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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 Gives Clarity to Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard
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Poor Task Training and Hazard Sign Confusion Lead to Fatality
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In-N-Out Says Out With Masks
08.11.2023 Current EventsThe popular fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger will be banning employees from wearing masks on the job in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada,…
Cause of Watson Grinding Explosion & Fatalities Determined
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Wildfire Smoke is a Developing U.S. Hazard
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OSHA Recognizes Phillip’s 66 Worksite
06.15.2023 Current EventsAt a recent Region VIII VPP Participants Association Networking Event in Westminster, Colorado, the Phillips 66 Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility…
Chewy Inc. Proves Compliant in Fatal Forklift Incident
06.15.2023 Current EventsMany employers worry about compliance. They want to make sure they do what it takes to keep government agencies like…
OSHA is Really Cracking Down on Ergonomics
06.15.2023 ComplianceOSHA’s recent General Duty Clause (GDC) citation to an Amazon warehouse demonstrates that the agency is taking a more aggressive…
Business Owner Gets Prison Time for Employee Death
05.15.2023 Current EventsA New Jersey construction company owner was sentenced to three months in prison following his guilty plea to willfully violating…
New DOT Regulations for Drug and Alcohol Testing
05.15.2023 ComplianceThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has new regulations updating its drug testing requirements and allowing oral fluid testing for…
4 Family Members Charged with $2.1M in WC Fraud
05.15.2023 Current EventsFour family members were charged with multiple counts of workers’ compensation fraud for underreporting payroll for two of their California…
Wisconsin Safety Council’s 81st Annual Conference
04.18.2023 Current EventsWe are excited to be exhibiting at the Wisconsin Safety Council’s 81st Annual Conference! Come say hey, we are at…
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