by Girish Anand | Aug 27, 2012 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) since the program's inception in 2010 has placed 288 companies in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), but just recently listed the steps in the process for those companies to be removed from the...
by Girish Anand | Jan 24, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The 90-day review period for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM) passed yesterday (Jan. 23, 2012) with no approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which must review all regulations for...
by Girish Anand | Sep 9, 2011 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new directive for its field agents entitled Enforcement Procedures for Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence. Specifically, the directive “highlights the steps that should be taken in...
by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2011 | DOL
In its semi-annual report to Congress on its upcoming agenda, the Department of Labor (DOL) revealed that the Occupational Safety (OSHA) and Health Administration and the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will be finishing up some far-reaching...
by Girish Anand | Jun 29, 2011 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently unveiled a new interactive web tool to help users determine whether injuries and illnesses are work-related and recordable under the OSHA Recordkeeping rules. The OSHA Recordkeeping Advisor is an interactive...
