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Nothing Is Final Yet: OSHA’s Deregulatory Docket Reaches the Hearing Room
By NASP Blogger Current Events
OSHA’s deregulatory rulemaking effort moves into its most visible phase this month. The agency begins a series of informal public hearings on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. ET, held virtually and continuing on subsequent weekdays. More than twenty proposed rules are on the docket, and this is the point at which the record…
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OSHA’S NEW TEMPORARY ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE
03.25.2020 ComplianceHere’s another in our continuing series of “Coronavirus Basics” articles, in which we’re trying to offer helpful information to folks…
COVID-19 and Your Workforce
03.11.2020 Current EventsAt this time, with approximately 29 deaths in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
CSB Approves New Rule on Accidental Release Reporting
03.11.2020 Current EventsThe U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) approved its final rule on accidental release reporting, which will now…
Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Fake OSHA Training
03.11.2020 Current EventsAn Ohio construction company owner pleaded guilty to mail fraud involving fake OSHA training certificates. Ron Craig Estes, owner of…
Maximum OSHA Penalties Increase for 2020
02.13.2020 Current EventsMaximum OSHA fines bumped up 1.76% as of January 16th, 2020, to adjust for inflation. The new maximums are: $134,494…
Workplace fatalities increased 2% in 2018; 5,250 killed
02.13.2020 Current EventsThere were 5,250 fatal work injuries recorded in the U.S. in 2018, up from 5,147 in 2017, according to Bureau…
2019: A Year in Review
01.13.2020 Current Events2019 was quite the productive year for NASP. We traveled the world, launched new live and online courses, introduced a…
Significant increase in federal OSHA inspections in FY 2019
01.13.2020 Current EventsOSHA’s final fiscal year 2019 statistics show a significant increase in the number of inspections as well as a record…
Contractor sentenced to prison for double fatality
01.13.2020 Current EventsThe contractor convicted on two counts of manslaughter for his involvement in a fatal Boston trench collapse has been sentenced…
OSHA regulation focus in 2020: ‘Nibbling around the edges’
01.13.2020 Current EventsHow will OSHA affect your company in 2020, the fourth year of the Trump administration? The spoken theme overall, not…
No Drop in Injuries for First Time in 6 Years
12.11.2019 Current EventsFor the first time since 2012, there was no drop in the number of workplace injuries and illnesses year-to-year, according…
Tis the Season
12.11.2019 Live ClassesFor many retailers, the holiday shopping season is a “make or break” period which can define their bottom lines for…
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