From the Desk of Corey Bounds:

OSHA has made at least one visit to one of our Mississippi customers in the sawmill business. If you are not ready for a visit from OSHA, I highly suggest you consider getting ready. These visits will, in most cases, generate fines and require you to take time away from your main focus of running your business. If you don’t have the in-house staff, numerous safety consultants across the country can help.

Below is a message that I received from a safety consultant:

“OSHA will conduct inspections of manufacturing facilities to ensure compliance with safety practices while operating, servicing, or maintaining machines. This includes controlling dangerous energy sources and making sure machines are properly guarded to prevent amputations. The program looks at companies using machinery that pose a risk of amputation.

♦ Significant changes in the updated emphasis program include:

♦ An updated list of North American Industry Code System establishment codes identified for inclusion in the program.

♦ Allowing establishments that had an inspection under the NEP in the previous 24 months and did not report an amputation to be deleted from the programmed inspection list.

♦ Revisions to the OSHA Information Systems coding instructions.

The updated program will replace the previous version that is set to end on June 27, 2025, and will be in place for five years from the effective date.
Please be aware of this update. Employers with jobs that expose employees to amputation or machine guarding hazards will be targeted for inspections.”

Feel free to reach out to me directly at corey@contund.com if you would like to discuss.

All the best,

Corey Bounds
Risk Assessment and Claims
Director of Engineering
P 804.643.7800 | M 601.479.0076
F 804.643.5800 | E corey@contund.com