Thursday, January 14, 2021
Increased enforcement of workplace safety and health regulations is on the horizon and it will not be all about COVID-19. In December, the U.S. Department of Labor
updated the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Directive inspection program, emphasizing recordkeeping requirements.
Additionally, over the past several years, the number of compliance safety and health officers at OSHA decreased. This might change with a new Democrat-controlled Congress and a bigger budget for OSHA that can translate into hiring more compliance safety and health officers to conduct more inspections.
Background
The SST Directive is OSHA’s primary site-specific, programmed inspection initiative targeting general industry, non-construction, workplaces with at least 20 employees. The program directs agency enforcement to establishments with high rates of injuries and illnesses. OSHA selects companies for inspect
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Increased enforcement of workplace safety and health regulations is on the horizon and it will not be all about COVID-19. In December, the U.S. Department of Labor
updated the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Directive inspection program, emphasizing recordkeeping requirements.
Additionally, over the past several years, the number of compliance safety and health officers at OSHA decreased. This might change with a new Democrat-controlled Congress and a bigger budget for OSHA that can translate into hiring more compliance safety and health officers to conduct more inspections.
Arizona produce distributor receives certification for safety and health
Grower and shipper Divine Flavor announced their distribution center in Nogales just received their certification for the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), becoming the first produce company in the state of Arizona to be awarded this level of attainment towards their health and safety practices in the company.
Divine Flavor became the 12th SHARP site (out of 157,000 companies) in the state of Arizona, and joining a list of approximately 1,300 in the nation.
Alan Aguirre, President & CEO of Divine Flavor and Jessie Atencio, Director of Arizona Division of Occupational Safety & Health.
December 14, 2020
Grower and shipper, Divine Flavor, announced today their distribution center in Nogales just received their certification for the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), becoming the first produce company in the state of Arizona to be awarded this level of attainment towards their health and safety practices in the company.
Currently, Divine Flavor became the 12th SHARP site (out of 157,000 companies) in the state of Arizona, and joining a list of approximately 1,300 in the nation.
SHARP, which is offered through Arizona’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH), is a program recognizing companies for health & safety management systems, identifying potential hazards and limiting injuries from occurring in the workplace. Divine Flavor, who for the past several years, has been taking steps to pursuing this voluntary certification and conducted their audit this past November.
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Produce grower and shipper Divine Flavor announced that its distribution center in Nogales has received certification from the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), which recognizes companies for their practices in identifying potential hazards and limiting injuries in the workplace.
Divine Flavor said the distinction makes it the first produce firm in Arizona â and the 12th company overall in the state â to be certified through SHARP, which is offered through Arizonaâs Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH).