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On Safety: OSHA’s current regulatory agenda ‘disappointing’

S+H Staff — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0000

The Department of Labor’s Spring 2022 regulatory agenda was published June 21. In regard to OSHA, frankly, it’s disappointing.

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On Safety: OSHA’s NEP on outdoor, indoor heat hazards

S+H Staff — Thu, 05 May 2022 05:00:00 +0000

On April 8, OSHA launched its long-awaited National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor heat hazards. A compliance directive (OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-0240) describes agency policies and procedures related to the NEP. The program targets specific industries that OSHA considers to have the highest exposure potential to heat-related hazards and resulting illnesses and deaths.

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On Safety: OSHA’s SHARP and VPP

S+H Staff — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000

SHARP and VPP are excellent programs, but what’s the difference between them?

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On Safety: COVID-19 and respiratory protection

S+H Staff — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Despite the recent withdrawal of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 vaccination, testing and masking and the partial withdrawal of the agency’s ETS on COVID-19 for health care workers, a lot of questions remain regarding mask and respirator use.

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On Safety: OSHA’s current regulatory agenda

S+H Staff — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:00:00 +0000

The unified agenda is intended to let the “regulated community” know what the different agencies are working on, or planning to work on, over the next six months. It’s an interesting document. Some administrations put everything they can think of on it – whether they’re actually working on it or not. Others keep it simple by listing only what they’re actually intending to work on. My preference has always been the latter.

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On Safety: COVID-19 and OSHA recordkeeping

S+H Staff — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Many employers have questions about OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements – and the criteria for recordability – regarding COVID-19.

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On Safety: Training for powered industrial trucks

S+H Staff — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000

OSHA requires that operators of powered industrial trucks be trained before operating the equipment independently. That training must consist of instruction – classroom (lecture based) and practical training – on the safe and proper operation of the PIT, the hazards of operating the vehicle in the workplace, and the requirements of the OSHA standard on PITs.

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On Safety: Process safety management – the Wynnewood refining case

S+H Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit recently issued a decision (No. 19-9533) on the appeal of OSHA citations related to process safety management at the Wynnewood Refinery in Wynnewood, OK. The court ruled in favor of the agency.

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On Safety: A closer look at OSHA’s ‘Top 10’ violations: A review

S+H Staff — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000

The Top 10 violations cited by OSHA for both construction and general industry demonstrated that most of the cited hazards were directed at employee exposure most likely to result in fatalities and serious injuries.

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On Safety: A closer look at OSHA’s ‘Top 10’ violations – Part VIII

S+H Staff — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Here, we’ll look at the top violations issued by OSHA in FY 2020 in these industries: Petroleum and coal products (NAICS 324), food manufacturing (NAICS 311), forestry and logging services (NAICS 113) and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 562).

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