Presidential Report on Chemical Facility Safety and Security Released
The Executive Order entitled: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security continues to be a hot topic in Washington. The agencies responsible for implementing the order, including OSHA, DHS, EPA...
View ArticleOSHA Announces New Requirements for Reporting Severe Injuries
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related...
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OSHA Update: New Reporting Requirements Start January 1
Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a change to what covered employers are required to report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employers will now be required to report all...
View ArticleOSHA to Host Second Annual Construction Fall Safety Stand-Down
Every day in this country, construction workers fall. One wrong step and they’re tumbling down a steeply pitched roof, sliding or dropping off an unstable ladder, or left hanging from a scaffold. The...
View ArticleOSHA Publishes Draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
On November 16th, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines document. According to OSHA, the document represents the...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Final Recordkeeping Rule
On May 11th, OSHA released its Final Rule to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses”. The rule requires all establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Announces New Penalty Structure for OSHA
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor published an interim final rule to adjust civil penalty amounts for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The revised penalties were...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Final Rule on Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Protective...
By Lowell Randel, GCCA Vice President of Government and Legal Affairs The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a new final rule that updates and revises the general...
View ArticleU.S. Inspectors to Receive Ammonia Training
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), in collaboration with the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration and the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Industrial Refrigeration Consortium (IRC), is...
View ArticleOSHA Delays Recordkeeping Enforcement Date
The United Stated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it intends to extend the initial date by which certain employers are required to electronically submit their...
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