[2013 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, OSHA] Under the OSHA Recordkeeping regulation (29 CFR 1904), covered employers are required to prepare and maintain records of serious occupational injuries and illnesses, using the OSHA 300 Log. This information is important for employers, workers and OSHA in evaluating the safety of a workplace, understanding industry hazards, and implementing...…
[2013 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, OSHA] We have had a few clients call recently because OSHA is there visiting, had just stopped by to visit, or will be returning in the next few days to visit when the manager is back in town. Many reasons for the visits were due to a random selection, but...…
[2013 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, OSHA] In addition to the OSHA requirements covered in Steps 1, a number of other OSHA standards may apply to your workplace. The following checklist can help you identify other key OSHA standards that may apply and point you to information to help you comply with those standards. 1) If...…
[2010; R-2013 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Waste Reduction Center] Recently we received a letter from the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa reminding us of their services that they can provide to Iowa members of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association. Earlier this summer, I had a member contact the IWRC...…
[Author: Tom Junge, Iowa Field Director, 2015 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, Department of Labor, DOL] Recently, three consumer product (CP) dealers reported that they were audited by the Department of Labor. As a result of these audits, two dealers discovered they were not adjusting commissions for overtime for their technicians and parts personnel. According to one dealer,...…
[2012; R-2013 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance, SPCC] For almost four decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has used the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan as the primary resource of preventing oil spills from contaminating surface waters. A SPCC Plan is a preventive measure to assure that a spill from an Aboveground Storage Tank...…
[2014 | Keywords: Regulatory Compliance] Agricultural safety awareness is on the rise in the United States, especially as we recognize National Farm Safety & Health Week September 21-27. Fatalities in the agricultural industry have climbed to the number two spot on the list of industries with the most annual fatalities, just behind mining. While equipment...…
