The temporary staffing company was cited for a serious violation in December 2014.
NFPA 1858, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services, is in preliminary draft form. The deadline for public input on the draft is Jan. 7, 2016.
The bureau is making $1.25 million in grants available to research and analyze how paid leave programs can be developed and implemented nationwide.
OSHA says the death could have been prevented.
The two companies are considered imminent hazards to public safety.
The authors estimate the national indirect costs of RA-related absenteeism were $252 million annually from 1996 to 2002.
Its purpose is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
The agency opened general registration for the event on June 10, promising it will be "a fast-paced gathering at which world-renowned thinkers and innovators from inside and outside DARPA will offer perspectives on where today's advances are heading."
Member State representatives are invited to attend the June 17 meeting in Cologne, Germany.
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is awarding the money to the International Labor Organization.
The new agreement is for five years.
Homestead, Fla.-based Contender Boats faces $106,000 in proposed fines following OSHA's investigation.
An expert panel tasked with implementing improvements as well as an internal group in charge of tackling safety risks have been added
A 7-ton buoy hit and killed two workers last December when a chain broke at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Office.
Paul Colangelo went through an exhaustive research process to decide on the apps he finds most valuable.
Representatives of companies of varying sizes talked about steps they took to improve their safety culture.
"The Integrated Health & Safety Institute will be the first organization of its kind with the research and educational offerings to meet this need of integration of health and safety in the workplace," said Todd Hohn, CSP, who is UL's global director of Workplace Health and Safety.