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The Hearings Are Over. The Standards Aren’t.
By NASP Blogger Compliance
OSHA’s deregulatory rulemaking reached the end of its most visible phase last month. The agency held five days of informal public hearings beginning August 19, 2026 and concluding August 26, all held virtually before an administrative law judge. The record is now built. What happens next occurs out of public view. What the Five Days…
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5 States Legalize Marijuana: Workplace Impact
12.09.2020 Current EventsVoters in five states approved laws to legalize medical or recreational marijuana. The states’ initiatives have one thing in common:…
Oregon Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
12.09.2020 Current EventsOregon issued it’s temporary COVID-19 standard on November 6th, joining Virginia, New Jersey, and Michigan on the list of states…
Customized e-Learning Course Development
11.16.2020 Live ClassesLet’s face it, COVID-19 has impacted how we as safety and environmental professionals do our jobs. Social distancing requirements, engineering…
Maintain Social Distance: COVID ‘Close Contact’ Adds up to Exposure
11.16.2020 Current EventsAn investigation into how an employee contracted COVID-19 in the workplace caused the CDC to change its definition of “close…
NEW HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer ONLINE!
11.16.2020 Live ClassesOnline HAZWOPER Training? To help navigate the COVID pandemic, NASP has just launched an online version of our internationally recognized…
Inspector Involved in Extortion Attempt
11.16.2020 Current EventsAn OSHA inspector and his brother were charged with conspiracy to extort $6,000 in cash from a New Jersey-based general…
Addressing Addiction, Suicides on the Job
11.16.2020 ComplianceHealth problems such as opioid addiction and suicides have become common issues on construction sites. Data from NIOSH and other…
Confined Space Fatalities
11.10.2020 ComplianceOSHA continues to report asphyxiation as the leading cause of death in confined spaces, generally resulting from oxygen deficiency or…
OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations
10.23.2020 Current EventsSince the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
Just Two Weeks Until SafetyConnect 2020!
10.07.2020 Current EventsNASP is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this virtual safety conference and expo! Please join us, for FREE!…
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10.07.2020 Current EventsWorkers’ compensation mega claims, those that cost $3 million or more at 2018 cost levels, are on the rise, according…
Airborne COVID-19 Transmission: It All Comes Back to the Mask
10.07.2020 Current EventsIs six feet really the limit for person-to-person COVID-19 transmission? Unfortunately for businesses, the answer to that question seems to…
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