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OSHA final rule sets new process for making changes to State Plans

August 19, 2015

Washington – A new rule from OSHA aims to streamline the process of implementing changes to State Plans.

Washington Update: Ensuring representation, or reinforcing bureaucracy?

July 25, 2015

Kyle W. Morrison

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The spring regulatory agenda, released May 21, tees up several rules OSHA intends to issue in the next few months. Final rules on modernizing recordkeeping, walking/working surfaces, and eye and face protection are expected by the end of summer; proposed rules on beryllium and cranes and derricks are scheduled for the fall.

OSHA settles petition, issues memos on new electrical rule

February 24, 2015

Washington – OSHA recently issued, as part of a legal settlement, several enforcement memorandums and a question-and-answer document on its updated Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment Standard.

Defining amputations, hospitalizations

December 5, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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A new OSHA rule going into effect Jan. 1 will require employers to report to the agency all work-related amputations and inpatient hospitalizations. So what exactly is an amputation or inpatient hospitalization?

Spring 2014 regulatory agenda

December 2, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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The Department of Labor on Nov. 21 released its semiannual regulatory agenda. Here’s what regulations OSHA is working on, and when they’re expected to be released.

PART TWO: OSHA RECORDKEEPING

More data, more problems?

A forthcoming rule may increase the amount and timeliness of injury data available to OSHA and the public. But stakeholders have concerns.

November 23, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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As OSHA prepares to issue a final rule that would significantly increase the amount of injury data it collects from employers – and release it to the public – stakeholder concerns continue. Among them: How OSHA will ensure the privacy of injured workers, and could the data unintentionally cast some employers in a bad light? (Part two of a two-part article.)

Recordkeeping

OSHA announced several revisions to the injury and illness recordkeeping rule. What are those changes?

October 27, 2014

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A final rule from OSHA updating its recordkeeping requirements is intended to spark a conversation between the agency and employers. What are the new requirements, and who is affected? (Part one of a two-part article)

New OSHA reporting requirements

OSHA wants final rule to spark a dialogue with employers on preventing injuries

October 26, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA is pursuing two new rules that would change employer reporting requirements as part of an effort to get better and more up-to-date data. Learn what is being proposed, and what some key stakeholders think about the rules.

OSHA releases final rule on recordkeeping requirements

September 11, 2014

Washington – Beginning next year, employers will be required to report all in-patient hospitalizations and amputations to OSHA, under a final rule released Sept. 11.

Road to rulemaking

The steps OSHA takes to issue a new standard

May 1, 2013

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA’s rulemaking process has several steps, but not everyone agrees all the steps are needed. With some agency rules taking decades to promulgate, a few OSHA-watchers have suggested ways to speed up the process.