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Is your workplace prepared for an earthquake?

July 29, 2018

Even if you don’t live or work in an earthquake-prone area, don’t dismiss the threat. Earthquakes can occur in all 50 states.

OSHA to employers: Consider screening workers for heat stress when index hits 85 degrees

July 25, 2018

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Washington — OSHA’s threshold for moderate occupational heat risks starts at a heat index of 91° F, but that “might not be sufficiently protective,” according to an analysis by the agency.

Groups petition OSHA to issue heat stress standard; Congresswoman to sponsor bill

July 19, 2018

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Washington — More than 130 organizations and 90 individuals are petitioning OSHA to issue regulations aimed at protecting workers against heat stress.

House appropriations subcommittee proposes cuts to OSHA, MSHA budgets

June 19, 2018

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Washington – OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration would receive modest budget cuts in fiscal year 2019 as part of a draft funding bill proposed June 14 by the House Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

OIG report: Clarification of MSHA’s mine closure authority requires legislation

May 31, 2018

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Washington — Legislative action is needed to clarify the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s authority to issue mine closure orders, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General states in its semiannual report to Congress.

OSHA, PHMSA requesting public input ahead of GHS conferences

May 31, 2018

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Washington — OSHA has scheduled a public meeting for June 12 to discuss proposals ahead of the 35th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.

Combustible dust still ‘critical issue in industrial safety’: CSB

May 16, 2018

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Washington — The Chemical Safety Board is reiterating its call for OSHA to enact a comprehensive general industry standard for combustible dust – a potential hazard the board calls a “critical issue in industrial safety.”

OSHA to host public meeting on whistleblower issues in trucking, railroad industries

May 9, 2018

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Washington — Workers in the trucking and railroad industries filed the most whistleblower complaints in 2017, according to OSHA, prompting the agency to schedule a public meeting on whistleblower issues for industry stakeholders.

Communication tower work hazards

April 22, 2018

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Falling from height, electrical hazards, inclement weather, equipment failure and structural collapse of towers are some of the hazards that communication tower workers face, according to OSHA. The agency recorded 13 communication tower-related fatalities in 2013, 12 in 2014, three in 2015 and six in 2016.

Preventing trench collapses

April 22, 2018

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Workers caught in trench collapses rarely survive because soil can be extremely heavy. A cubic yard of soil can weigh up to 3,000 pounds – roughly the weight of a small motor vehicle, according to OSHA.

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Is your workplace prepared for an earthquake?

OSHA to employers: Consider screening workers for heat stress when index hits 85 degrees

Groups petition OSHA to issue heat stress standard; Congresswoman to sponsor bill

House appropriations subcommittee proposes cuts to OSHA, MSHA budgets

OIG report: Clarification of MSHA’s mine closure authority requires legislation

OSHA, PHMSA requesting public input ahead of GHS conferences

Combustible dust still ‘critical issue in industrial safety’: CSB

OSHA to host public meeting on whistleblower issues in trucking, railroad industries

Communication tower work hazards

Preventing trench collapses

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