On March 7, 2022, OSHA announced an enforcement memorandum for a short-term increase in highly focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat COVID-19 patients....

Topics: OSHA, OSHA-INSPECTION, #Hospital, Skilled Nursing Care

From OSHA's perspective, who is responsible for safety training?  Is it the staffing agency or the host employer?  ...

Topics: OSHA, OSHA Safety Training

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published on their website on Nov. 16, 2021, that the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) is being put on hold due to pending litigation....

Topics: OSHA, Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate

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Topics: temporary staffing, OSHA, safe workplace, legal responsibility

OSHA does require that every forklift operator be trained and certified to operate the powered industrial truck in the workplace...

Topics: workers compensation, OSHA, Forklift Training, Hazard Training

Each year, more than 5,000 workers are killed on the job. Additionally, more than 3.6 million employees are seriously injured each year while at work. Because of this, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) holds a nationwide event each August called Safe and ...

Topics: staffing, workplace safety, OSHA

Workers’ compensation claims have a variety of different costs associated with them. Some of these costs are expected costs, while others are unexpected. Here’s the difference between these terms:...

Topics: OSHA, Worker's Comepensation, workers-compensation-claims, direct-workers-compensation-costs

The stories are nearly as gruesome as what you'd see in a horror flick, but sadly, these stories are true.  By visiting OSHA's (Occupational Safety & Health Administration's) website, you can see a list of every reported workplace injury and ruling against companies that has ...

Topics: staffing, workers compensation, OSHA, OSHA-Fatalities, OSHA-CITATIONS

Your safety is important. For cleaning staff at your facility, following these simple steps can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus:...

Topics: OSHA, COVID-19, CLEANING-SAFELY, PROTECT-CLEANING-STAFF

There are patients at your facility needing medications that are potentially hazardous to the employees that handle, administer and dispose of them. As a result, your facility must design a safety program to instruct your employees on how to properly do these tasks without ...

Topics: OSHA, Hazardous-Drug-Handling, NIOSH, health-care-facilities