“Care, Protect, Grow”: The U.S. Compliance Blog

For the 2019 year, OSHA has some notable updates in the areas of enforcement activities and recommended reduction efforts for training programs, along with the elimination of an agency board. The new annual budget for OSHA is $557,000,000, which is 5% more than the previous year of $531,500,000. This new budget will add 26 additional…

Photo Credit: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory Benjamin Franklin famously said, “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” In our field, an insufficient plan—or worse, no plan at all—can be destructive or even deadly. This is true for workplace incidents as well as severe weather ones like tornadoes. If you have properly prepared,…

The Requirement for an SPCC The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires certain types of facilities to prepare and implement Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans to prevent oil from reaching navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines. Without consideration for mechanical intervention, facilities with no potential impact to navigable waters are not…

As we begin 2019, we enter another busy reporting year. With that being said, how familiar are you with the March 1st ECPRA Tier II reporting requirements? Whether you are a small distribution center or the largest manufacturing facility in the United States, chances are you may be failing to accurately assess your facility’s Tier…

We’ve built our business and reputation on word-of-mouth, and we’d like to grow that even more. Compliance as a Service (CaaS) recognizes that today’s regulatory environment requires an “always-on” approach that keeps you in compliance and ahead of the game. We also recognize that many manufacturers need a third-party compliance resource to complement and support…