Regulatory & Standards


Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators List Up to 21

FAA's final rule adding seven models to the list will take effect Oct. 31.

ISO Announces Cybersecurity Standard

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.

Fall Protection, HazCom Top Violations in 2012

Three of the top five violations OSHA cited during FY2012 involved working at height.

Farmworkers File Lawsuit Against Cal/OSHA

The state agency faces claims that it failed to enforce its own outdoor work regulations.

FRA Updating Rail Inspection Standards

Its NPRM proposes a four-hour period during which the railroad would verify that a suspected defect in the rail exists.

NRC Spells Out Steps for Reopening Uranium Conversion Facility

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.

UMWA, NIH Chiefs Pay Tribute to Specter

"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 Continues Alliance with Lamar Outdoor Advertising

OSHA renewed it for two additional years.



Willful, Serious Violations Cited in Amputation Case

Marglen Industries Inc., a recycling company, faces $69,300 in proposed penalties after a serious injury at its Rome, Ga. facility.

NFPA Forming Committee for New SCBA Standard

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.

HSE Warns Offshore Industry About Deck Grating Failures

Composite fire-resistant materials, particularly deck gratings, may lose their load-bearing capabilities after relatively short exposures to hydrocarbon pool fires, the agency warns.

Previewing the Best Sessions at NSC

It's not too early to be filling out your schedule if you are planning to attend the big conference this month.

eLCOSH Website Retooled

CPWR, the Center for Construction Research and Training, unveiled its new design Oct. 4.

MSHA Offers Machine Guarding Guide

Improper guarding is one of the most commonly cited violations in the metal and nonmetal mining industry, according to the agency.

Educate, Train, and Visualize

Maintaining awareness is essential to maximizing your lockout program.

NFPA Offering Free Combustible Dust Webinar Oct. 11

Guy Colonna, division manager for the association's Industrial & Chemical Engineering -- Hazardous Chemical & Materials Department, will discuss the 2013 edition of NFPA 654 standard.

Firestop Video Released

Underwriters Laboratories and the International Firestop Council collaborated on a demonstration test project and the new video.

Agreement Restoring HIOSH's Enforcement Role

Signed Sept. 21 by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and OSHA Regional Administrator Ken Nishiyama Atha, the pact includes benchmarks for the state agency, including increasing state inspections.

Laser Uranium Enrichment Plant Licensed by NRC

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it issued a license Sept. 25 to GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's Global Laser Enrichment to construct and operate the plant in Wilmington, N.C.

PSM Enforcement Case Carries $67,000 in Penalties

OSHA announced its Baton Rouge Area Office conducted the investigation that resulted in 11 violations assessed against Westlake Vinyls Co. LP of Geismar, La.

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