UPDATE 9/25/2025 Proposed rule; extension of post-hearing comment period. We have an update to the update and will likely have another update to this update later. That’s a lot of updates! OHSA held its public hearing from June 16 through …
A List You Don’t Want to Make It’s that time of year again. The time of year where we discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top ten most cited violations for fiscal year 2025. On September 16, 2025 …
OSHA’s Field Operations Manual As a small business we understand small changes can have big effects. That’s why we wanted to bring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) News Release which updates its Penalties and Debt collection Field Operations …
Make America Healthy Again While not necessarily a regulation change as of yet, the U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced its decision to review the …
Have you ever thought to yourself, how do people get on these boards that make decisions and policies that affect our day-to-day jobs? If you have, then this recently published notice from The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may interest you. …
Civil Penalties Increase Hot off the heels of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Final Rule increasing penalty amounts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has followed suit with their own final rule increasing civil penalty amounts for 2025 …
Removal of Affirmative Defense Provisions From NESHAP In case you missed it, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule on October 22, 2024, which amends the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the oil and …
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 …
Phase-down of Hydrofluorocarbons In a recent final rule published to the federal register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as it relates to the prohibition of disposable cylinders and tracking of …
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 …