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Public wants more enforcement of laws and regs, new poll shows

October 3, 2014

With near unanimity, voters believe there should be tougher enforcement of existing laws and rules, and they should be enforced fairly, without regard to the wealth or power of violators, a new poll released this week by the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards shows.

Following protests, OSHA extends compliance date by three years for crane operator certification requirements

September 30, 2014

OSHA has issued a final rule extending the deadline for crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction final rule published Aug. 9, 2010 by three years to Nov. 10, 2017.

Companies are transporting poorly packaged hazmat by air

Workers, the environment being endangered

Maureen Paraventi

September 24, 2014

UPS and Fedex workers at three different locations were potentially exposed to hazardous materials, because companies shipping toxic chemicals by air failed to comply with labeling and packaging regulations, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Whew! What a relief-

Luxury foreign cars don't have to meet U.S. safety standards

Maureen Paraventi

September 24, 2014

If you plan on buying a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Jaguar, you don’t need to worry that your vehicle doesn’t meet federal safety standards. Those makes and others will be allowed to be imported into the U.S., even though they don’t fully comply with safety requirements, under an exemption announced recently by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Worker who fired OSHA safety complaint gets fired

DOL seeking damages against Sandpoint Gas 'n' Go & Lube Center

September 18, 2014

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho against Sandpoint Gas 'n' Go & Lube Center Inc., in Sandpoint, Idaho, and its owner Sydney M. Oskoui, individually, for violating the whistleblower protection provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Inside Cal/OSHA – First person narrative

One year after the coup: Who’s running the show at Cal/OSHA?

Garrett Brown MPH, CIH

September 17, 2014

September 2014 marks the one-year anniversary of the forced resignation of Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess and the start of direct rule by Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker. A year later there is no permanent leadership team, the roster is riddled with vacancies, and policy decisions have lurched between “political spin” crises and administrative diktats in response.

OSHA unveils new requirements for reporting severe injuries

Also updates list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements

September 11, 2014

OSHA today announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule, which also updates the list of employers partially exempt from OSHA record-keeping requirements, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, for workplaces under federal OSHA jurisdiction.

OSHA injury and illness reporting rule moves forward

September 10, 2014

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of OSHA's injury and illness recordkeeping rule, which would change the types of injury and illness events that must be reported to the agency by telephone or in person.

Are arc flash warning signs required by OSHA?

September 3, 2014

A letter to OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP) regarding the agency's requirements and the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 70E-2004, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, posed the following question:

Regulatory action shifts to the states

Aaron K. Trippler

September 3, 2014

With Washington’s inability to address occupational safety and health issues, let alone anything else, I see several concerns and solutions in 2015, as 2014 is a lost cause.