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Keeping up with the latest regulatory updates, compliance news, and training topics can be difficult. To help make that task easier, we’ve included a variety of our most popular articles below.

Lock in safety with lockout/tagout training

Posted February 19, 2021
Lockout/tagout (LOTO), or the control of hazardous energy, consistently remains one of OSHA’s Top 10 most frequently cited violations. Electricians, machine operators, and laborers are among the 3 million workers who service equipment routinely and face the greatest risk of injury. Workers injured on the job from exposure to hazardous energy lose an average of 24 workdays for recuperation.

A closer look at the hazmat training requirements

Posted November 2, 2020
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) mandates hazardous materials training for those directly working with hazardous materials. Hazardous materials training is essential to increase employee safety awareness and reduce incidents when working with hazardous materials.

Training and prevention help reduce forklift injuries, accidents

Posted October 22, 2020
OSHA estimates that there are nearly 1 million forklifts and nearly 1.5 million forklift operators working nation-wide. Although an essential tool, forklifts are involved in numerous workplace injuries and accidents that cause property damage and machine downtime.

The HOS compliance date is quickly approaching. Are you ready?

Posted September 1, 2020
As of September 29, 2020, several provisions of the hours-of-service regulations change. Is your organization ready? Do your drivers understand the impact of the changes on their day-to-day operations? Do your dispatchers and supervisors know how to address these changes?

Hazard Communication – What employees need to know

Posted August 19, 2020
Year in and year out, the most frequently cited general industry standard in OSHA’s Top 10 violations is hazard communication, or HazCom. In 2019, OSHA found nearly 4,000 violations and issued penalties of over $4.9M...

Walking-Working Surfaces: What Employees Need to Know

Posted August 18, 2020
Slips, trips, and falls can happen in any area of any workplace — from the office to the production floor to the loading dock to the warehouse and everywhere in between. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, slips, trips, and falls cause the majority of general industry workplace accidents and cost employers billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and business...

Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Supervisor Training

Posted August 7, 2020
A driver showing up for work impaired by alcohol and/or drugs is a serious problem. So serious that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires that all driver supervisors be trained in detecting use of drugs and alcohol by their drivers.

Emergency Eyewash and Shower Use

Posted July 20, 2020
Accidental exposure to irritating, corrosive, or hazardous substances can lead to skin irritation and burns, temporary or permanent vision damage, or blindness. If employees are working with chemicals, they need to know the risks involved, how to protect themselves, and how to get first aid and medical care.

Train Employees to Recognize Heat Stress

Posted June 22, 2020
Every year, thousands of workers become sick from occupational heat exposure, and some cases are fatal. While heat stress can affect workers throughout the year, the hot summer months can be especially dangerous.

FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry Anticipated in Summer 2021

Posted June 11, 2020
Driver training schools providing entry-level driver training (ELDT) as of February 7, 2022, will likely be able to access the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Training Provider Registry (TPR) first in Summer 2021.

Human Trafficking

Posted June 1, 2020
Human trafficking is a serious crime. Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, or coercion to cause a person to provide labor or commercial sex. In short, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery.

Transportation leaders answer the call to fight human trafficking

Posted May 7, 2020
Earlier this year, U.S. DOT Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao called on transportation leaders to join the fight against human trafficking. The agency invited transportation leaders to sign the National Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking pledge with a lofty goal: gather 100 pledges in 100 days.

Defensive driving: The summer edition

Posted May 6, 2020
Often, when we think of adverse driving conditions, we think of the wintertime challenges posed by Mother Nature — snow, sleet, and ice. Though the professional driver doesn’t deal with these types of conditions during the summer, a different set of issues are common — tourists and road construction.

Construction contractor cited over $170,000 as OSHA continues enforcement

Posted April 20, 2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Georgia-based construction contractor for exposing employees to hazards after a fatal fall at a highway construction project in Atlanta. The company faces up to $170,020 in penalties.

The roadside inspection: Are your drivers ready?

Posted April 1, 2020
Roadside inspections are a way of life for many commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. Being prepared can go a long way in ensuring an easy and painless process. This includes understanding roadside inspection procedures, maintaining a safe and clean vehicle, and being ready to cooperate with enforcement.

Pandemic readiness and COVID-19 response

Posted March 20, 2020
Available information suggests the COVID-19 mortality rate is higher than the 2009 pandemic, primarily among vulnerable members of the population. Controlling transmission is therefore critical to both save lives and prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.

Top 3 Forklift Training Questions — Answered!

Posted March 20, 2020
Can I train and evaluate our forklift operators? When must powered industrial truck refresher training be given? Must powered industrial truck operators have a valid driver's license?

It’s Official: Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Delayed Two Years

Posted February 3, 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an interim final rule delaying the effective date of the Entry-Level Driver Training rule from February 7, 2020 to February 7, 2022.

Entry-Level Driver Training Delay Announcement Imminent

Posted January 22, 2020
An official announcement delaying at least some (and potentially all) of the Entry Level Driver Training Rule is expected soon. On January 21, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finished its review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s interim final rule, Extension of Compliance Date for Entry Level Driver Training. It is thought that this rule will delay at least two aspects (or all) of the Entry Level Driver Training rule.

How is your forklift training?

Posted November 6, 2019
If you use forklifts at your facility, you know you have to train your operators. OSHA's standards for Powered Industrial Trucks at 29 CFR 1910.178 require all forklift operators to receive a combination of formal instruction and hands-on experience.

Shedding light on human trafficking

Posted July 1, 2019
Because professional drivers are frequently out in public and often traveling around the country, they can act as the eyes and ears for law enforcement. Drivers have the opportunity to disrupt human trafficking activity by reporting what they see to the National Trafficking Hotline or local authorities.

Sexual harassment claims jump

Posted April 12, 2019
According to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency that enforces the anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), retaliation continued to be the most frequently filed charge filed with the agency, followed by sex, disability and race.

Does your fire extinguisher training get a PASSing grade?

Posted February 11, 2019
If your employees are expected to use portable fire extinguishers to put out a fire, OSHA requires that those employees receive training on how to properly use the fire extinguishers.

Employers could be liable for active shooter violence

Posted January 23, 2019
If it seems like active shootings are happening more frequently, that’s because they are. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified 250 active shooter incidents between 2000 and 2017, with 50 happening between 2016-2017 alone. The agency recorded 30 such events in 2017, the highest year on record.

Safety starts with training

Posted December 26, 2018
Training is a crucial element in an OSHA compliance program. Employees need complete information and instruction as to the processes they are involved in, the equipment they might need to use, the protection available, and potential effects of exposure to chemicals.

Increased harassment claims helped keep EEOC busy in 2018

Posted November 19, 2018
The #MeToo movement was one of the underlying factors that caused an increase in harassment claims to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces workplace discrimination laws.