How to Stay Current on Osha Standards

According to Teribery, (2013) there are many ways to stay current with OSHA standards. “Some options can cost hundreds of dollars while there a few resources that won’t cost you any money,” (Teribery, 2013). Using an organization that offers OSHA training and updater services are one way although this can be a costly, (Teribery et al., 2013). Using free online resources is the most cost-effective way to stay current.

Sites such as OSHA Quick Takes, OSHA Law Blog and Safety Matters provides new OSHA standards or regulations (Teribery et al., 2013). OSHA Quick Takes is provided by the United States Department of Labor. It offers an online bi-weekly safety magazine providing new standards, injury statistics, OSHA fines, new OSHA publications, and safety events that are upcoming, (Teribery et al., 2013). OSHA Law Blog is written by an OSHA lawyer working in Washington D.C. Topics such as OSHA insights, and commentary on occupational safety and health issues (Teribery et al., 2013). Safety Matters is provided by The American Society of Safety Engineers. They offer a free monthly article on the latest happenings in the safety and health world. This site offers memberships to qualifying members at a minimal cost.

As most experts agree, holding regular safety meetings and maintaining a safety log is the first step. Implementing a program in place to prevent and avoid problems concerning safety in the workplace (Teribery et al., 2013). Depending upon the occupation, different requirements and levels of training are required. The Code of Federal Regulations will provide the requirements necessary to stay current with OSHA standards. Failing to comply with training requirements can cost you fines (Teribery et al., 2013). OSHA offers an outreach training programs that will deliver employees with current information surrounding safety and health hazards (Teribery et al., 2013).

In my prior employment endeavours I never gave much thought on OSHA...