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President’s Letter – July 2022 3
- ASA President's Letter
- July 26, 2022
Dear Readers – In March it was announced at SUBExcel, but the rubber hit the road in July. While I’m honored and excited to be able to serve the American Subcontractors Association as its 2022-23 President, I just want to thank Brian Carroll, plus all the others who have successfully helmed this association. I’ve seen
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Psychological Safety is Key for Enabling Diversity in the Workplace 0
- Best Practices, Ethics, Improving Productivity, Safety, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 28, 2022
By: Dale Carnegie Staff Diverse teams can achieve greatness, but they need to exist in an inclusive environment that promotes psychological safety Psychological safety rests on the assurance that a team member will not be ridiculed or punished for making a mistake or speaking up with an idea The Dale Carnegie principles promote the cultural
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How to Manage an OSHA Inspection—Before, During, and After 0
- Best Practices, Documentation, Risk Management, Safety
- June 28, 2022
By Robert Tuman, CCR Safety Consulting Note: OSHA citations are available to the public without login and password, and easily accessed by going to the OSHA.gov website and entering “Establishment Search” in the search box on the upper right hand side. PREPARING FOR AN OSHA INSPECTION Have your safety documentation readily available and keep copies
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How Should a Subcontractor Best Defend Against an OSHA Citation? Don’t Have a Citation to Defend 1
- Best Practices, Risk Management, Safety
- June 28, 2022
By Michael Metz-Topodas, Cohen Seglias Legendary hockey player Gordie Howe once said, “The best way to get in shape is to never get out of shape!” In theory, he could have been talking about an OSHA citation defense. In other words, the best way to defend against OSHA citations is to never receive an OSHA
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Managing an OSHA Inspection…Are You Prepared?0
- Documentation, Risk Management, Safety
- June 28, 2022
By Johnny Zitko, AssuredPartners; and Roger Paveza, Vista Safety Consulting If there’s one thing I can promise…as every workplace is unique, every OSHA inspection is unique – as is every inspector. So, let’s outline the structure of the inspection, the employer’s rights, and what you can do to prepare. Employer Preparation Plan in advance! The
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ALWAYS SOMETHING AWESOME IN GREATER BATON ROUGE 0
- Always Something Awesome
- June 28, 2022
By Angie Weidel, ASA Chapter Director, ASA-Baton Rouge On April 6th, 2022 our Greater Baton Rouge Chapter hosted our first annual Bridging the Gap Expo at Walker High School in Walker, LA. This was a “labor of love” project from our Programs and Events committee. Our goal was to showcase who we are to the
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