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13Jun

Changes to OSHA’s Electronic Injury/Illness Reporting Requirement

Updated 06/29/17 – OSHA has proposed to push back the compliance date of the Electronic Injury/Illness Reporting Requirement until December 1, 2017. The agency decided to push back the date in order to provide more time for review of the policy and its lawfulness. OSHA is seeking [...]

07Jul

3 Month Phase-In Period for Residential Construction Fall Protection Rule

OSHA’s new Residential Construction Fall Protection directive, which became effective on June 16, 2011, will not be fully enforced until September 16, 2011. OSHA hopes this three month phase-in period will give residential construction companies the time they need to get in compliance. However, [...]

07Jul

Combustible Dust Rule Stalls – How to Stay Safe Now

In 2009, OSHA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a Combustible Dust standard based on a recommendation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board which found 119 workers were killed and 718 injured by combustible dust explosions between 1980 and 2005. Despite the fact that combustible [...]

28Sep

Scaffolds:

How to Lower Risks and Increase Safe Practices The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries reported that 68 people were killed in 2008 by falling from scaffolds. Also in 2008, scaffolding was the most commonly cited violation in the country by OSHA inspectors. The most [...]

07Apr

OSHA Proposed New Standard on Cranes & Derricks

In October of 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its proposed rule for cranes and derricks in the construction industry. It is estimated that 164,500 companies, 96,000 cranes and 86,000 operators would be affected by the proposed new [...]