OSHA News Releases:
- US Department of Labor will provide worker safety, health experts in areas hardest hit in Guam by Typhoon Mawar to protect recovery workers
- Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties
- US Department of Labor announces 15 members of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety, Health
- US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
- US Department of Labor finds fire, electrical, other hazards in inspections at two southeast Oklahoma Dollar General stores putting workers at risk
- US Department of Labor investigation finds Columbus children’s hospital exposed nurses, other employees to workplace violence
- US Department of Labor offers webinar for grantee, applicants for federal grants to increase workplace safety training programs
- US Department of Labor announces more than $12M in grant funding available for worker safety, health training grants
- Nine inspections in four states find Dollar General exposed workers to obstructed exits, fire, electrical hazards; carry $3.4M in new penalties
- Lubbock Mayor Payne recognizes ‘Digging Deep in Lubbock Workshop 2023’
- US Department of Labor again finds resin manufacturer exposing employees to respiratory hazards, risk of explosion at Kenton facility
- US Department of Labor finds contractor exposed workers to trench hazards after investigation into 23-year-old worker’s fatality in Aurora
- US Department of Labor places New Jersey manufacturer in Severe Violator Enforcement Program after worker suffers serious, preventable amputation
- OSHA encourages stakeholders to share feedback on effectiveness of leading indicators to improve, develop resource tool
- US Department of Labor finds Colorado contractor exposing workers to trench cave-ins, including one that caused teenager’s fatal injuries
OSHA Directives:
- Local Emphasis Program for the Seafood Processing Industry
- OWS TEST – Please Ignore - AS
- OWS TEST – Please Ignore
- National Emphasis Program - Falls
- Cancellation of STD 03-12-002 Uniformity in Interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.550 (a)(9)
- Cancellation of CPL 02-00-092 Page Change to OSHA Instruction CPL 2.92
- Cancellation of CSTD 03-12-002 Uniformity in Interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.550 (a)(9)
- Cancellation of STD 03-10-003 29 CFR 1926.451(a)(5) Scaffolding, General Requirements Guardrails
- Cancellation of STD 03-10-004 Scaffolding
- Local Emphasis Program for Construction
- Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Programmed Maritime Inspections
- 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
Interpretations:
- Applicability of the HCS to Lithium Ion Batteries
- Transmitting bulk shipment labels by technological or other means
- The use of ANSI S3.1-1999 (R2018) MPANLs for audiometric testing
- Impact on construction businesses by OSHA's NEP-Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards
- Chemicals associated with formaldehyde gas
- Exit Signs
- Cathodic Protection and the Utilization of Metallic Bonding to Control Hazardous Energy
- COVID-19 Focused Inspection Initiative in Healthcare
- Employer Responsibilities and Contractor Responsibilities under the PSM Standard
- Handling and disposal of respirable silica dust, contaminated equipment, and filters from vacuums and PPE
- Approved Lifting Devices and Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers
- Determining if injuries or illnesses are work-related when involved in a motor vehicle accident
- Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
- Respiratory protection against COVID-19 for employees with religiously mandated facial hair
- Safety of Compressed Gas Cylinders on Portable Carts
OSHA Federal Registers
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Hexavalent Chromium Standards for General Industry
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry
- Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
- The Standard on Presence Sensing Device Initiation (PSDI); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- The Construction Fall Protection Systems Criteria, Practices, and Training Requirements Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
- Preparations for the 44th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
- Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2023; Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunity Announcements
- The Manlifts Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
- Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Cadmium in Construction Standard
- Traylor Bros., Inc.; Application for Modification of Permanent Variance and Interim Order; Grant of Interim Order
- National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH): Notice of Meeting
- Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Notice of Meeting