OSHA’s National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Feb. 24-25 to discuss emergency response and preparedness proposed rules.
The comment periods for several OSHA rules and initiatives close this week, while several industry webinars examine recordkeeping and reporting rules.
OSHA on Wednesday announced that it has struck an alliance with the Crane, Hoist and Monorail Partners to protect workers who manufacture and use cranes, hoists, and monorails.
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention announced Monday the release of a new standard for handling hazardous drugs in healthcare settings.
OSHA on Monday announced that it has renewed an alliance with the Industrial Trucking Association to minimize worker injuries and fatalities from industrial truck tip-overs and “struck-by” hazards.
OSHA announced on Monday that a public comment period on the agency’s new Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines has been extended from Feb. 15 to Feb. 22.
The 11th Circuit U.S Court of Appeals last week denied pre-enforcement petitions against a Mine Safety and Health Administration rule limiting worker exposure to coal mine dust.
Implementing workplace health programs and meeting OSHA compliance requirements will be the main topics of discussion at a Boston conference and a series of webinars on OSHA this week.
A new study by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health finds workplaces that implement smoke-free policies and “cessation” smoking programs actually decrease tobacco use among workers.
Public workers in Michigan, amid a water crisis in the Flint, are protected by state and federal whistleblowers, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health announced Tuesday.
OSHA on Tuesday announced that it is seeking public comment on new efforts to reduce paperwork and reporting burdens on states that maintain their own occupational safety and health plans.
Opportunities to submit feedback on several OSHA and Labor Department initiatives end this week, while an OSHA law firm addresses what businesses should expect from OSHA over the next year.
OSHA announced Jan. 21 that it is seeking nominations to serve on the advisory committee that assists the Labor Secretary and Health and Human Services Secretary on occupational safety and health matters.
The Federal Aviation Administration and OSHA have signed a memorandum of understanding, encouraging both federal agencies to share information about anti-retaliation measures in place to protect airline workers who file reports on regulation violations.
OSHA has announced that employers must post between Feb. 1 and April 30Form 300A, which summarizes to employees the total job-related injuries and illnesses that were logged in 2015.
Comments are due this week on an OSHA guide to protecting workplace whistleblowers, while attorneys will lay out the regulatory and enforcement landscape for OSHA in 2016.
Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will follow two different approaches as it updates permissible exposure limits in 2016, the state's administrator says in a new agency newsletter.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a proposal to research on proactive health and safety decision-making in the mining industry.
The Centers for Disease Control's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has announced a proposal to study the effectiveness of workplace wellness programs and the impact on traditional occupational safety and health programs.
The Department of Labor is seeking public input on a research and evaluation plan for 2016 that would assess and collect data on certain OSHA initiatives.