PEOSH Alert #40Following several recent ladder-related incidents resulting in serious injuries to public employees, PEOSH advises all public employers to revisit the following safety protocols with their employees.

This revised Safety Alert is being sent as a result of amendments to the Recording and ReportingOccupational Injuries and Illnesses Standard (29 CFR 1904 et seq.). This includes a change to proceduresfor reporting work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. https://www.nj.gov/labor/safetyandhealth/assets/PDFs/OPEOSH/Alert27.pdf

If you are an “Employer Responsible Right to Know Official” (ERRO), a “Facility Survey Coordinator”, or a RTK Consultant and you have set up your account and have access to the RTK Survey Online System, then the 2024 RTK Survey(s)

The maximum penalty amounts that may be assessed by OSHA after January 15, 2025: https://www.osha.gov/penalties/

Most Frequently PEOSH Cited Violations January 1st through March 31st, 2023 https://www.nj.gov/labor/safetyandhealth/assets/PDFs/OPEOSH/peosh_standards.pdf

Every year, dozens of workers die and thousands more become ill while working in hot or humid conditions. OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention campaign educates employers and workers on heat hazards and provides resources to keep workers safe.

January 26, 2023 Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety Seeks to hold employers to greater account for safety, health failures WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its