Filed Jan. 16 with the clerk of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, this OSHA "statement of agency position" says the general duty clause does not preempt the Oklahoma statute barring employers from banning employees' firearms. The law is before the 10th Circuit because a federal judge in 2007 ruled the OSH Act preempts the state law.
A new survey of 300 mechanical, electrical, facilities, utilities, and plumbing professionals indicates a lax attitude toward training among employers.
Key revisions include vehicle crash damage criteria that can help determine which patients may require care at a trauma center.
The proposed revisions would allow certain machine-based fit tests to be conducted more quickly and increase the required score for passing them.
The sessions will cover the standard's four major principles, simplifying the industry jargon to explain when the standard is needed, who needs to comply with it, and why.
"The world remains a dangerous place and we must keep improving and innovating C-TPAT to secure the global supply chain against acts of terrorism," said Bradd Skinner, C-TPAT director.
A bill filed in the U.S. House of Representatives nearly was enacted last year. Two recent reports support a more vigorous federal research effort.
Acting OSHA chief Thomas Stohler is the signer of the Jan. 9 letter, which ISEA requested on May 19, 2008. The letter's impact in courts isn't certain, but there are hundreds of thousands of pending claims, according to ISEA.
Preventing slips, trips, and falls is paramount in many parts of the United States during January, February, and March, according to Zurich Risk Engineering.
The chemical company said 2008 was the best year in its history for safety, with $83 million spent on EHS programs and an additional $57 million going to capital improvements related to EHS.
The "blog master," Neil Rankin, director of employer services at ARSI, will be posting regularly, the company says.
This interpretation reflects the agency's understanding that computers are more common in the workplace now than when most OSHA standards were written.
The agency initiated an inspection as part of a local emphasis program in New Jersey, where the South Carolina-based company had two employees working approximately 13 feet above the ground without proper protection, according to OSHA.
OMB has 90 days to review and approve OSHA's proposal before publication in the Federal Register.
Public transportation to all inaugural events is encouraged as many streets in and around the Capitol and the Mall area and bridges into/out of the city will be closed to private automobiles for much of the day. Metrorail will operate rush-hour service for 17 consecutive hours on Jan. 20, from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will operate on a non-rush hour schedule for two extra hours until 2 a.m.
The time is right for all parties -- including the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber -- to adopt a new approach, ISEA President Daniel K. Shipp said Wednesday.
Changes in the dismantling process exposed employees to crushing and struck-by hazards due to inadequate planning, failure to control movement, and failure to ensure the structural stability of the leg during its removal, the agency found.
The voluntary submissions EPA has received contain scant EH&S data, and much of the information they do contain is kept secret from the public because the companies submitting the data claim it is confidential business information.
OSHA has proposed $115,500 in fines against Kahr Arms of Worcester, Mass., for alleged willful and serious violations of workplace health and safety standards at its Goddard Memorial Drive manufacturing plant and testing facility.
A draft guidance was issued recently that is designed to provide guidance to importers on steps they can take to help ensure imported products are in compliance with applicable U.S. statutes and regulations. Titled "Good Importer Practices," the document was created through the combined efforts of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Transportation; the Consumer Product Safety Commission; the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.