by Girish Anand | Apr 15, 2018 | DOL, MSHA, OSHA
During a hearing before a Senate subcommittee, Secretary Alexander Acosta argued for increased funding for the Department of Labor because, among other things, “laws matter” and the department needs additional inspectors, especially for the Occupational...
by Girish Anand | Mar 19, 2018 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was expecting some 350,000 electronic filings of injury and illness reports (Form 300A) by the Dec. 31, 2017, much-delayed deadline, but instead received only 153,653 filings, according to a report by Bloomberg....
by Girish Anand | Mar 6, 2018 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is delaying from March 12 to May 11 implementation of the new beryllium exposure standard, which was released in the final days of the Obama administration. Beryllium is used in the aerospace, electronics,...
by Girish Anand | Feb 26, 2018 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and...
by Girish Anand | Feb 19, 2018 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a fact sheet urging owners and managers to conduct regular safety walk-arounds. The fact sheet states: There are at least two reasons why managers and owners should periodically conduct...
by Girish Anand | Jan 20, 2018 | OSHA
Although the official deadline to do so isn’t until July 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now accepting injury and illness data electronically for calendar year 2017. The Injury Tracking Application (ITA) is accessible from the ITA...