OSHA reminds employers of their obligation to post a copy of OSHA’s Form 300A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2016. The summary must be displayed from February through April in a common area where notices to employees are usually...
A memorandum issued on Jan. 20 by the White House Office of the Press Secretary prohibits executive departments and federal agencies from sending regulations to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) until a department or agency head appointed or designated by...
OSHA predicts that the rule will save more than 600 lives and prevent more than 900 new cases of silicosis each year, once its effects are fully realized. About 2.3 million men and women are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in their workplaces, including 2...
On May 1, OSHA issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. The rule will provide construction workers with protections similar to those manufacturing and general industry workers have had for more than two decades, with...
OSHA’s proposed rule would update personal protective equipment requirements to incorporate the latest ANSI eye and face protection standards. In addition, OSHA has proposed to change language in the construction eye and face protection standard to make it...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule on Thursday requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an...
