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6/6/2016
PHMSA and OSHA to Hold Pre-UN Regulatory Meetings Next Week
To prepare for international regulatory meetings at the United Nations, both OSHA and the US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will hold pre-UN meetings open to industry stakeholders and the public.
5/12/2016
Final Rule: OSHA Injury and Illness e-Reporting to Start in 2017
In today’s Federal Register, OSHA posted a Final Rule that requires employers to file annual electronic reports of injury and illness data. OSHA plans to publish the injury and illness data it receives on a public website—but will not publish personal identifying information about individual employees.
5/6/2016
Who's Responsible for Training Temp Workers on GHS?
The work may be temporary, but the effects of an employee getting hurt or sick on the job can last a lifetime. OSHA’s safety standards for industry put the onus of ensuring worker safety on the employer. For temporary workers, this raises a unique question—who, exactly, “employs” these workers? Is it the staffing agency or the host business? And who is responsible for training temporary workers on safety issues like GHS hazard communication?
5/3/2016
New 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher Now Available!
To help managers and personnel meet OSHA’s annual HAZWOPER re-training requirement, Lion Technology this week launched the 8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Refresher Online Course for workers who perform cleanup duties at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
4/26/2016
What Puts the HAZ in HAZWOPER?
If you manage hazardous waste at your site, you likely know OSHA's HAZWOPER Standard as an additional set of requirements for the safe remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous waste. But did you know that the HAZWOPER definition of "hazardous substance" at 29 CFR 1910.120(a)(3) comprises not only RCRA-regulated hazardous waste, but other materials as well?..
4/11/2016
OSHA Challenged On New Silica Protections
Major industry groups filed suit in the US Fifth Court of Appeals this week to challenge OSHA’s new permissible exposure limit (PEL) for breathable silica. Among the challengers to the new OSHA silica rule is the ACG, the Associated General Contractors of America.
4/5/2016
After the Inspection: Guide to OSHA Violations
With OSHA civil penalties for employer safety violations set to increase up to 80% this year, successful safety inspections and audits are more important than ever in 2016....
3/24/2016
Year One of New OSHA Rule Brings 10,000 Severe Injury Reports
In the fall of 2014, OSHA published a Final Rule that significantly changed the workplace injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting regulations (29 CFR 1904). Mandatory as of January 1, 2015, the revised OSHA reporting requirements changed the way employers must report significant workplace injuries and illnesses. Namely, the Final Rule set specific time limits for reporting significant injuries resulting in fatality, hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye.Find a Post
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