What makes us different?
Premier Safety Solutions creates a standard of excellence by approaching safety with a positive attitude.
Positive reinforcement encourages management leadership and worker participation in creating and keeping a safe workplace. Safe work habits must become a part of the normal everyday routine.
Premier Safety Solutions provides their clients with high level safety training and specialized knowledge and understanding of OSHA regulations.
- Trenching & Excavation Awareness & Competent Person
- First Aid, CPR & AED Training
- Powered Industrial Truck (Forklift) Operator Certification
- Scaffold Awareness & Competent Person
- OSHA Construction 10 & 30 Hour
- Heavy Equipment Operator Safety Awareness
- Aerial Work Platform Safety Training
- Fall Protection Safety Awareness
- Confined Space Awareness Training & Mock Rescue Exercise
SERVICES WE OFFER . . .
- Safety & Health Programs
- HAZCOM / SDS Programs
- Activity Hazard Analysis
- Onsite Safety Surveys
- Random Employee Drug Screening
- Respirator Medical Review & Fit Testing
DON'T WAIT . . . BE PROACTIVE . . .
Plan & Prevent Workplace Accidents
OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Crystalline Silica Standard in the Construction Industry
OSHA announced a delay in enforcement of the new crystalline silica standard that applies to the construction industry so that additional outreach and educational materials can be provided. Originally the standard was scheduled to begin June 23, 2017, but enforcement will now begin September 23, 2017.
Employers are expected to continue to take steps to come into compliance with the new permissible exposure limit or implement specific dust controls for certain operations. Construction employers need to continue to prepare implementation of the OSHA standard to include exposure assessment, medical surveillance and employee training. Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees.
OSHA fines USPS Maryland Facility $342K
The U.S. Postal Service has been cited for six health violations after an OSHA inspection of the Brooklyn South Carrier Annex in Brooklyn, Md. Inspectors responded to a complaint alleging workers were exposed to blood and other potentially infectious bodily fluids while handling packages labeled as containing biological infectious materials. The postal service failed to implement a written bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan and hazard communication program, and did not properly train workers on bloodborne pathogen protection. The USPS was proposed penalties totaling $342,059 for one serious, two willful and three repeat health violations.
A Hidden Epidemic: Construction Worker Suicide
According to data from the CDC, construction workers are at a very high risk for suicide – a rate of 53.3 per 100,000 workers.
The following are contributing factors leading to these statistics:
-Early hours and late nights on the job, especially during critical project phases
-Separation from family due to travel from project to project across states and cities leading to loneliness and isolation
-Lack of a steady paycheck due to regular lay-off periods or seasonal work
-Construction workers often struggle with pain, stress and fatigue from injuries which leads to alcohol, prescription medication and illegal drug use
-Working in a fearless, risk-taking environment reduces the fear of life and death situations