Archive for the ‘Safety Consulting’ Category

Grand jury indicts executives over workplace accident

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Executives from United Oil Recovery Services, Inc. are now being brought up on criminal charges in the death of a man from hydrogen sulfide poisioning.

How will this change the work place, safety consultants, and OSHA? 

Check out the article here.

ASSE Supports OSHA’s proposed rule for GHS

Monday, January 4th, 2010

ASSE submitted a comment on OSHA’s proposed rule to harmonize its Hazard Communication Standard with the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The comment stated ASSE’s support for the goals of the proposed rule and responded to OSHA’s request for comments on various issues. ASSE’s comment is based on the recommendations of a GHS Task Force of ASSE members with expertise in hazard communications and GHS.

Amerisafe also supports this rule due to the fact of alot of our clients ship materials and goods from other countries that we deal with in our locations.

Complacency or Compliance???? It’s your call…

Monday, January 4th, 2010

What kills and injures more people: lack of compliance or complacency? The popular belief in industry today is that legal occupational health and safety compliance is more important. But is it?

Here is a great question that Amerisafe Safety Consultants deal with on a regular basis.