US Compliance Corp Helps Manufacturers Avoid Workplace Safety Hazards

July 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Privately held manufacturing firms must attain and sustain environmental, health, and safety compliance. Manufacturers rely heavily on employees to make the business productive and profitable. Lost workdays due to sickness or injury quickly diminish profits; employees want to know manufacturers care about their health and safety. U.S. Compliance Corp helps manufacturers avoid non-compliance lawsuits and fines by partnering and creating a customized program, practical to implement, easy to follow, and preventing workers’ comp claims or costly citations.

Panolam Industries International Inc. of Norcross, GA was inspected by OSHA after receiving a complaint alleging workplace safety hazards. OSHA issued the employer 18 serious safety and health citations for exposing workers to hazards. Violations include failing to ensure machines do not accidentally start up while workers are performing service, maintenance, and repairs; not removing forklifts with defective safety equipment from service and not training workers on the hazards of exposure to formaldehyde. Other violations include failing to train temporary workers on the hazards of using chemicals and not providing safety data sheets for chemicals being used.

Johnson Service Group and Randstad North America Inc. provided Panolam Industries with temporary workers, while the laminating company provided daily supervision, training and direction for the temporary workers employed at the facility. OSHA concluded an inspection with Johnson Service Group and Randstad North America and did not issue citations to the staffing agencies.

"Taking defective safety equipment out of rotation should be a no-brainer. When employers fail to address workplace hazards, workers are put at risk of illness, serious injury, or even death," said William Fulcher, OSHA's director of the Atlanta-East area office. "This inspection underscores the need for workers to inform OSHA of workplace hazards because no one should have to work in dangerous conditions just to make a living." Penalties were levied at $79,650.

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Manufacturers with $25M-$250M in annual revenue have the same requirements to keep up with the latest government regulations. U.S. Compliance Corp has over 25 years of experience keeping more than 1,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada compliant with OSHA and environmental laws.  Manufacturers must keep innovating, making better and dynamic products, while U.S. Compliance Corp keeps track of the changing regulations.  Outsourcing this vital function to experts ensures manufacturers stay on top of the requirements and provide implementation and documentation of safety and compliance programs.

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