Risk & Business

Image via Wikipedia I was on the OSHA website this morning and found an interesting statistic. You can do a search by classification/SIC code and find out OSHA citations/violations broken down by specific industry SIC codes . Out of curiosity I did a search on the SIC code 1751, carpentry , a classification shared by many of our insured's at CNC . I found that the most prevalent violation found by OSHA for this class is failure to provide and or use fall protection at job sites. For the period from October 2008 to September 2009 OSHA issued 7425 citations with related fines adding up to $10,334.609.00. That's an astounding figure!! Seems like a good question to ask would be are your job sites paying proper attention to this area. While the standards aren't that hard to follow it would seem that many aren't taking the proper precautions at job sites. If you are unsure of the standards it would be a good idea to visit www.OSHA.gov. The site will provide a weal...

Image via Wikipedia While I'm sure that the acronym for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA , doesn't give small business owners a warm and fuzzy feeling, the agency does offer more than just their standard enforcement activity. Advertised on their website , www.osha.gov, they have a compliance assistance web page , http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/index.html, that provides small business' information directly relating to compliance and they also offer free onsite consultation services to help in compliance and in the prevention of onsite injuries. The site is full of information and can only help. Take a look sometime. Remember, it's FREE.