OSHA News Releases:
- US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell
- US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partners to protect workers on Berkeley County, West Virginia, highway construction project
- US Department of Labor, Colorado Health Care Association collaborate to help keep long-term care workers safe, healthy
- US Department of Labor certifies Maine’s completion of developmental steps of occupational safety, health plan for state, local government workers
- US Department of Labor, Power Generation Workgroup alliance promotes importance of safety for workers
- Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
- OSHA to hold online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Heat Work Group on April 27
- Investigations by Department of Labor, Vernon Police lead to first-degree manslaughter charges in Connecticut trench fatality
- Federal investigators find operating, training deficiencies contributed to fatal BP Products refinery explosion that claimed two workers’ lives
- Federal investigation orders church to pay back wages, reinstate employee fired for raising concerns about rodents, insects in childcare center
- US Department of Labor finds oil, gas waste company failed to protect workers from dangers of inhalation after employee suffers fatal injury
- US Department of Labor, National Safety Council Nebraska Chapter sign alliance to train employers, workers on common hazards
- Federal safety investigators find Mobile contractor ignored safety warnings that might have prevented 28-year-old employee’s death aboard Panama City vessel
- Low-cost, higher risk: Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers
- US Department of Labor issues final rule on handling retaliation complaints under Taxpayer First Act
OSHA Directives:
- Cancellation of STD 01-12-002 Guidelines for Robotics Safety
- Cancellation of AOC 00-00-001 OSHA Technical Manual Committee – Functions and Responsibilities
- Cancellation of STD 03-10-002 CFR 1926.451(i)(8) Multistage Suspension Scaffolds
- Cancellation of CPL 02-00-134 OSHA Support of NIOSH “FACE” Program
- Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs
- Site-Specific Targeting (SST)
- Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Safety Hazards in Auto Parts Industry – NAICS 3363XX (Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing)
- Revised Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
- Field Operation Manual, Chapter 17, Preemption by Other Agencies - UPDATED
- Handling of Fatality and Catastrophe Cases
- Regional Policy for Heat Illnesses
- Local Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturing Industry
- AS TEST
- Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP)
- Section 11(c), AHERA, and ISCA Request for Review (RFR)
Interpretations:
- Applicability of the HCS to Lithium Ion Batteries
- Exit Signs
- Cathodic Protection and the Utilization of Metallic Bonding to Control Hazardous Energy
- 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"
OSHA Federal Registers
- Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry, Shipyards, and Construction; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Maine State Plan for State and Local Government Employees; Approval of Plan Supplements and Certification of Completion of Developmental Steps
- Student Data Form; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group: Notice of Meeting
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Lead in General Industry Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Occupational Exposure to Noise Standard (29 CFR 1910.95)
- Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
- CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
- UL LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
- Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Taxpayer First Act (TFA)
- Oregon State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed Final Approval, Request for Public Comment, and Notice of Opportunity To Request Informal Public Hearing
- Traylor-Shea Joint Venture: Grant of Permanent Variance
- McNally/Kiewit Joint Venture: Grant of Permanent Variance
- Hexavalent Chromium Standards for General Industry, Shipyard Employment, and Construction; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Derricks Standards Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements