OSHA News Releases:
- Illinois construction contractor continues to ignore deadly fall hazards, faces $263K in fines after Park Ridge inspection finds roofers exposed to risks
- US Department of Labor cites Athens lumber manufacturer for ignoring required safety precautions after forklift fatally strikes worker
- CORRECTED: US Department of Labor finds Breckenridge contractor willfully exposed workers to trench hazards after fatal cave-in
- US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during spring storm cleanup throughout South Dakota
- Grand jury indicts Didion Milling Inc., six managers on nine counts related to five deaths, numerous serious injuries in 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion
- US Department of Labor cites Continental Tire plant for multiple safety violations after 3 workers suffer severe injuries on consecutive days
- US Department of Labor reminds Northeast employers that workers need protection from dangers of heat illness
- US Department of Labor reminds Southwest employers that workers need protection from the dangers of heat illness
- Serial violator: South Dakota contractor faces serious and willful citations following 2 separate inspections for workers in unprotected trenches
- US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17
- US Department of Labor cites oil company after 3 workers suffer severe injuries in North Dakota well explosion
- US Department of Labor, stakeholders sign partnership to train, protect workers from construction hazards at Wisconsin Center Expansion project
- OSHA to offer on-site, online training event from Aug. 2-4 to enhance safety, health of federal workers
- US Department of Labor cites 2 Georgia construction contractors after Yellow River bridge collapse takes worker’s life
- US Department of Labor issues willful citations to Edmond asphalt, concrete paving contractor after investigation into 18-year-old worker’s fatal injury
OSHA Directives:
- Local Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturing Industry
- National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards
- Regional Emphasis Program for Health Hazards in the Healthcare Industry
- Regional Emphasis Program for Poultry Processing Facilities
- Regional Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
- ALISHA TEST
- Regional Emphasis Program (REP) – Workplaces with Noise Hazards
- Regional Emphasis Program - Noise Induced Hearing Loss
- Regional Emphasis Program on Silica in Cut Stone and Slab Handling
- Local Emphasis Program for Inspections in the Grain Handling Industry
- OSHA’s Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Local Emphasis Program for Off-Shore Oil and Gas Drilling Platforms
- Local Emphasis Program for Logging Operations under Federal Jurisdiction in Oregon
- Local Emphasis Program for Floating Seafood Processors
- Local Emphasis Program for Logging in Idaho
Interpretations:
- COVID-19 Focused Inspection Initiative in Healthcare
- Approved Lifting Devices and Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers
- Determining if injuries or illnesses are work-related when involved in a motor vehicle accident
- Respiratory protection against COVID-19 for employees with religiously mandated facial hair
- Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
- Safety of Compressed Gas Cylinders on Portable Carts
- Permit Required Confined Space Isolation
- Use of generic safety data sheets and consumer products
- Coverage of lithium-ion batteries under the Hazard Communication standard
- Classifying cloth-like wipes saturated with a hazardous solution under OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard
- HCS listing of occupational exposure limits (OELs) in section 8 on a safety data sheet (SDS), and applicability of different exposures to pharmaceutical drugs
- Fixed Ladders on Grain Storage and Handling Equipment
- CDC Updates to Tuberculosis (TB) Guidelines
- Emergency eyewash requirements for eye hazards caused by bloodborne pathogens
- OSHA standards applicable to medical and safety uses of pure nitrogen gas
OSHA Federal Registers
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Acrylonitrile Standard (29 CFR 1910.1045)
- Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Appointment and Meetings
- Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
- Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed Reconsideration and Revocation; Extension of Comment Period; Extension of Hearing Request Period; Extension of Period To Submit Written Testimony; Extension of Period To Submit Notices of Int
- SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
- Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corporation: Grant of Renewal of Recognition
- Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Notice of Meeting
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP) Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Pilot Study and Prospective Analysis of the Draft Revised Form 33, Safety and Health Program Assessment Worksheet
- The Standard on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Lead in Construction Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- The 4,4'-Methylenedianiline in Construction Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Coke Oven Emissions Standards; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction
- Temporary Labor Camps; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements