Amending The Occupational Injury and illness Recordkeeping Requirements You may be like one of the many thousands of employers who must record and submit its injury and illness records to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under 29 CFR …
OSHA/GHS Have you ever wondered how or who helps craft the rules and regulation changes within our industry? If you’re like me, you probably assumed it was people far from the industry in suits and ties making changes to what …
New COVID-19 Regulations Just when you thought it was over. Well for most of us in other states it really is kind of is over. The news outlets don’t talk about it as much, workplaces and restaurants have become more …
A Time for Change Not only is fashion of the 1990’s making a comeback, but also policies of the 90’s. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revisited one of their enforcement policies that have not …
Everything is Going Up! It should come as no surprise that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has also decided to increase its penalty amounts which took effect over this past weekend on the 15th of January. Moving forward, …
Are We Improving As An Industry? Recently announced at this year’s National Safety Council Safety Congress and Expo held in San Diego, California, the acting Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Patrick Kapust, …
Keeping You Safer! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released an overview of what changes they are implementing to their Severe Safety and Health Violations Program (SVEP) via the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) website on September 15, …
TO BE CONTINUED… As of today, (Wednesday January 26, 2022), The Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA) has officially withdrawn its Emergency Temporary Standard and stopped requiring/enforcing large employers with 100 or more employees to vaccinate or test weekly. Per court documents, …
Final Decision Rendered It’s been a long journey full of ups and downs, but the highest court in the land has finally spoken. The Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS) on Thursday (Jan 13, 2022) delivered two landmark decisions …
What’s Going On With The ETS? On January 7, 2022, the Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Covid-19 testing and vaccination of employers with 100 or more employees. On December 17, 2021, the 6th …