OSHA Recordkeeping Best Practices
OSHA’s Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (NEP) has been in effect for over a month and employers should be taking steps now to review their records and prepare for an NEP inspection. Click here...
View ArticleOSHA: A Review of 2009
In 2009, OSHA emerged from the regulatory and enforcement shell that had shrouded it during the eight years of the Bush Administration. Once confirmed, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced that a...
View ArticleOSHA Implements National Emphasis Program for Hexavalent Chromium
OSHA has embarked on a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting hexavalent chromium in the workplace, along with other toxic substances found in conjunction with hexavalent chromium. OSHA’s...
View ArticleOSHA to Target Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities with Programmed...
OSHA has announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to encourage compliance with safety and health standards at nursing and residential care facilities through programmed inspections. The NEP, which...
View ArticleOSHA’s Plan for 2013 includes at Least 1,260 Workplace Inspections
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to inspect at least 1,260 establishments under its site-specific targeting (“SST”) program for 2013. Details are here.
View ArticleOSHA Nomination Signals Greater Enforcement, New Standards
Signaling significant regulatory and enforcement changes from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), President Joseph Biden has named a California official to lead the agency. To...
View ArticleManufacturers Can Expect Emphasis on Prevention of Heat Illness in Workplaces
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had announced this spring its intention to implement a new heat illness standard that will apply to indoor environments. Now, the U.S....
View ArticleAfter OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Employers...
More than six months after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard for healthcare employers (Healthcare ETS), OSHA announced its intentions...
View ArticleWhite House Pushes OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Initiative
As thermometers hit their peak, the White House is touting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) heat illness prevention efforts to “protect millions of workers from heat illness...
View ArticleOSHA Focusing Enforcement Efforts on ‘Vulnerable Workers’ at Construction Sites
Top leaders of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have detailed new and upcoming enforcement efforts to protect “vulnerable workers” (i.e., immigrant, minority, female, and...
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