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OSHRC Reverses ALJ Decisions That Limited OSHA Heat Enforcement Test


February 27, 2023 at 05:24 PM
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has issued a pair of decisions that affirm OSHA’s approach to identifying heat dangers, scrapping an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) rulings that held its long-standing approach failed to show hazard to workers, but the panel is also setting a high bar for “feasible” abatement methods.

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