BLR’s PowerPoint® Safety Solution Can Help Prevent OSHA Training Violations - which Rose Again in 2004
OSHA safety enforcement continued strong in FY 2004 with 109,125 violations and $120 million in penalties. Business & Legal Reports training solution, Safety Training Presentations in PowerPoint® – 25 ready-to-deliver safety meetings on key OSHA training topics, makes it easy to avoid costly and embarrassing OSHA violations.
Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB) January 13, 2005 -– OSHA, the nation’s agency
responsible for enforcing workplace safety cited 109,125 violations last year,
with 81,538 of those classified as “serious.” That’s an increase of 3.1 percent
over the previous year, according to OSHA’s statistics. These violations
resulted in significant penalties for employers — $120 million before
adjustments.
According to Business & Legal Reports Inc. safety
editor, Judy Ruddy, safety training is a top focus of OSHA inspectors. Two of
OSHA’s top 10 violations last year were for training deficiencies: “failure to
train on new chemical hazards” (1047) and “hazardous chemicals—info and
training” (768). Ruddy points out that an easy defense against OSHA compliance
problems is to develop a list of what hazards exist in your facility, and then
deliver training on those topics.
According to Ruddy, products like BLR’s
Safety Training Presentations in PowerPoint® – 25 ready-to-deliver safety
meetings on key OSHA training topics – make it easy to avoid costly and
embarrassing OSHA violations. “This type of prepared training meeting is perfect
if you have a safety hazard such as hazardous materials, electrical safety
issues, or confined spaces,” says Ruddy. “All you need to do is just schedule a
short training session and put up the Microsoft PowerPoint® slides.” Thorough
speaker’s notes, along with reproducible handouts and quizzes, complete the
easy-to-use training package.
To show employers how to get started in
safety training, Business & Legal Reports is offering a free download of its
informative White Paper, “How to Develop Your Safety Training Program.” To get
this download go to: http://www.blr.com/81001600/wbs554 or call
800-727-5257.
About BLR
Old Saybrook, Conn.-based BLR produces
plain-English compliance and training products for safety, environmental, HR,
and compensation managers. For more information and a free catalog, call
800-727-5257 or visit www.BLR.com.
Contacts:
BLR
Editor:
Judy Ruddy
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