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Can Your Insurance’s Loss Control Service Cover Your Company’s OSHA Requirements?

There is a very common misconception among business owners and managers that their Workman’s Compensation insurance provider’s loss control services will address all of their company’s OSHA health & safety compliance requirements. Although it’s true that these loss control services are valuable and should be utilized to help prevent workplace accidents, they fall far short of ensuring that the insured business is OSHA compliant. Here’s why: 1) State Laws Don’t Require That WC Loss Control Services Provide OSHA [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T13:03:54-05:00December 1st, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off

Houston Business Owner Sent to Prison & Fined for OSHA Violations

The former president of Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services, LLC (PACES) has been sentenced for occupational safety crimes which resulted in employee deaths. Matthew Lawrence Bowman, 41, of Houston, pleaded guilty on May 9, 2013, to violating the Occupational Safety and Health Act and making a false statement. He was sentenced to a year in federal prison Monday by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. Bowman was also ordered to pay fines in the amount of $5,000. Bowman admitted [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T12:44:11-05:00October 30th, 2013|Berg Environmental News|Comments Off

Revised OSHA GHS Standard Deadline is Dec 1: Are You Ready?

UPDATE: This blog post was originally published several years ago, and yet still many companies are unaware of this major chemical safety update, yet alone complying with it. Everything stated below is still true and any employer who uses chemicals should carefully review these requirements and ensure that they're meeting all requirements. CLICK HERE OR CALL 512-457-0374 FOR YOUR FREE HAZCOM CONSULTATION (From an OSHA Fact Sheet Publication) OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the [...]

By Russell Carr|2021-08-19T17:19:04-05:00September 22nd, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off

Can Your Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier Manage Your OSHA Requirements?

There is a very common misconception among business owners and managers that their Workman’s Compensation insurance provider’s loss control services will address all of their company’s OSHA health & safety compliance requirements. Although it’s true that these loss control services are valuable and should be utilized to help prevent workplace accidents, they fall far short of ensuring that the insured business is OSHA compliant. Here’s why: 1) State Laws Don’t Require That WC Loss Control Services Provide OSHA Health [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T12:38:50-05:00September 2nd, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off