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OSHA Issues Multi-Employer Citations for Colorado Project Violations

If you hire subcontractors, you are liable for their safety. Under OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy, “more than one employer may be citable for a hazardous condition that violates an OSHA standard.” Recently, OSHA issued citations and penalties totaling $147,998 to Aspen Contracting Company (Aspen) for exposing

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Bobby Lewis March 1, 2019

The Deadline to Post Your OSHA 300A Forms is February 1

OSHA Form 300A, the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, must be completed and posted by February 1, 2019. The summary must include the total number of 2018 job-related injuries and illnesses that were logged on your OSHA 300 form. If your company had no

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Bobby Lewis January 23, 2019

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations Were Up 10% From 2017

In the top 10 violation categories alone, OSHA issued 31,816 citations last year. That’s up more than 10% from 2017, and every single category saw an increase. Most of these are well-known hazards, yet companies are still not in compliance. Are you certain you’re taking

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Bobby Lewis January 14, 2019