by Girish Anand | Apr 1, 2011 | OSHA
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the wing of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) charged with workplace health issues, has come out with its list of objectives for Healthy People 2020, a program launched by the Department of Health...
by Girish Anand | Mar 11, 2011 | OSHA
Following a series of court and review commission decisions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued guidance on who must pay for each type of PPE. The relevant document, Guidance for Personal...
by Girish Anand | Mar 5, 2011 | Federal Labor Law, OSHA
The $65-million Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, beset by spidery actors falling from the heights and landing on the stage from the beginning of rehearsals, is now facing $12,500 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),...
by Girish Anand | Feb 25, 2011 | Federal Labor Law, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) employs 2.1 million people, but just 2,335 of them are field inspectors. The agency is thus requesting an additional $24.7 million in its fiscal year 2012 budget to expand by 52 inspectors. As budget...
by Girish Anand | Feb 2, 2011 | OSHA
Some of the fallout from the November elections that turned the House of Representatives over to the Republicans is that life can get tougher for regulators, though few doubt it will stop them. In particular, Rep. Darrell Issa (R.-Calif.), new chairman of the House...
