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Lead Exposure is on OSHA’s Agenda

July 28, 2022 - OSHA wants to revise the standards for occupational lead exposure, as indicated in the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published at the end of June. The agency is looking for comments by August 29, 2022, with a focus on: Blood level triggers Medical surveillance provisions (i.e., testing frequency) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), […]

Tornado Warnings and OSHA

June 1, 2022 - After an Amazon warehouse collapses in a tornado, killing six, OSHA decides to send tornado warning advice rather than a citation. Extreme Weather You may have noticed OSHA’s recent announcement concerning the Amazon warehouse collapse last December. The tragedy happened during a cataclysmic multi-state tornado outbreak that was extreme not only for its duration but […]

OSHA Updates the Safety Guidance for Industrial Robots

May 16, 2022 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) — in collaboration with The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) —recently updated its safety guidance for Industrial Robot Systems. The updated guidance explores the hazards associated with robotic systems and represents the latest thinking about the robot-human interface […]

Powered Industrial Truck Rule Will Be Updated

May 3, 2022 - This year, OSHA is proceeding with scores of regulatory projects to bring agency standards in line with current versions of international standards and national industry standards. In keeping with this commitment, OSHA recently announced its intentions to update its powered industrial truck rule. OSHA defines a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) as a vehicle controlled by […]

OSHA’s Plan to Expand Healthcare Presence

April 21, 2022 - Despite the fact that new COVID-19 cases are down, that the recent COVID-19 variants are mild and masking mandates have been lifted in most places, OSHA recently announced a focused COVID-19 enforcement initiative aimed at hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. The focus will be on facilities that treat COVID-19 patients — particularly those previously cited. […]

OSHA Wants Your Data

April 11, 2022 - OSHA wants to change its injury and illness reporting rules again. They also launched an initiative to find employers who are not filing. Finding Non-Responders The federal government is strengthening its enforcement of injury and illness reporting requirements. OSHA is planning to proactively identify employers who fail to report specific annual data on Form 300A. […]

OSHA Penalties Are Getting Pricey

February 22, 2022 - OSHA recently published its annual increases in the penalties that could be assessed for violating OSHA regulations. Employers should take note of these increases and understand their options if they are faced with an OSHA citation. What’s the damage? Effective January 13, 2022, the most common OSHA violations — Serious, Other-Than-Serious, and Posting Requirements — […]

Update: OSHA’s COVID-19 Regulation Plans are in Flux

February 11, 2022 - The vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses has been withdrawn. So what happens now? After the Supreme Court decision on January 13, 2022 — which put OSHA’s vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses on indefinite hold — it wasn’t surprising to see the agency announce the official withdrawal of the controversial Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on January 25, 2022. […]

OSHA’s 2022 Rulemaking

January 5, 2022 - The year ahead will bring new OSHA rulemaking — including a revival of the Obama-era infectious disease standard. Infectious disease in the workplace OSHA plans to provide a draft version of an infectious disease standard in 2022. The proposed rule could require employers to protect workers from hazards like drug-resistant staph infections, tuberculosis, and severe […]

Hazardous Heat

November 30, 2021 - OSHA has initiated a rulemaking process — and a national enforcement initiative — to address the growing challenge of hazardous heat. A real-time concern Exposure to excessive environmental heat stress has killed at least 384 workers in the past decade, according to a report by National Public Radio (NPR) and Columbia Journalism Investigations, an investigative […]

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