President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second term. Now comes the hard part: another 4 years of governing. In this article, FDRsafety President Jim Stanley suggests that a second term agenda include addressing outdated OSHA standards. Read the full article.
In this article, Molly O’Brien of FDRsafety describes the changes that a new OSHA standard has brought to the regulation of cranes and derricks. Read the full article.
Second-term advice: Bring OSHA regs into 21st Century
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Some good-faith efforts by employers to motivate employees to work safely are running afoul of OSHA, writes Jim Stanley, President of FDRsafety, in EHS Today. But in an attempt to clarify its position, OSHA has cast a net that is too wide and only will lead to confusion over how a company may use incentives to motivate workers. Read the full article.
‘New’ OSHA not achieving goals, numbers show
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has investigated the issue of sleep disorders for several years now and it’s becoming increasingly clear the agency will move on the issue soon. But it’s not enough for a trucking company to simply wait for the federal government to act, writes Rose McMurrary, Chief Transportation Advisor for FDRsafety. Read the full article.
While there may be a number of potential divisions between federal transportation regulators and the trucking industry, few seem as difficult as the reporting of crash history, writes Rose McMurray, Chief Transportation Advisor to FDRsafety. Read the full article.
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