safety regulations

Exploring the impact of new safety regulations on high-risk construction activities

February 9, 2024

What has changed, and what areas remain for continued improvement? Exploring the impact of new safety regulations on high-risk construction activities protects human life and safeguards against career-ending injuries.

Ky. reinstates OSH regulatory agency

January 29, 2020

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has announced plans to reestablish the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board – a regulation-setting agency that had previously been abolished by his predecessor, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. The newly formulated board will consist of 12 members representing industry, agriculture, labor, and safety and health.

The cost of careless gas detection

We’re talking about fines, neglected equipment, no maintenance & possible loss of life

Kyle Krueger

March 21, 2019

Debt is a general concept that we all seem to understand from a financial perspective. Likely most have incurred or are currently incurring some form of financial debt -- for example, a car payment, mortgage, or a student loan.

Three important questions manufacturers need to ask themselves

July 10, 2018

While 2018 has been a banner year so far for equipment manufacturers, the long-term future of the industry and the markets it serves is – and likely will remain – far less certain.

OSHA under Trump: A status report

Benita Mehta

May 21, 2018

A panel discussion Monday morning offered some insight into the first 17 months of OSHA under the Trump administration. Some questions that arose include: How has the mission or strategy of the Agency changed? How might these changes at the Agency affect worker safety and health? What do we expect based on the regulatory agendas? How has enforcement been affected?

A Confined Space blog post

OSHA and industry reach beryllium settlement

Jordan Barab

May 2, 2018

OSHA and the Beryllium industry have reached a settlement regarding changes in OSHA’s Beryllium standard for general industry. The changes, which mostly focus on clarifications of “ancillary requirements” dealing mostly with regulated work areas, hygiene (cleaning of workers and equipment) and medical management, will be phased in in two major stages.

Error in date for injury, illness tracking reg fixed

May 2, 2018

Following a review of the requirements put in place in 2016 regarding the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation, OSHA has taken action to correct an error that was made with regard to implementing the final rule.

Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2018

May 1, 2018

The AFL-CIO’s just-released annual report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers tallied up millions of work-related injuries in 2016 that resulted in billions of dollars in costs to the economy and revealed that workplace violence is now the second leading cause of death while on the job in the U.S.

A Confined Space blog post

Written in blood: Trump appointee reverses lessons of Deepwater Horizon

Jordan Barab

March 15, 2018

They say that those who forget history are forced to repeat it. But when it comes to workplace and environmental disasters, that’s not exactly true. Because while the politicians and their corporate supporters are doing the forgetting, it is the workers, the environment and surrounding communities that ultimately pay the price when the inevitable — and preventable — tragedies come home to roost.

A Confined Space blog post

OSHA Hearing: OSHA has great tools; please don’t use them. Hearing Report Part 3

Jordan Barab

March 2, 2018

The messages to OSHA from the Chamber of Commerce at this week’s House hearing were clear: 1. Don’t (miss)use the General Duty Clause as a substitute for issuing OSHA standards. 2. Don’t issue any OSHA standards.