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OSHA has implemented a number of programs over the last 5 years, but when it comes to the agency’s top priority, OSHA’s Administrator isn’t offering a timeline.
New OSHA initiative may make things worse for temporary workers, not better
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Non-union employees can select anyone, including representatives of a union, to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their worksite, according to a recent interpretation letter issued by OSHA. This marks a major departure in procedures for OSHA …
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 …
OSHA can no longer issue citations alleging violations more than six months old. That is the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Feb. 27 in a case called Gabelli v. SEC. Although the case dealt directly with the …