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Washington Update: The case against the ‘Safety Case’

The federal government has been working to improve chemical facility safety and security, but two concepts intended to further that improvement are seemingly being left behind: Inherently Safer Design and the Safety Case.

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Washington Update: I2P2 no longer a priority?

When David Michaels took over at OSHA in 2009, and for several years following, he repeatedly called an Injury and Illness Prevention Program Standard his “No. 1 priority.” It seems priorities have changed.

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Washington Update: A day late

Whistleblower protection is the topic of this month's Washington Update.
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Washington Update: OSHA hopes hearing will help create better silica rule

For nearly three weeks, OSHA listened to stakeholders’ concerns and input during a series of hearings on the agency’s proposed crystalline silica rule. The end result, the agency hopes, is a final rule that better protects workers from the potentially deadly dust.
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Washington Update: Protecting whistleblower protections

When an employee steps up to do the right thing, he or she should be rewarded. Unfortunately, sometimes that worker is punished instead.
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Washington Update: Letter of the law

During a Feb. 4 hearing of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, OSHA was accused of exceeding its authority and ignoring congressional mandates. But is the agency simply following the letter of the law?
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Washington Update: Targeting hazards, or ‘naming and shaming’?

OSHA’s recently proposed revision to its Recordkeeping Standard would require nearly half a million establishments to submit their injury and illness data. This is information employers already are required to keep – OSHA would simply collect it.
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Washington Update: Reviewing VPP

OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs is meant to be made up of worksites that are the best of the best in terms of workplace safety. But is it?
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Washington Update: Regulatory momentum

After a seemingly inactive period regarding new standards, OSHA appears to have gathered some regulatory momentum. Since the August publication of a proposed rule on crystalline silica exposure, the agency has been steadily pushing other rules.
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Washington Update: Furloughed employees, missed deadlines

When Congress failed to agree on funding levels for fiscal year 2014, which began Oct. 1, the first federal government shutdown in nearly 20 years led to furloughs for thousands of employees, as well as cutbacks of numerous government services.
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