Products Finishing

JUN 2013

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OSHA's threshold level for the industry, which is calculated over several years and is determined by the number of incidents over the number of hours worked. OSHA targeting your industry. OSHA sometimes targets specific industries for inspections because the industry itself is deemed to have safety issues. It is important for a company to know that its industry has been targeted and to anticipate and prepare for a visit. While companies should do all they can to put themselves in the best position to avoid inspection, it is also prudent to prepare for getting through an inspection, should one occur, with the best possible result: no violations or fines. things to Consider Kettle Moraine Coatings in Wisconsin offers three types of coating techniques: electrostatic powder, hot dip plastisol and fluid bed powder. Criteria for triggering an inspeCtion What are these key criteria that can trigger an OSHA inspection? Serious accident or death occurring on site. A death on the premises will precipitate a mandatory OSHA visit. No manager wants either of these, so it is important to maintain operations with a level of safety in place. Employee complaints to OSHA. When OSHA receives a complaint 18 JUNE 2013 from an employee, it must investigate. It can be challenging to completely avoid this since calling OSHA can be a way for a disgruntled employee to "get back at the company." However, there are things companies can do to minimize this possibility, such as having a good safety culture and following safety regulations. High rate of OSHA-reportable accidents. This is especially true if your company's rate is higher than Here are some things to consider: • Make a commitment to have a safety culture within your company. This needs to come from top management who need to exert strong leadership and a commitment to meet any financial requirements. • Assign someone in management to put the proper procedures in place. • Get employee involvement and buy-in. Consider forming a safety committee that meets regularly and produces meaningful recommendations. • Make sure all the training programs that OSHA mandates are in place and that you can document that. • Have a representative from your workers' compensation insurance firm come in for plant inspections. • Bring your local fire department in for regular inspections. • Use the consulting service that OSHA provides free of charge. • Bring a representative from a safety consulting service into your facility to do a trial inspection and provide recommendations. • Attend a seminar on OSHA. • Anticipate which elements of

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