by Girish Anand | Oct 5, 2016 | OSHA
As part of an ongoing effort to revise provisions in its standards that may be confusing, outdated or unnecessary, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it is proposing 18 changes to the agency’s recordkeeping, general industry, maritime...
by Girish Anand | Sep 22, 2016 | OSHA
During the first year of its beefed-up Severe Injury Reporting Program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says there were 7,636 hospitalizations and 2,644 amputations reported by employers in the states covered by Federal OSHA. The 26 states...
by Girish Anand | Sep 19, 2016 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published new guidelines for approving settlements between employers and employees in whistleblower cases to ensure that settlements do not contain terms that could be interpreted to restrict future...
by Girish Anand | Sep 6, 2016 | GHS, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Health Canada, through the Regulatory Cooperation Council, have jointly developed a 2016-2017 Workplace Chemicals Work Plan. The purpose of the work plan is to ensure that current and future requirements for...
by Girish Anand | Sep 2, 2016 | OSHA
The Federal Annual Monitoring and Evaluation (FAME) report for 2015 found that many state Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programs had better safety compliance rates than the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Those states showed 33.3...
by Girish Anand | Aug 23, 2016 | DOL, OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) is launching a new pilot process in its Western region. The “Expedited Case Processing Pilot” allows a complainant covered by certain statutes to ask the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to cease its...
