OSHA News Releases:
- US Department of Labor cites Phoenix-area event facility operator for safety failures after investigation of worker’s fatal injuries
- Profits over people: Federal safety inspectors find 3 more Dollar General stores habitually disregarding workplace safety, risking employees’ lives
- US Department of Labor cites New Jersey-based packaging manufacturer for 25 violations after investigation of Ohio worker’s 2nd-degree burns
- Despite 13 citations since 2015, investigations into two meat cutters' amputation injuries find Fiesta Mart again failed to protect employees
- Baton Rouge car wash, oil change, convenience store operator cited after federal workplace safety investigation into stabbing of assistant manager
- OSHA updates investigations manual for handling retaliation complaints under whistleblower statutes
- US Department of Labor reopens comment period on OSHA’s proposal to reconsider, revoke final approval of Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health
- US Department of Labor, American Staffing Association sign Ambassador Alliance to continue protecting temporary workers’ safety, health
- US Department of Labor orders Louisiana helicopter ambulance service to reinstate Utah pilot who refused to fly in hazardous conditions
- US Department of Labor partners with Ryan Companies, Colorado State University to ensure worker safety at Loveland construction project
- Federal judge affirms US Department of Labor finding that Colorado acute psychiatric treatment facility exposed employees to workplace violence
- US Department of Labor cites Grand Island recycling company after inspection prompted by 20-year-old worker’s fatal injuries
- Investigation finds Jacksonville wood crate, pallet company’s history of violations continues, employees exposed to machine, other hazards
- US Department of Labor, DPR Construction partner to protect workers’ safety, health at Atlanta’s Peachtree Corners Campus Development project
- US Department of Labor, AGC of Chicagoland renew alliance to educate workers, employers on construction’s deadly hazards
OSHA Directives:
- Cancellation of OSHA Instruction ADM 03-00-005 (ADM 7.3B), OSHA Forms Management Program
- Cancellation of OSHA Instruction IRT 03-01-002, IT Power Management
- Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Warehousing Operations
- Processing Significant and Novel Enforcement Cases
- OSHA Safety and Health Management System, Chapter 8, Personal Protective Equipment - UPDATED
- Whistleblower Investigations Manual
- OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) – Notice: Section III, Chapter 5, Noise – UPDATED
- 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
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
- OSHA PSM and Explosives Standards as They Relate to the DOT Classification "Not in the Explosive Class"
- 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 Federal Registers
- Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed Reconsideration and Revocation; Reopening of Comment Period; Postponement of Public Hearing
- National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH): Notice of Meeting
- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
- National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Request for Nominations
- Agency Information Collection Activities; The 1,2-Dibromo-3- Chloropropane Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Lead in Construction Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Coke Oven Emissions Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Temporary Labor Camps Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; 4,4'-Methylenedianiline in Construction
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Marine Terminal Operations and Longshoring Standards
- Safety and Health Regulations for Construction--Lead
- Massachusetts State Plan for State and Local Government Employers; Notification of Submission; Proposal To Grant Initial State Plan Approval; Request for Public Comment and Opportunity To Request Public Hearing
- Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - CFR Correction