OSHA News Releases
- OSHA alliance provides important workplace safety updates for technical guide assessing robot systems
- US Department of Labor seeks nominations for employee representative on Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- US Department of Labor cites Pomp’s Tire Service after Abbotsford worker suffers fatal trauma while attempting to mount tire on rim
- US Department of Labor proposes $145K in fines after worker suffers fatal injury at Chicago-area pizza manufacturer
- US Department of Labor cites Florida company after worker clearing brush dies as temperatures neared 100 degrees in national forest
- US Department of Labor cites Watertown, Connecticut, manufacturer for 48 safety, health violations following employee’s death
- US Department of Labor cites Montefiore Medical Center for inadequate workplace violence safeguards for employees
- US Department of Labor cites Ohio auto-parts supplier after employee dies, several hospitalized following coronavirus exposure at Sanoh America
- Departments of Labor and Education, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration announce members of Telecommunications Workforce Working Group
- US Department of Labor finds federal helium enrichment unit failed to follow safe chemical handling procedures in Amarillo, Texas
- OSHA, ‘Elevator Industry Safety Partners’ renew alliance to address safety hazards with elevators, similar industry devices
- U.S. Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties
- US Department of Labor, Choate Construction to promote workplace safety, health at Savannah historic district project
- US Department of Labor finds Idaho utility contractor put workers at risk by failing to provide lifesaving training on excavation hazards
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate renew alliance to protect, educate Mexican, Hispanic workers, employers in Kansas, Missouri on safety
OSHA Directives
- 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
- Cancellation of CPL 02-16-03E, Regional Emphasis Program (REP) High Hazard Safety and Health Workplace Inspections Employers, October 1, 2019
- Regional Emphasis Program – Top 50 Workplace – Health Hazard
- Cancellation of CPL 02-09-01L, Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) Covering Maritime Employers, October 1, 2019
- Guidelines for Administrating Corporate-Wide Settlement Agreements
- OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) – Notice: Section IV, Chapter 4, Industrial Robot Systems and Industrial Robot System Safety - UPDATED
Interpretations
- Respiratory protection against COVID-19 for employees with religiously mandated facial hair
- 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
- Duty to have Fall Protection and Falling Object Protection While Performing Temporary and Infrequent Work on Roofs
- CPSC versus HCS 2012 labeling requirements
OSHA Federal Registers
- MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
- UL LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
- COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard
- QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Grant of Renewal of Recognition
- Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
- MET Laboratories, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition
- Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
- Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2022
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Onsite Consultation Agreements
- UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupation Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Beryllium Standards for General Industry
- Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; Revision of the Office and Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
- Pilot Study and Prospective Analysis of Draft Revised Form 33, Safety and Health Program Assessment Worksheet; New--Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements