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| New OSHA rules? No worries. Keeping your business a step ahead of the game |
A recent business update published in Entrepreneur Magazine warns small business owners to start scouring the yellow pages for consultants and attorneys in light of a proposed OSHA rule that would require workplace risk assessments and safety training for employees.
“If the . . . rule is finalized, you’ll probably need an outside expert to tell you how to do a workplace risk assessment and train your employees,” warns writer Stephen Barlas. The new rule would apply to all employers except those engaged in construction and agriculture.
Breathe easy, now. This is just one example of why enrollment with a PEO is becoming so important to the small business owner. We are prepared to assume the burden of this new rule for you, and it can be a costly burden!
The SBA Office of Advocacy estimates the cost of this program will be close to $20,000 per business, because most companies will not be able to satisfy the requirements of the program without the help of “an industrial safety expert or an attorney, (or maybe even both)…”
Luckily, your “outside consultant” is just a phone call away. There is more good news. The rule’s grandfather clause protects you from being required to implement the new rule as long as you already have a safety program in place that has the same core elements. In other words, you can avoid the headache altogether by implementing a safety program now, with our help.
Keeping your business a step ahead of the game:
Your safety program should include:
- Management leadership and employee participation
- Hazard identification and assessment
- Hazard prevention and control
- A system to provide information and training
- Evaluation of effectiveness of the program
Sources: OSHA Draft Proposed Safety and Health Program Rule,
29CFR 1900.1, Docket No. S&H-0027.
Barlas, Stephen, “No Harm Done? A proposed OSHA rule could create business hazards in more ways than one.” Entrepreneur.
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