The Labor Department (DOL) is touting new and expanded programs aimed at helping employers improve their compliance with federal health and safety laws, saying these self-audit programs aim to enhance worker protections while reducing the likelihood of formal investigations or litigation.
Attorneys are urging employers to closely examine the state of machine guarding in their facilities and thoroughly evaluate their lockout/tagout (LOTO) programs ahead of any potential OSHA inspection under a renewed emphasis program focused on preventing amputations in manufacturing workplaces.
Attorneys are urging employers to closely examine the state of machine guarding in their facilities and thoroughly evaluate their lockout/tagout (LOTO) programs ahead of any potential OSHA inspection under a renewed emphasis program focused on preventing amputations in manufacturing workplaces.
A federal district court judge has rejected for the second time South Carolina’s attempt to prevent OSHA from requiring states to match annual increases to federal minimum and maximum OSH Act penalties, agreeing with the agency that the state failed to provide a viable claim and that some claims were time-barred.
A federal district court judge has rejected for the second time South Carolina’s attempt to prevent OSHA from requiring states to match annual increases to federal minimum and maximum OSH Act penalties, agreeing with the agency that the state failed to provide a viable claim and that some claims were time-barred.
The Labor Department (DOL) is urging a federal district court to dismiss a New Jersey steel company’s lawsuit raising a series of constitutional and statutory claims against the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), arguing none have merit.
The Labor Department (DOL) is urging a federal district court to dismiss a New Jersey steel company’s lawsuit raising a series of constitutional and statutory claims against the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), arguing none have merit.
Republicans on a House appropriations panel have advanced to the full committee a funding bill for EPA and related agencies that funds the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) despite the Trump administration’s proposal to zero it out.
House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation seeking to force OSHA to issue a federal heat injury and illness standard and to explicitly authorize the agency to update the standard as technology improves or heat-related hazards worsen.
House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation seeking to force OSHA to issue a federal heat injury and illness standard and to explicitly authorize the agency to update the standard as technology improves or heat-related hazards worsen.