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	<description>Safety, Health and Government Compliance News from Risk Consultants, Inc.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Top 10 &#8220;Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts&#8221; for OSHA Inspections</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=274</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=274#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haven&#8217;t been inspected by OSHA, or, at least not recently?  Here are the top-10 dos and don&#8217;ts during OSHA inspections, according to two actual OSHA inspectors:

Don&#8217;t make me wait. It just tells me you&#8217;re not ready. Nothing you can do at the last minute is going to make much difference anyway.
It&#8217;s best to be open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA ERGONOMICS - THE RULE THAT REFUSES TO DIE!</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=270</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riskcon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Heath Concerns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Hygiene]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the previous post, we discussed how the Congress threw out OSHA&#8217;s 2001 &#8220;Ergonomics rule&#8221; and how, ever since then, OSHA has been looking for a way to get back in the Ergonomics Enforcement business.  (Not that OSHA has ever REALLY been out of the business; citations have been issued under the &#8220;General Duty Clause&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BUILDING A &#8220;SAFETY CULTURE&#8221; AT YOUR COMPANY</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=262</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=262#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riskcon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Driving Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety Training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Safety is not just a series of unrelated activities&#8230; it is a way of doing business, a mindset, a culture&#8230; a Safety Culture.
 &#8221;To be successful, safety must be more than a program or a book or a procedure. It must be a company philosophy - an attitude that is unquestioned.&#8221;
Les McGraw, Fluor Corporation Chairman and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA:  A GOOD SOURCE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY INFO</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=258</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=258#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riskcon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA Compliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Because of their enforcement role, sometimes, we are inclined to regard OSHA as &#8220;the enemy&#8221;.  It is important to remember, though, that they are also a great source of safety and health resource material and training guides.
 In particular, OSHA&#8217;s Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC) has a wealth of good information.  The entry point to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA PROPOSES CHANGES TO RULES GOVERNING SLIPS, TRIPS, AND FALLS IN GENERAL INDUSTRY</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=251</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=251#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riskcon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA Compliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OSHA has published a proposed rule that would revise requirements for the prevention of slips, trips, and falls in general industry workplaces.  OSHA&#8217;s &#8220;Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems)&#8221; proposed rule would affect virtually every general industry workplace in the country.  Slips, trips, and falls have long been one of the leading causes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW:  HOT, FOLLOWED BY HOT!</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=248</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=248#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riskcon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is upon us, and is it HOT!  With warmer temperatures, employees working outdoors (or in a hot warehouse) should be especially careful of the sun, heat and other hazards brought on by the summer climate.
Who is most at risk?

Infants, young children, elderly and pets
Individuals with heart or circulatory problems or other long-term illness
Employees working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A BAD MIX: DRIVING AND CELL PHONES</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=242</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=242#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riskcon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DOT/FMCSA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Driving Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Studies have shown that drivers using cell phones, and especially when trying to text and drive, are as impaired as if they have had several drinks.  Hands-free devices are a start, but not a final solution, because the real impairment comes from the fact that the driver&#8217;s MIND is not on the road (and, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAY “GOODBYE” TO THE “KINDER, GENTLER OSHA!”</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=228</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=228#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lmoseley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past eight years under President Bush, and in large part in the preceding eight years under President Clinton, OSHA transformed itself from an agency dedicated to promoting safety through ENFORCEMENT to one promoting safety through EDUCATION and cooperative efforts between government and business… the “Strategic Alliance” program between OSHA and major industry groups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM ASST. SECRETARY OF LABOR MICHAELS?</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=213</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=213#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lmoseley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some excerpts from Michaels&#8217; 2007 testimony which clearly signal his views on recordkeeping, ergonomics, rulemaking and the General Duty Clause, among other topics: 

&#8220;Preventable work related injuries and illnesses &#8230; are unacceptably high. Furthermore, the true incidence of these conditions is far higher than reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.&#8221;
OSHA enforcement does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHANGES IN OSHA UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA SO FAR</title>
		<link>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=201</link>
		<comments>http://www.riskcon.com/wordpress/?p=201#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lmoseley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA Compliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the above, we see who the major players in the Department of Labor and OSHA are, and what they would like to see the agency become.
What changes have been made so far?

 

President Obama has nominated M. Patricia Smith to serve as Labor Department Solicitor, the head attorney in the Labor Department. Ms. Smith served [...]]]></description>
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