Iron workers will go about their business under new OSHA rules aimed at improving steel erection safety by strengthening work practice and equipment requirements.
OSHA revised its bloodborne pathogens standard on January 18, 2001, to clarify the need for employers to select safer needle devices as they become available and to involve employees in identifying and choosing these devices.
As the Bush administration gets ready to name OSHA’s next administrator, it’s worth noting that the three longest-serving OSHA chiefs in the agency’s 30-year history have all been appointed by Democratic presidents.