuring Worker Safety
By Eric Gislason Compliance, Safety Culture
Worker health and safety are priorities in the construction industry because small oversights can have significant consequences. However, staying on top of safety-related regulatory compliance can be challenging without the right support for leaders, supervisors, and crew members. What legislation regulates safety on construction sites? And how can construction businesses ensure adherence? Learn more about…
Debunking a Common Myth: Can OSHA Cite You for Not Having an Arc Flash Label?
Compliance
As a safety professional, you’ve likely heard it in meetings or on the shop floor: “If OSHA sees that panel without an arc flash label, we’re getting a fine!” It’s a common belief that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directly enforces the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) 70E standard, specifically the requirement for…
Fire Prevention Month: History and 10 Essential Tips for Industrial Workplace Safety
Current Events
October is Fire Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of fire safety. Its origins trace back to one of the most devastating fires in U.S. history, the Great Chicago Fire of October 8–10, 1871. That disaster destroyed over 3.3 square miles of the city, left 100,000 people homeless, and claimed…
From the Field: Limits of Standard Indemnity in Contractors Injury Cases
Safety Culture
By Brent Kettelkamp & James A. Junkin Subcontractor liability, both from an OSHA and lawsuit perspective, is concerning on construction sites as well as general industry. Contracts between project owners and contractors frequently incorporate indemnity and hold harmless agreements (IHHAs) as a means of distributing risk and determining responsibility for workplace injuries. While these clauses…
Get a Head Start on 2026: Register Now for NASP’s Live Safety Classes
Live Classes
If professional development is one of your goals for 2026, now’s the perfect time to secure your spot in one of NASP’s upcoming live training classes. These sessions offer more than just certification—they’re a chance to learn directly from expert instructors, build real-world skills, and connect with other safety professionals who share your commitment to…
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Five Factors That Can Lead to Dehydration
07.07.2020 ComplianceDrinking fluids is not the only way to prevent dehydration. After all, that’s about the only thing that comes to…
Court: Employer Injury, Illness Records are Public Information
07.07.2020 ComplianceCourt: Employer Injury, Illness Records are Public Information Employer injury and illness records submitted to federal OSHA are not confidential…
What COVID-19 Taught Us: Safety!
06.09.2020 ComplianceFree Zoom Webinar Live June 25th 1:00 – 2:00 pm (EST) “WHAT COVID-19 TAUGHT US: NEW STANDARDS FOR NAVIGATING WORKPLACE…
Preventing Worker Exposure to Silica Dust
05.21.2020 ComplianceThe introduction of OSHA’s latest respirable crystalline silica standard has not been without difficulty. Implementation deadlines have been changed, and…
What You Need to Know About HAZWOPER: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
05.18.2020 ComplianceHazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) is a health and safety standard to ensure the safety of workers performing…
5 Most Effective Safety Controls When It is Finally Time to Re-open
05.11.2020 ComplianceHow do you work together when everyone is farther apart? It is the question employers are struggling with in the…
COVID-19 Infectious Disease Prevention Specialist
05.11.2020 ComplianceConfused by all of the information on COVID-19? Need more than just a one-hour webinar on how to protect your…
Employee Engagement: There’s No Time Like the Present
05.11.2020 ComplianceThe thought of conducting an employee engagement assessment during the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic might sound a little farfetched…
Good-faith Efforts Taken into Consideration
05.11.2020 ComplianceOSHA inspectors will consider employer good-faith efforts in complying with safety and health regs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the…
Employee Screening for COVID-19
05.04.2020 ComplianceAs some states begin to relax COVID-19 related business restrictions, employers are slowly beginning to open their doors. The Center…
Allergies, viral infections and COVID-19: How to know the difference
04.30.2020 ComplianceSpringtime allergies are right around the corner, and many of our patients have already begun to notice seasonal symptoms. It…
Employee Rights Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
04.09.2020 ComplianceThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave…
