OSHA said it would do better when the GAO took the agency to task for failing to adequately supervise states with state plans. The fallout is being felt.
An ongoing concern about OSHA’s protection of workers is its slow pace in creating or updating needed standards. A prime example is combustible dust.
A key principle governing use of PPE was reaffirmed recently in a Washington state case involving a bank guard who was stabbed while not wearing body armor.
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OSHA’s proposal to publish workplace injury and illness reports from larger companies may sound like a good idea at first, but there are good reasons not to.
Given the complexity of OSHA regulations, it’s no surprise that some employers believe there are regulations that don’t actually exist. Here are five.
An administrative law judge has fired what may amount to a legal “shot across the bow” at OSHA on the issue of enterprise-wide abatement.
In this article, attorney Marc K. Shaye explores the legal issues that occur when a supervisor is alleged to have committed a violation of a safety standard and whether knowledge can then be imputed to the employer.
OSHA appears to have a new practice of using a company’s voluntary safety audit as a guide to identifying possible hazards to focus on in an inspection.
You must obviously do those things required by OSHA, but that alone will not eliminate workplace injuries, especially those associated with non-routine tasks.