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. [...]

07Jul

construction man hammering on the frame of a roof

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

07Apr

Crane on top of building under construction

OSHA Proposed New Standard on Cranes and 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 [...]