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Security Breach Causes OSHA to Suspend ITA Access
It is not a very encouraging start to the first two weeks of access to OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA), which just came online on August 1st. OSHA has suspended…
read moreOSHA’s New Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Time Saving Tips
It’s August 1, 2017 and hot outside. If you’re not sweating from the heat but instead from the unknown of electronically submitting your organizations record keeping data through OSHA’s just…
read moreWhat Does The OSHA Electronic Record Keeping Extended Submission Deadline Mean to You?
OSHA is finally implementing their Electronic Record Keeping of Injury and Illness Records after years of work internally and with stakeholders. After wobbling back and forth on implementation dates (and…
read more30 Years & Counting
OSHA requires employers to keep employee medical and exposure data for duration of employment plus 30 years under 29 CFR Part 1910.1020. Illnesses resulting from workplace exposures – such as…
read moreJune 14 National Forklift Safety Day
June 14 is National Forklift Safety Day which is sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association. Average annual sales of powered industrial trucks has reached 190,000 units. The days focal point…
read moreSafety is not just for the workplace – take safety home
Summer vacation is drawing to a close and pretty soon the bells will be ringing to mark a new school year. The American Red Cross has steps that everyone can…
read moreOSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rules
What do they mean for Employers? May 12, 2016, OSHA published its final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses. The new regulations, which are are a revision…
read moreWelcome to Protect It
Welcome to the Protect It Blog, dedicated to educating our readers about Safety and Compliance issues in the workplace. OSHA Audits and Fines are a looming cloud hanging over most…
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