Ignorance as an excuse
If an employer doesn’t know about an OSHA rule, they should get a pass and not be fined if caught breaking it. Right?
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Oct. 26, 2015
OSHA releases updated guidance on excavation safety, and a well-known furniture retailer is cited for amputation hazards. Read more about these stories in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleWhich worksites should OSHA inspect?
With limited resources, OSHA needs to choose its inspection sites wisely. So where should it go?
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Nov. 2, 2015
OSHA has delayed enforcing a new interpretation of its Process Safety Management Standard. Find out why, and what lawmakers have to say about it in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Nov. 9, 2015
OSHA fines are set to increase for the first time in a quarter century. Find out how much employers might have to pay and what a recent study suggests about the effect of penalties on workplace safety...
View ArticleThe future of OSHA fines
Penalties for OSHA violations are about to get steeper. Much, much steeper.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Nov. 16, 2015
Do you have ideas for improving whistleblower protection? OSHA wants to hear them. Find out more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Nov. 23, 2015
A government report calls out OSHA on the agency’s lack of measurements for evaluating programs. Learn the details in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Nov. 30, 2015
What might an emergency response and preparedness rule from OSHA look like? An agency advisory committee will meet to find out. Find out more about this story and others in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleThe importance of effectiveness
OSHA officials are fond of pointing to studies that find agency inspections lead to improved safety and health, but a new report suggests OSHA needs to do more.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Dec. 7, 2015
OSHA’s latest regulatory agenda was released, and it includes expected publication dates for several final rules. Find out when those rules may be published in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Dec. 14, 2015
One state intends to update permissible exposure limits for as many as six chemicals. Find out more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleWhat OSHA final rules are coming up?
As the Obama administration prepares to enter its final year, the most recent regulatory agenda shows what loose ends OSHA is hoping to tie up.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Dec. 21, 2015
OSHA’s funding remains flat, but the agency looks to criminally prosecute employers who violate the law. Learn more details in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleLooking ahead: Future OSHA rules
I recently wrote about the most notable rules listed on OSHA’s fall regulatory agenda that are likely to be completed before President Barack Obama leaves office.
View ArticleWhat’s your New Year’s safety resolution plan?
It’s that time of year again. How are you going to resolve to make the workplace safer, and what will you do to ensure your resolution sticks?
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Jan. 4, 2016
One OSHA rule is now under review by the White House as another rule’s review is withdrawn. Learn more about these reviews and other news in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Jan. 11, 2016
Can the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission order enterprise-wide abatement of hazards? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Jan. 19, 2016
As employers’ deadline approaches to post their annual injury summary, OSHA offers a new way to report serious incidents. Read more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Jan. 25, 2016
Should OSHA regulate runway models’ weight? Read what some experts are suggesting in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Feb. 1, 2016
OSHA opens the nomination process for one of its advisory committees. Find out how you could play a role in this influential committee in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Feb. 15, 2016
What’s in President Obama’s final budget, and how is the philosophical fight over OSHA compliance assistance and enforcement faring? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for Feb. 22, 2016
Improved cell phone data reception is the result of employees who work on new cell towers. But their lives are in danger. Learn what solutions were discussed by industry stakeholders during a recent...
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for March 7, 2016
What do the United States and Canada have planned for hazard communication? Find out in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleNotable/Quotable
Occasionally, someone says something I find noteworthy. In today’s post, the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission doesn’t mince words regarding a controversial workers’ comp law.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for March 14, 2016
OSHA is working on guidelines to help employers. Find out more about them in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for March 22, 2016
OSHA’s long-awaited final rule on silica is expected soon, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said at a recent House committee hearing. Read about it and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for March 28, 2016
Last week, OSHA released its long-awaited final rule on silica. Read about it and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for April 11, 2016
Only two weeks after OSHA published its final rule on silica, industry groups are appealing to a court for a review of the new standard. Find out why in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
View ArticleOSHA Roundup for April 18, 2016
Should OSHA have a rule that addresses workplace violence in the health care industry? Some congressmen think so. Learn about this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
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