OSHA has now entered the 90-day countdown period to receive comments on its proposed 755-page rule on exposure to respirable crystalline silica in general industry, construction, and shipyards.
A coalition of construction trade groups has already let it be known that they are opposed.
One of OSHA’s key enforcement initiatives is the Severe Violators Enforcement Program, which the agency says identifies employers who are indifferent to workplace health and safety and subjects them to enhanced settlements and follow-up inspections.
But how effective is this program, really?
In this article on the OH&S website, FDRsafety President Jim Stanley discusses how the concept of guilty until proven innocent has been distorted by OSHA. Read the full article.
In this article on the OH&S website, FDRsafety President Jim Stanley discusses how the concept of guilty until proven innocent has been distorted by OSHA. Read the full article.
OSHA has published the final rule on the Global Harmonization System and it contains both good news and bad news.
OSHA’s standard for permit-required confined spaces is complex, but surprisingly misconceptions have persisted about 3 easy to understand aspects.
When OSHA cites a company for an alleged violation, the following four requirements must be met if the violation is to stand:
OSHA is backing away from a plan that critics said would have gutted SHARP, the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
OSHA’s leadership has reversed a basic American principle. Agency actions indicate its leaders hold the idea that companies are guilty until proven innocent.
Dec. 1 is the first deadline under OSHA’s new Globally Harmonized System regulation, which requires training on the new label elements and the new SDS format.