If you recall back in mid November, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to update its 44-year old general industry Walking-Working Surfaces standard that protects workers from slip, trip, and fall hazards. Going into effect on...
June 1, 2016 marked the final deadline for compliance with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for the Hazard Communication standard. However, a recent survey conducted by the software firm Actio suggests that at least half of the companies in the United States...
The new record keeping rule, which takes effect January 1, 2017, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness data, some of which will also be posted on the OSHA website. This is information that workplaces are already collecting as required under...
For compliance with OSHA Recordkeeping requirements, employers with 10 or more employees in the previous calendar year are obligated to post a copy of OSHA’s Form 300A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2015. The summary must be...
It’s the hot topic of the workplace regulatory world. It’s the ‘would be’ cherry on top for an outgoing OSHA administration. And, it’s been on the docket since 2013. It’s the proposed Silica rule and it’s very likely that this rule will be passed this year. Here’s...
The New Year is a time of renewal and looking ahead to what could be. There is no shortage of predictions about what will happen in the world of workplace safety in 2016. The big factor – President Obama’s last term in office. The end of a Presidential...
