Rescuers were unable to continue to search for survivors at the Upper Big Branch mine (owned by Massey Energy Co) in West Virginia on Friday morning due to fire and smoke. This was the worst mine disaster in years with 25 people listed dead so far. Currently, everyone is looking for blame as...

It’s rare that government executes great ideas well but OSHA VPP (United States Department of Labor – DOL, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program) is one of those times.   This is a beautiful example of workers, management and government...

Being the risk junkie that I am, I “crashed” an OSHA – VPPPA conference.  I didn’t know what VPPPA was and boy did I find out (Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association). The VPPPA is an association dedicated to improving safety in the workplace through...

This is the first article in a series about OSHA where we will help you understand how to use OSHA effectively, how to protect your employees, how to build raving fans with employees, how being non-compliant with OSHA rules can cost you money in fines and expenses, and how to protect yourself...