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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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Engineer suffers first-degree burns from high-vis shirt, sparking medical warning
12.06.2019 Current EventsIn a letter to the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia published today, emergency medicine specialist Ioana Vlad explained…
OSHA considering changes to silica standard
12.03.2019 Current EventsOSHA may “broaden the circumstances” under which certain employers would be permitted to comply with its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction,…
OSHA Issues Enforcement Directives Targeting a Variety of Industry and Manufacturers
11.26.2019 Current EventsEffective October 1, 2019, Region VII OSHA (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) announced a combination of Regional Emphasis Programs, along…
OSHA Sets its 2020 Inspection Agenda: Who’s in the Crosshairs?
11.13.2019 ComplianceWhich companies will receive OSHA inspections in Fiscal year 2020 (which began Oct. 1, 2019)? No one can provide an…
Safety Manager Sentenced to 3 months in Cover-up
11.13.2019 Current EventsA safety manager charged with covering up information about an employee’s death at the company’s Ohio plant was sentenced to…
Responding to OSHA 11(c) Retaliation Charges, Employee Safety Complaints, and Rapid Response Investigations
10.24.2019 ComplianceWhen OSHA receives a complaint related to worker safety and health or a severe injury report, one action by OSHA…
OSHA’s Top 10 violations in 2019 account for 27K citations: Construction Industry Hit Hardest.
10.10.2019 Current EventsWhere is OSHA concentrating inspections? Answer: In the industries where they found numerous violations previously. That’s why it’s important to…
OSHA Implements New Enforcement Weighting System
10.10.2019 ComplianceOSHA has altered its enforcement weighting system, the agency announced in a late September press release. As of Oct. 1,…
Safety moments in oil & extraction: hazards, controls & resources
10.08.2019 ComplianceAccording to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, in 2016 there are currently between 150,000 and 160,000 people employed in oil &…
OSHA’s Newest Enforcement Policies
09.19.2019 ComplianceRecent enforcement policy changes have amounted to “very significant developments with OSHA,” according to an employment attorney. Thomas Metzger laid…
Construction Deaths Decline, Fatal Falls Up
09.19.2019 Current EventsWhile the number of fatalities in Construction has decreased, deaths from falls continue to increase, according to a new report.…
Enviro manager gets year in clink – firm fined $25M!
08.28.2019 Current EventsHow could things have gotten so bad at Tonawanda Coke Corp., NY, that the company would release benzene fumes and…
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