OSHA Compliance and Regulatory Updates

What OSHA actually requires in writing for PPE, what a usable program covers, and how to keep it from becoming a binder nobody opens.

What the lab actually does to hard hats, safety glasses, boots, gloves and FR clothing, which standard covers each, and what to look for on the label before you buy.

The OSHA PPE rules that come up most: hazard assessment, training, who pays, the standard for each body part, and the construction fit requirement that took effect in January 2025.

OSHA writes the law, ANSI-accredited groups write product performance standards, and NFPA covers fire and electrical. How they fit together, with the standards you'll see on PPE labels.

A walkthrough of what an OSHA inspector tends to look at for PPE and safety equipment, from paperwork to PPE stations, eyewashes and extinguishers.

Hazard assessment, the right PPE for the job, training, written programs, inspection and signage: an eight-point check of your PPE program, with the OSHA sections behind it.

Unguarded skylights, warning lines treated like guardrail, tying off to a vent pipe and more. The roof fall protection mistakes we see most, and how to fix each one.

The 4-foot and 6-foot triggers, the low-slope roof distance rules, guardrail specs and hatch and skylight requirements, with the section numbers to back them up.

The OSHA standards that show up again and again in plant inspections, what inspectors usually find, and the practical fixes for each.