The firm was fined $300,000 on Oct. 26.
It helps small businesses make use of the recognized quality management standards.
The agency also is drafting amendments to its regulations to adapt to OSHA's crane operator accreditation requirement by Nov. 10, 2014.
This year's quartet discussed the value of prescription safety glasses, elements of a quality respiratory program, the new ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2012 standard for self-retracting devices, and the added value of buying PPE from a Qualified Safety Sales Professional.
Employers still would have to ensure they have an adequate number of trained first aid staffers as identified in their needs assessment. The earliest the law could change is April 2013.
FAA's final rule adding seven models to the list will take effect Oct. 31.
The new standard will help to ensure safe online transactions and personal information exchanged over the Internet, as well as protecting computers when the users are browsing websites.
Three of the top five violations OSHA cited during FY2012 involved working at height.
The state agency faces claims that it failed to enforce its own outdoor work regulations.
Its NPRM proposes a four-hour period during which the railroad would verify that a suspected defect in the rail exists.
The agency's Confirmatory Order tells Honeywell International, Inc. what it must do in order to resume operations at the Honeywell Metropolis Works facility in Metropolis, Ill., which has been shut down since May 9.
"His outrage at the needless deaths and injuries in the nation's coal mines led him to take a leadership role in improving mine health and safety laws," UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts said of the late former Sen. Arlen Specter.
OSHA renewed it for two additional years.
Marglen Industries Inc., a recycling company, faces $69,300 in proposed penalties after a serious injury at its Rome, Ga. facility.
The Standards Council approved in principle a request to proceed with a standard addressing design, use, testing, and certification of SCBAs for emergency response operations that don’t involve structural firefighting.
Composite fire-resistant materials, particularly deck gratings, may lose their load-bearing capabilities after relatively short exposures to hydrocarbon pool fires, the agency warns.
It's not too early to be filling out your schedule if you are planning to attend the big conference this month.
CPWR, the Center for Construction Research and Training, unveiled its new design Oct. 4.
Improper guarding is one of the most commonly cited violations in the metal and nonmetal mining industry, according to the agency.
Maintaining awareness is essential to maximizing your lockout program.