Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Lamar Advertising Co. Alliance description: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Lamar Advertising Co. have signed an alliance to provide workers in Colorado and Montana with information, guidance and access to training resources. The 1-year alliance includes an emphasis on […]
Poor record keeping is one of the top OSHA citations each year . Billboard Insider talked with Formetco’s Safety Director Jim Poage to learn what record keeping requirements OSHA expects from out of home companies. What is the OSHA requirement for record keeping? Employers are required to keep accident, illness, […]
Billboard Insider prepared this table after reviewing OSHA inspections data involving out of home companies for the 2019-2021. Year 2019 2020 9 mos 2021 Inspections 24 20 12 Violations 21 16 7 Initial Fines $60,693 $25,049 $12,755 Current Fines $43,620 $18,108 $10,891 An inspection can happen to you. These out […]
Last July, Billboard Insider talked with Safety Professional Jim Poage to get his opinion on staying safe during the COVID19 outbreak. We asked Poage for an update on COVID and it’s impact on out of home. Has Formetco changed their methods of protecting employees since we talked last? In some […]
On yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage reviewed how to keep your workers safe. Here’s his advice on what to do when an OSHA inspector shows up. An OSHA inspector has arrived at my company. What should I do? Make sure they truly are OSHA inspectors. They’ll […]
While many business owners rely on contractors to work on their structures and feel the responsibility for working safely rest solely with them, I would caution the business owner about taking this approach. In many ways an owner can be found responsible under OSHA’s multi-employer workplace definition and suffer penalties […]
By Jim Poage, Formetco Safety Director On November 19, 2018, OSHA will require all fixed ladders that exceed 24 feet to have some type of fall protection. The Subpart D Standard states that ladders installed prior to this release date must have either a personal fall arrest system, a ladder […]
Last week Insider reviewed OSHA inspection fines given to out of home advertising companies. Insider asked Formetco safety director Jim Poage to comment on the results. OSHA wrote $152,000 in fines during the past 12 months as a result of display advertising inspections but those fines were later reduced to $99,285. […]
Insider calculates that falls have accounted for 56% of outdoor advertising accidents reported to OSHA over the past 15 years and electrocutions have accounted for 31% of the outdoor advertising accidents reported to OSHA over the past 15 years. Two news items from last week reinforce the importance of safety […]
OSHA inspections can be costly. Insider just finished reviewing data on penalties written by OSHA to display advertising companies (NAISC Code 541850) for the 12 months ended August 2018. OSHA wrote $152,000 in penalties to 26 different display advertising companies during inspections in the past 12 months. The average initial […]
