redkneck Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Two solid days of a surprise and comprehensive OSHA inspection. Looked at everything from equipment, to record keeping to training. Got a lot of work to do now before Christmas. I think I'd rather have just went in for a body cavity search.... :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I hate it when OSHA comes through my lab. They are such ignorant boobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Ouch, I feel for you. I used to be a safety manager and don't miss that part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cain Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 We had an OSHA guy tear a new construction home we were working in apart. To make a statement for our area he found a way to write just about every sub-contractor up that was working in the home including us for a hand-rail violation (we are audio/video guys). I don't have a whole lot of good things to say about them but I guess they are that way for a reason and its in everyone's best interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Two solid days of a surprise and comprehensive OSHA inspection. Looked at everything from equipment, to record keeping to training. Got a lot of work to do now before Christmas. I think I'd rather have just went in for a body cavity search.... :clown: Yeah, glad its over for you! I hate it when OSHA comes through my lab. They are such ignorant boobs. :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledrop Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 OSHA sucks man. they have a fine for everything possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant-KS Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I don't have a whole lot of good things to say about them but I guess they are that way for a reason and its in everyone's best interest. Is it really? I'd say common sense education in school would go much, much farther. All OSHA does is fine you for not aligning yourself to their extremely stringent list of rules and regulations, which may or may not have any practical safety threat. From everything I've seen, if you do everything OSHA approved, you can't get a bloody thing done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Well, I just had to get an updated MSDS sheet for Lava soap, if that tells you how useful some of their crap is. Some of it's good and practical, don't get me wrong, but there really is no end to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 HaHaHa, I usually hear that OSHA is coming, and I magically get called out to another location five minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonBowling21 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 thats no good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggunner Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Just another example of what happens when big government gets involved in something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 You seem to have passed your inspection . Congrats. OSHA has worked in a few workers favor that I have seen in my 26 years in construction. Yes, gov't involved in anything usually makes it a uncontrollable monster. But there would be no need for agencies like OSHA is we could trust all employers to play fair and let workers know what hazards they are being exposed to and how to safely protect themselves from those hazards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I can be thankful OSHA showed up now and then in some of the places I worked. I'd probably be dead by now if they didn't. Some companies will abuse every rule they think they can get away with. Just another reason they take jobs offshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie65 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Yep, actually OSHA/MSHA is a great thing. Yes allot of it is a major pain, yes some of it is goofy but overall it is there for you the employee. I was the Union Safety Officer at the plant I worked at. They stayed a week when they came there. I spent the whole week with them, walking around, doing inspections, checking things out & explaining things to them when they had questions. Yes you can get some inspectors that go to far. Most of them are good guys that are really just doing there job and looking out for you. Most of the inspectors have several years experience in the field they are inspecting in. I have been considered a miner for about 17 years, it is one of the most dangerous occupations out there. A "miner" covers a whole lotta occupations, if you work in a mine, quarry, underground, above ground & many many other things you are considered a miner. The inspectors could give your company a citation(s) every time they come if they want. Lot of them we got, I would report them to the Supervisor, they would get fixed & they would be signed off on. No problems there. If you get a S&S then it is a lil different. They are not all horrible but you have to correct it on the spot & they will cost the company a little money. Keep in mind I was on the hourly side of the workforce. Yes, I used to hate when they would show up. Felt like you had to really watch what you were doing & be extra careful. After a few years and seeing some serious accidents happen, isn't this what you should be doing anyway. Bottom line is everyone wants to be able to walk out of work at the end of their shift. 99 % of the inspectors I dealt with were very good guys. If you cooperated with them & your company showed they were making every effort to ensure a safe workplace, they are pretty good guys. Again if something is seriously unsafe, I wanted to know as did the Company. They were very good about safety all the time not just when MSHA showed up. Some of you guys would really not believe some companies, safety is not even on some of their minds, just want the job done, money made no matter what. These places are getting far fewer because of OSHA/MSHA. Companies really cannot afford serious accidents and Workmans Comp claims. These cost them a fortune. Yes sometimes they might be a pain, might feel like it is a hassle but they are there to do a job. that job is to hopefully make your job safer so everyone can go home to their families or whatever at the end of everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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