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CSB to offer materials in Spanish

December 1, 2015

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board is including Spanish language translations of some of its safety materials, the independent agency announced Nov. 20.

Final rule prohibits pressuring truck, bus drivers to violate safety regs

November 30, 2015

Washington – Commercial truck and bus drivers who feel pressured to violate safety regulations to keep their jobs now have added protections from the government.

A silica rule in February? OSHA regulatory agenda released

November 30, 2015

Washington – OSHA’s final rule on silica could come as early as February, according to the fall regulatory agenda released Nov. 19.

CSB provides timeline for investigations

November 30, 2015

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board is nearing the completion of four major investigations and making progress on several others, agency leaders reported during a Nov. 23 public meeting.

MSHA unveils new website; seeks feedback

November 30, 2015

Arlington, VA – The Mine Safety and Health Administration is looking for feedback on its new website.

OSHA's Top 10 most cited violations

Growing data and changing inspection strategies

November 22, 2015

Kyle W. Morrison

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Safety+Health presents OSHA’s most frequently cited violations for fiscal year 2015. Also: the annual “penalty box” detailing the year’s largest fines, and an exclusive interview with an official from OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement on the agency’s new reporting requirement and what a new weighted inspection system means for employers.