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OSHA is Getting Serious About Trench Safety
Noting an "alarming" increase in trench fatalities, OSHA has warned employers to prepare for trenching inspections. Enhanced Enforcement During the first six months of 2022, OSHA...
Read MoreIs An OSHA Inspection In Your Future?
Be prepared for an OSHA inspection. OSHA has multiple reasons to come calling these days. Are you ready if they do? Probable cause When inspectors from the...
Read MoreOSHA Adjusts Focus of COVID-19 NEP
Last March, OSHA created a National Emphasis Program (NEP) for COVID-19. They just changed it significantly. On July 7, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
Read MoreOSHA Sets New Healthcare Rules and Recommendations
OSHA has issued a healthcare emergency standard. This emergency COVID-19 rule is for healthcare only — everyone else gets recommendations. Long-anticipated President Biden issued an executive order...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination: Require or Recommend?
If you mandate a COVID-19 vaccination for employees, you'll have to record adverse reactions as work-related. What’s your policy? On April 20, the Occupational Health and Safety...
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