Keeping Up with Osha

Keeping up with OSHA

Ella Booker CS204 Unit 5

April 29, 2014

It is important for organizations in the United States to comply with the standards of the OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Although OSHA standards remain the same for many years, from time to time there are changes and added regulations in their standards. There is no scheduled time for the amendments made in OSHA standards meaning in any given year there could be some major and significant changes in OSHA regulations.

The blog article by BT Coating Services gives several suggestions on how to keep up with the changes in OSHA regulations. Free online sources are there for anyone to take advantage of and may be more cost effective rather than using an organization that offers OSHA updater services. OSHA has a free bi-weekly safety magazine online called Quick Takes where you can find information regarding new OSHA standards or regulations, injury statistics, OSHA fines, new OSHA publications, and much more. The OSHA Law Blog is an excellent free online resource that will help you stay current with OSHA standards. Safety Matters is another online resource which shares the latest happenings in the safety and health world. It is important to train all employees on OSHA standards when they begin the job and make sure the company is up to date on all standards by holding regular safety meetings. The article gives great information on how to stay informed on the changes that occur in OSHA standards and to make sure someone in the company is constantly keeping up with the changes. When changes are made is it important to train employees immediately on the changes to insure the laws and regulations are continually followed. The article suggests reviewing the training programs of your company and see to it that the training programs you have in place meet the requirements of OSHA standards. You should also make sure that the trainers you have meet the qualifications stated by...