June 2017 Haak Law LLC Client Letter
Dear Clients and Friends: I'm writing this month about risks posed by "vigilante" safety enforcement given that OSHA may decrease...
Retro Post -- In Case of a Water Landing
(Originally published in 2012) My family and I just returned from vacation early this past Monday morning. The trip marked my 4 year old...
Retro Post -- Safety Haiku
For those of you who may not remember, a "haiku" is a Japanese poem of 3 lines that consists of exactly 17 syllables -- 5 in the first...
New OSHRC Decision – The Importance of Multi-Employer Worksite Precautions
A recent decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) underscores the importance of taking proper...
Helping Us Understand Who We Protect (A Book Recommendation)
Keeping workers safe is an ever-changing mix of technical know-how and psychology. It’s the psychology element that many times proves to...
The Combustible Dust Cake
I spent Wednesday morning visiting a client facility to present a combustible dust hazard awareness “train the trainer” course to the...
