Regulatory & Standards


Proximity Detection Rule Hearings Start Today

MSHA issued the rule because it determined miners are exposed to pinning, crushing, and struck-by hazards when working near mobile machines in underground coal mines.

Weekly status checks should be performed only by people who are paying attention to absolutely everything and using a checklist that ensures all required elements are being properly reviewed. (Haws photo)

When Overfamiliarity Becomes a Problem

Avoid the dangerous trap in emergency equipment maintenance.

Given that their emergency equipment is seldom needed, many facilities give minimum attention to OSHA

Wireless Safety System Can Cut Costs and Protect Workers

Given that they are seldom needed, many facilities give minimum attention to OSHA’s compliance standards.

FTA Approves Action Plan to Improve Metrorail and Metrobus Systems

The WMATA corrective action plan was required by an FTA Safety Directive.

The proposed labeling changes are one of the steps Health Canada is taking to further minimize the risk of liver damage and improve acetaminophen safety. (Carlos Yudica/Shutterstock.com photo)

Health Canada Proposes Acetaminophen Labeling Changes

A new drug facts table would provide dosing instructions, warnings, and other safety information in a quick-reference, easy-to-read format.

$13 Million Awarded to Provide Training for At-Risk Youths in El Salvador, Honduras

Catholic Relief Services will implement a project to develop skills for youths in those countries.

Two new rules from FDA are intended to make production of both human and animal foods safer.

FDA Finalizes Preventive Controls Rules, Meant to Prevent Foodborne Illnesses

The two rules are “the first step in putting greater emphasis on the prevention of foodborne illness, holding imported food to the same food safety standard as domestically produced food, and developing a nationally integrated food safety system in partnership with state and local authorities,” according to the agency.

Construction Contractors Cited for Willful Violations

OSHA cited two contractors for a total of four violations.



U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., will not seek re-election in November 2016, he announced Sept. 3, 2015.

House Workforce Committee's Chair Not Seeking Re-election

Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., would have lost the chairmanship of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee at the end of 2016 because of Republicans' committee chairmanship term limits.

MSHA Proximity Detection Rule Issued

The agency has been concerned about struck-by incidents in mines for several years.

Continuous wireless gas detection technology tracks exposure in real time and automatically logs data. (U.S. Department of Energy photo)

Keeping Communities and Workers Safe From Benzene

Wireless gas monitoring is flexible and provides more control—at a time when regulators are about to make sure you have such control.

OSHA

First-Class Protection

Employers can ensure their sites comply with OSHA's 1910.133 eye and face protection standard by following the fundamental hierarchy of controls.

How to Handle a Break Up with OSHA

Kelli Heflin of Southwest Generation told stories of withdrawing from VPP and how her company got back on track.

Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Dies in Stabbing, Son Arrested

Mark Costello was involved in an argument with his son at an Oklahoma City restaurant Sunday evening, the Oklahoman reports.

NIOSH Extends Respirator Certification Transition Period

The new rule allows NIOSH to extend the date until one year after the agency first approves a CCER model.

Recent Rulings Send Message to Employers Who Misclassify Workers

A lawsuit has yielded $5 million in back wages.

Federal Transit Agency Rule Would Adopt SMS Approach

Acting Administrator Therese McMillan calls the proposed rule “an important milestone.” Comments are due by Oct. 13.

Sawmills are one of the industries with higher numbers or rates of amputations according to BLS data and on the OSHA NEP instruction

OSHA Updates Amputations National Emphasis Program

The document laying out the procedures for implement the program includes a list of industries with high numbers and rates of amputations, as reported to BLS. These range from machine shops to sawmills, retail and commercial bakeries, meat processing, and manufacturing various types of food.

Fatigue and Excessive Speed to Blame in Tracy Morgan Accident

The NTSB has determined that driver fatigue was the main factor in the crash between a Walmart truck and a limo transporting Tracy Morgan, who was seriously injured.

The July 2013 disaster killed 47 people and devastated the center of Lac Megatic, Quebec.

Clock Ticking for Comments on Railcar Securement Rule

"Requiring that an additional, trained individual double check that the handbrakes have been set on a train will help stop preventable accidents," said FRA Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg.

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