Minimum lighting for certain work sites and a motor vechicle safety component are among the additions the agency has proposed, with comments due by March 19.
The agency’s bulletin to operators says any person’s death on min property must be reported within 15 minutes.
This year's theme is Enhancing Safety During the Global Nuclear Renaissance. The conference is free and open to the public.
The current standard covers occupational exposures to MC in all workplaces in general industry, shipyard employment, and construction.
OSHA today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register for a new fit-testing protocol--the Abbreviated Bitrex Qualitative Fit-Testing (ABQLFT) protocol--under Appendix A of the agency's respiratory protection standard. Public comments are being accepted until Feb. 25, 2008.
President John Engler, shown here, endorses H.R. 4040, which Chairman John Dingell will discuss on the America's Business radio show this weekend.
OSHA asks for comments by March 19 on the first revision of the subpart F standards since their enactment in 1972.
This coal is mined the old-fashioned way, but the old method of rock dust isn't as reliable as portable extinguishers, the agency said in today's proposal.
The Canadian federal government plans to introduce tougher product-safety laws in the new year in response to the notable recalls of imported toys, foods and drugs.
ISEA President Dan Shipp praises the new rule, which OSHA chief Edwin Foulke Jr., pictured here, says will clariify employers' obligations.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice, reported Dec. 12 that it has established a new accreditation program for laboratories that test personal body armor.
In a letter to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, National Retail Federation (NRF) Senior Vice President for Government Relations Steve Pfister calls for increased funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and more time is needed to implement proposed new lead standards.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) will be making two changes to its certification symbol next year, starting on Jan. 1, 2008. This is also the manufacturers' transition deadline for a Dec. 15, 1997, change that was made to the weight of the UL symbol's border in order to make it more prominent on products, packaging, and promotional material.
A case before OSHRC argues there is no support for the key 1993 precedent allowing OSHA to cite recordkeeping violations years after they occurred.
Penalties in a 1991 case involving a GM auto plant in Oklahoma City were reduced to $692,000, but OSHA and DOL won an important victory.
This standard incorporates a new annex to help users estimate and evaluate risks from potential hazards in the environment or in facilities, and select the appropriate alerting signal word and sign format consistent with the type and degree of hazard.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates $117 million in additional spending in 2008-12 but $157 million in increased revenue from higher civil penalties.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has revised two of its standards that protect against personal injury.
Four classifications of spaces are proposed; comments due by Jan. 28, 2008.