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Workplace Violence Prevention
Last November, the House of Representatives passed H. R. 1309, “The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.” The legislation passed...
Read MoreWhat Happens if OSHA Targets the Wrong Entity?
If you acquired an on-going business, you might be on OSHA’s SST “hit list” and don’t even know it. Moreover, OSHA will expect to inspect...
Read MoreWorkplace Injury and Illness Reporting
As the deadline for filing Form 300A approaches on March 2, employers operating in what OSHA defines as high-hazard industries are pulling together their Form...
Read MoreWhat Does OSHA’s New Beryllium Standard Mean?
OSHA recently published NRPM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) in the Federal Register for finalizing, for now, the new Beryllium Standard. Even though OSHA has been working...
Read MoreWhat’s Up With the OSHA Silica Standard?
No one disputes the links between high levels of “respirable silica” and serious lung disorders (like silicosis and cancer). There is also general agreement among...
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