OSHA is looking for proposals for both the 10-hour and 30-hour online courses.
The changes in General Industry and Construction Safety Orders are proposed for adoption Oct. 16.
A report posted on the organization's website this week said NFPA's Standards Council has approved a request to establish the standard.
OSHA has cited Jasper Contractors of Jacksonville, Fla., for six safety violations.
The rule will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for covered workers.
As thermal exposure increases, the type of FR fiber and fabric plays an increasingly important role in body burn injury and estimated survivability.
Part of the city's 2014 construction codes, this chapter incorporates an occupant protection plan for office buildings that is similar to the existing tenant protection plan requirements for dwelling units.
The meeting is scheduled for Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C.
Nov. 10, 2017, is now the deadline, as specified in a new final rule taking effect Nov. 9, 2014.
The Department of Environmental Protection is hosting the Oct. 1 meeting to hear stakeholders' comments about the draft Aboveground Storage Tank emergency rule.
The rule would simplify the criteria and increase the relative weight of those that reflect the seriousness of the operator's conduct.
Comments submitted Sept. 15 by Christine A.D. Lorenzo, CIH, the association's president, ask NIOSH to either include e-cigarettes in the definition of smokeless tobacco in its draft Current Intelligence Bulletin or to provide recommendations for limiting their use in indoor workplaces.
After OMB cleared the agency's final rule, OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez have announced its publication is imminent, and it will take effect Jan. 1, 2015.
The Youngstown, Ohio steel mill is fined $94,000.
Before 2010, certain uninspected commercial vessels, including barges and sailing vessels, were not covered by the statute requiring the Coast Guard to regulate lifesaving devices on uninspected vessels -- the devices were required on such commercial vessels only if they carried passengers for hire.
A larger selection of brands usually means a larger selection of comfort technologies, and a larger selection of styles usually means more satisfied workers.
The bottom line is that hard hats must be properly utilized and maintained to ensure safety.
The policy establishes a process for consultation and collaboration with tribal officials.
The revoking comes as a result of a cargo flight that crashed last August.
An ANPRM and a research report issued this week are about technology that "represents the next great advance in saving lives," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.