What’s ahead under Obama’s OSHA
Jim Stanley’s new safety blog
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More evidence of OSHA’s new increased emphasis on enforcement, as opposed to voluntary programs, came recently when it announced that it would re-evaluate its Voluntary Protection Programs in light of a critical report by the General Accounting Office. The agency …
OSHA announced recently that agency compliance officers had visited 104 companies in four southeastern states where it said employees may have been exposed to potential combustible dust hazards. The visits, conducted over the previous 16 months, resulted in 667 violations, …
With Barack Obama’s election came widespread expectations of change at OSHA. Now those changes are starting to take shape. Here are five things to look for: Larger monetary penalties for violations: These are included in a measure called the Protecting …
Q and A interview with James W. Stanley, President, FDRsafety, & Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA about what to expect from OSHA under President Obama. Read the interview.
Moves begin to tighten OSHA enforcement
Court: Employers responsible for safety actions of subcontractors