If you are a safety or EHS director, you probably knew this was coming: starting January 21, 2017 certain companies will be required to electronically submit their injury and illness data. This is data these companies should already be keeping, so the requirement isn’t so much about new record keeping as it is updated methodology.
Digital OSHA Incident Reporting: Mandatory and Coming Soon
Tags: regulations, warehousing, sospes, ecommerce, OSHA, 3PL, Manufacturing, software, Third Party Logistics, construction, safety issues, compliance
Posted in Safety & Ergonomics|
Advantages of Modular Buildings in the Warehouse
In the past year I’ve toured manufacturing facilities that have office space right on the plant floor. Those offices had been added as the company grew and needed more supervisors or engineers on the floor. They were using modular offices, of course. Later, I was fortunate to attend a training session on modular offices done by one of our suppliers, and it was amazing the forethought and engineering that goes into these modular buildings.
Tags: adding room, modular office, building, construction
Posted in Warehousing & Distribution|