quote:When I talk about regulations I am not talking about commen sense stuff, I am talking about the little things such as the $1000.00 fine I once got from OSHA for not having exit signs above all the doors. I guess they think that in a small company that the people working there everyday don't know how to get out the doors without a sign, if they think such a thing perhaps they should have shown up around quitting time to see just how fast everyone really could get out of there. No corner guards on a desk in the office? I think that fine was around 500. I could see that if it were a kindergarten class but I have never heard of an employee getting hurt by their desk.
I doubt a lot of people have ever looked at an OSHA manual. I did about 15 years ago when working for a small office. Not only did all doors have to marked as EXIT or NOT EXIT, they also had to have a light source on them. The print had to be a certain size and color, bathrooms had to be labeled and had to be a certain distant from other areas. ETC, .........
It took weeks just to figure out what had to be done, then money spent to follow ridiculous rules.
Until common sense enters into the equation, expect more unemployment.