Corrections and Technical Amendment On October 9, 2024, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule in the Federal Register correcting several errors contained within the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) published on May 20, 2024. OSHA found …
2024 Most Cited Violations I know we say it every year, but can you believe it’s already that time of year? The time of year where we discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top ten most cited violations …
UPDATE 8/30/24 As promised, as of August 30, 2024, OSHA published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comments as it relates to the new proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention standard. Those affected by the new rule would be …
Things Are Heating Up With summer heating up, you may recall in October of 2021 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the Heat injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and …
Revision 7 Recently released on May 20, 2024, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its final rule updating and revising the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align more with the 7th Revision of the Globally Harmonized System for …
Knowledge is Power Many of us must have them and file them each year to help keep employers accountable and employees safe. What is it you ask? None other than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 300A Summary of …
***Update: In an unexpected turn of events, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finished its final review of the worker walkaround representative designation process which paved the way for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to publish its …
***Update: For those of you who were following the proposed rule change where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) planned to amend its regulations to clarify who may act as a representative on behalf of employees during an OSHA …
Like many of us, you may have missed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule on the Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2023. In it, OSHA is proposing to amend …
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024 With the recent publication of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) revision to civil penalty amounts, it should come as no surprise the Department of Labor (DOL) is following suit and …