The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) could help a New Jersey uniform company iron out its employee injury prevention program following a workplace inspection.

OSHA cited Gemtex Inc., a linen and uniform rental service for the hospitality industry, for 48 safety and health violations. The government agency issued 37 serious and 11 other-than-serious citations for a total proposed fine of $126,875.

Serious violations included failing to offer employees protection from electrical hazards, failing to ensure the safe use of ladders and forklifts and not provide an eyewash station. Incomplete record management and various electrical issues led OSHA to include other-than-serious citations as well. OSHA regional administrator Robert Kulick noted creating workplace injury prevention programs could teach employees to identify safety hazards, and allow them to eliminate risk.

Online injury prevention software provides safety managers tools to implement a global injury prevention program. Web-based solutions serve as a one-stop shop for any supervisor, designed to work across multiple locations worldwide in a minimal amount of time. The programs allow managers to identify and analyze employee risk, develop automatic injury prevention standards and ensure the effectiveness of safety and health workplace guidelines.