Lightning Can Damage Your Business In Ways You May Have Never Imagined

6/21/2019 (Permalink)

As a business owner, especially if you have employees that work outside lightning is something you should consider learning more about.

Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working outdoors. Lightning can be overlooked as an occupational hazard, but employers should be educated about lightning hazards to ensure the safety of their workers.

According to OSHA as an employer you have responsibilities to your workers. Under the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), employers are required to provide their employees with a place of employment that “is free from recognizable hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees.” The courts have interpreted OSHA’s general duty clause to mean that an employer has a legal obligation to provide a workplace free of conditions or activities that either the employer or industry recognizes as hazardous and that cause, or are likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to employees when there is a feasible method to abate the hazard. This includes lightning hazards that can cause death or serious bodily harm.

If you would like to learn more about ways you can look out for your employees there is information at
https://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/OSHA_FS-3863_Lightning_Safety_05-2016.pdf

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