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Workplace Safety (OSHA)

What OSHA actually requires of ordinary workplaces: recordkeeping, the 8- and 24-hour reporting clocks, inspection procedure, and state-plan differences.

Building a Safety Program: OSHA's Recommended Practices
Guide
Building a Safety Program: OSHA's Recommended Practices
The seven elements of OSHA's recommended safety program — and the build order that fits a small business.
9 min read
OSHA Penalties and the General Duty Clause
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OSHA Penalties and the General Duty Clause
OSHA's penalty structure — serious, willful, repeated, per-day failure-to-abate — and how the General Duty Clause reaches unregulated hazards.
9 min read
OSHA Inspections: What to Expect and How to Respond
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OSHA Inspections: What to Expect and How to Respond
The OSHA inspection walkthrough — priorities, warrants, the walkaround, interviews, and the 15-working-day contest deadline.
9 min read
OSHA's Reporting Deadlines: 8 Hours, 24 Hours
Guide
OSHA's Reporting Deadlines: 8 Hours, 24 Hours
The report-to-OSHA rules every employer has: fatalities in 8 hours, hospitalizations, amputations and eye losses in 24.
8 min read
OSHA Recordkeeping: The 300 Log, 300A and 301
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OSHA Recordkeeping: The 300 Log, 300A and 301
The OSHA injury records: what's recordable, the 300/300A/301 forms, the February–April posting, and electronic submission.
9 min read

State rules, by state

Verified against each state's statute or labor agency.