New reporting requirements go into effect January 1
Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a change to what covered employers are required to report to the Occupational Safety and Health...
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
By now, most of us have been impacted in one way or another by “distracted driving”. A commonly accepted definition of “distracted” is “any activity...
Hazard Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
OSHA's updated Hazard Communication Standard provides a common and coherent approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information on...
Safety 2013: OSHA Administrator Michaels Calls I2P2 “Highest Priority”
During a plenary session at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2013 conference, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels discussed...
Michaels reflects on OSHA’s past accomplishments, future directions for 2013
On February 4, 2013, Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health spoke at an OSHA Employees All-Hands Meeting where he...
Two Firms Fined $199,800 for 30 Safety Violations at Missouri Plants
The violations involve deficient lockout/tagout procedures, a lack of machine guarding, defective slings, poor housekeeping, a lack of protective...
Union: Police Officers on Capitol Hill Endangered by Recent Asbestos Abatement
Even under the nose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters, unnecessary and dangerous exposure to asbestos still is occurring,...
GHS is finally here…almost!
OSHA’s recently published the final rule to adopt the Global Harmonization System (GHS), whichaccording to them will not change the framework and...
Distracted Driving Report Claims Cell Phone Use Contributes to 24 Percent of All Crashes
A new report from the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use and outlines how...
New short videos from OSHA provide training to help inform workers on the proper use of respirators
On January 31, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Communications released a statement that the Occupational Safety and Health...