OSHA is failing to hold state-run programs accountable for addressing problems in their programs in a timely manner, the Government Accounting Office says in a report. The report, released last week, finds a number of issues in states with their …
It appears likely that the Voluntary Protection Program would take a hit under the President’s proposed 2014 budget for OSHA, while funding for the whistleblower enforcement program would substantially increase. According to a report by Bloomberg BNA, OSHA would hire …
Advocates of ramped-up enforcement are pushing again to revise the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with a goal of increasing penalties and widening OSHA’s jurisdiction. The bill, introduced late last month in the Senate, would: Increase the maximum penalty for …
The March issue of ASSE’s Professional Safety magazine was devoted to the subject of Prevention through Design (PtD), with three excellent articles that covered: Integrating PtD into undergraduate curricula Design methods for implementing PtD, including things like policy, standards, processes …