Excelsior, MN -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2015 -- 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.
All companies are doing more with less. Safety is often delegated to HR, Maintenance, or Operations. These personnel are often not safety experts and as result, safety becomes a bigger challenge. This often leaves significant gaps in health and safety programs.
Christopher K. Whitehorne, MHS is the Health & Safety Services Manager for U.S. Compliance Corp. Whitehorne joined the company after receiving his Master of Health Science in the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene program from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. He also received his Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Studies from Johns Hopkins University. During his studies, Whitehorne worked as a Teaching Assistant in the class of Fundamentals of Occupational Health.
Whitehorne noted that the days of an OSHA inspector stopping in for a few hours have long since passed. Inspections are more detailed and longer than ever. OSHA inspections are carried out over multiple days and can be open for months. As a result, penalties are more frequent and harsher than ever.
Another challenge, is keeping up with OSHA's hot issues. Recent changes to the Hazard Communication Standard, requires employers make significant changes how they manage chemical safety in plants. Staying on top of hot issues such as combustible dust and electrical safety is critical. Not being aligned with OSHA's current emphasis issues, is a challenge for all employers.
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.
About U.S. Compliance Corp
U.S. Compliance Corp (http://www.uscompliance.com/smartcompliance) offers Compliance Fundamentals services providing valuable, on-going compliance support for OSHA and/or Environmental regulations. Highly qualified specialists work at clients' manufacturing facilities and lead employees in interactive compliance trainings. On-site employee trainings are scheduled to evaluate manufacturing plant sites and complete the necessary OSHA and environmental reports.
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