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Group renews call for standard on poultry-line work speeds

December 19, 2014

A group of 15 organizations is calling for a formal response to its request that OSHA develop a work speed standard for meatpacking and poultry plants.

OSHA hosts Twitter chat to clarify new reporting requirements

December 15, 2014

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In OSHA’s first-ever Twitter chat, the agency sought to clarify a variety of aspects regarding its new reporting requirements, which go into effect Jan. 1.

HOUSE, SENATE PASS OSHA BUDGET AGREEMENT

House, Senate pass budget agreement giving slight bump to OSHA

December 15, 2014

A weekend session of Congress resulted in passage of a $1.1 trillion budget agreement that will provide stable funding to OSHA and other federal safety agencies.

Michaels: PSM update years away, stronger penalties needed

December 12, 2014

Washington – OSHA lacks a “credible deterrent” to ensure chemical facilities operate safely, and an update to the agency’s Process Safety Management Standard is years away, OSHA administrator David Michaels said during a Senate committee hearing Dec. 11.

Job satisfaction among OSHA, DOL employees improves

December 10, 2014

OSHA employee satisfaction increased in 2014, according to an annual survey that ranks federal agencies.

Breaking down OSHA’s employee satisfaction score

December 10, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA employees who participated in a recent survey scored the agency on its performance in several categories, including pay and leadership.

OIG report raises concerns about OSHA enforcement, MSHA staffing

December 2, 2014

Washington – OSHA may not be effectively targeting employers, while the Mine Safety and Health Administration struggles with maintaining experienced enforcement staff, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General claims in its semiannual report to Congress, released Dec. 1.

OSHA to host Twitter chat on reporting requirements

November 26, 2014

Washington – OSHA is inviting employers to take part in a Twitter chat to discuss the agency’s new reporting and recordkeeping requirements for 2015.

Avoid getting pinched

November 24, 2014

Pinch points are a serious hazard when working with machinery that has rotating parts. Pinch points are caused by machinery parts that move toward each other or a part that moves past something stationary.

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.)