On Safety

Arizona responds to federal allegations that the State Plan state’s construction fall protection standard is not as effective as OSHA. Read this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA administrator David Michaels called a recent study into the cost of regulations “unfounded,” but the organization that commissioned the study stands by its claims.

OSHA has delayed the compliance date for its crane operator certification requirement. Read this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Did you catch all the OSHA news coming out of the 2014 NSC Congress & Expo? If not, find it here in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

OSHA’s proposed Injury and Illness Prevention Program Standard was relegated to “long-term action” a few months ago, leading many stakeholders to infer the rule was no longer the top priority it had once been. Now that has been confirmed.

Are you confused about the requirements in OSHA’s new reporting rule? Here’s a handy chart that may help clear things up.

Occasionally, someone says something about safety I find noteworthy. In today’s post, OSHA administrator David Michaels justifies why data OSHA collected under a new rule will be publicly available.

Are you attending the 2014 NSC Congress & Expo this week in San Diego?

Employers face new reporting requirements under a newly announced OSHA final rule. Learn what those requirements are and much more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

A new review slams the White House for interfering with the development of new OSHA rules. Read about this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.