by Girish Anand | May 14, 2019 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a final rule revising 14 provisions in its recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards that it said might be “outdated, confusing or unnecessary.” The rule, as...
by Girish Anand | Mar 25, 2019 | OSHA, Random Musings
It was a Saturday in New York City 108 years ago today — March 25 — when fire engulfed by Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, leaving 146 workers dead, some as young as 13. The factory employed mostly young immigrant women sewing garments in harsh conditions with...
by Girish Anand | Mar 14, 2019 | DOL, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has ruled that workplace violence is covered by the general duty cause of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, thus making employers liable for acts of violence affecting their employees while...
by Girish Anand | Jan 25, 2019 | OSHA
In a final rule published today in the Federal Register, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has axed the Obama-era electronic reporting of injury and illness data by employers with 250 or more employees. The final rule applies only to OSHA Forms...
by Girish Anand | Jan 24, 2019 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is not part of the partial government shutdown, is raising its violation penalties today in accordance with the Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. The unfunded Department of the Federal Register...
by Girish Anand | Dec 29, 2018 | OSHA
On Dec. 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed enabling legislation, the result of months of negotiation and compromise, that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the...
