b'GARYS CORNERpenalty includes all direct or foreseeable harms.citations, it affirmed one citation because the post These would be damages arising because theoffice had not adequately trained a supervisor. employee had been terminated from employment.An employers heat illness prevention program For example, such damages could include costsrests on the supervisors. Employers should from interest and penalties on unpaid credit cardwork to empower and train supervisors to protect bills, withdrawal penalties for 401(k) loans, oremployees from the heat.even the costs of home mortgage foreclosureRemember,yourAssociationhasaLegal might be consequential damages. Service Plan with Auman, Mahan and Furry, Non-Compete Agreements which allows members of the Association to A as reported at the last meeting that in January,contact Auman, Mahan and Furry once a month the Federal Trade Commission has proposedat no charge.So contact Gary under the Legal arulebanningnon-competeagreementsinServices Plan if you have further questions on employment contracts.The FTC had opened athis topic.comment period until March 20.But, due to the overwhelming number of responses, the FTC has extended the comment period from March 20 to April 19.Instance by InstanceStarting on March 27th, OSHA began following instance by instance citation procedure.This means that OSHA can assess a separate penalty for each employee exposed to a cited hazard.For example, assume an employer did not provide fallprotectionforthreeemployeesworking on a roof. Under the old citation procedure, OSHA would have issued one penalty for failure to provide fall protection.However, under the instance by instance method, OSHA can now assess a separate penalty for each of the three employees exposed to the hazard.This will apply to the following areas: fall protection, trenching, machine guarding, respiratory protection, permit required confined space, lockout tagout, and some recordkeeping provisions.Recent Heat Stress Case The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commissionrecentlyissuedadecisionina heat stress case emphasizing the importance of training supervisors to recognize and abate the hazards posed by working in the heat.In this case, OSHA issued five general duty clause citations of the United States Post Office for failing to protect postal employees from the heat. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission vacated four of those five www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 15MRCA Qtr Page Vert.indd 2 12/20/2021 10:37:43 AM'