OSHA’s proposal to set a standard to ensure that employers establish a comprehensive infection control program has run into resistance from a small-business panel convened to review the proposed regulation.
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The truck and bus industries should expect a major new regulatory proposal this year to bolster the CSA enforcement by establishing a new way to assign official safety ratings to companies based on CSA safety performance.
OSHA is recommending legislation that would increase civil penalties and index them for inflation, as well as increasing criminal penalties.
OSHA appears to be interested in expanding the definition of an ergonomic injury for recordkeeping purposes to include incidents which cause workers to have minor soreness or discomfort.
All of a sudden, OSHA is spending an inordinate amount of time inspecting the machines and equipment in plant maintenance areas.
OSHA has substantially increased its inspections of worksites where temporary workers are employed, following up on an initiative announced 18 months ago directed at temporary staffing agencies.
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OSHA is seeking to significantly expand its powers over recordkeeping by effectively adding five years to the time it can issue citations.