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CSB report renews call for a combustible dust standard

July 17, 2014

Charleston, WV – A number of combustible dust-related incidents, injuries and deaths over the past decade might have been prevented had OSHA promulgated a standard covering the hazard, according to a Chemical Safety Board report released July 16.

Demolition-site deaths prompt OSHA to update safety resources

July 11, 2014

Washington – In response to recent worker deaths at demolition sites, OSHA has updated its webpage and safety resources addressing common hazards in the construction demolition industry.

OSHA delays enforcement on electrical rule

June 26, 2014

Washington – OSHA has delayed its enforcement of recently revised standards that pertain to electric power generation, transmission and distribution installations.

Personal protective equipment

How will recent revisions of certain OSHA rules affect my existing PPE program?

June 23, 2014

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The personal protective equipment program requirements previously based on 1910.269, as well as those contained in the previous 1910 Subpart I, Personal Protective Equipment, are still valid. However, the April 1, 2014, final rule revisions of OSHA 1910.136, 1910.137, 1910.269 and 1926 Subpart V, as well as the new 1926.97, include requirements that must be incorporated into PPE programs.

Chemical facility safety – updated

A new report outlines the steps OSHA intends to take in the near future

June 22, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA plans to move forward on an update of its Process Safety Management Standard (1910.119) and pursue other potential rule changes within the next year – all part of an interagency federal effort to improve safety and security at chemical facilities, the agency stated in a June 6 report to President Barack Obama.

Is occupational safety and health ‘dying on the vine’?

June 13, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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OSHA temporarily sidelined its pursuit of an Injury and Illness Prevention Program Standard. Is this a reflection of an agency having to pick and choose its priorities, or is it an indication of a larger trend?

Workgroup updates Obama on chemical facility safety; outlines future steps

June 6, 2014

Washington – A new report sent to President Barack Obama June 6 outlines the actions OSHA intends to take in the next year to improve safety and security at chemical facilities.

OSHA ponders standard aimed at emergency responder safety; seeks input

June 4, 2014

Washington – Prompted by the 2013 fire and explosion that killed 12 firefighters at a Texas fertilizer facility, as well as other recent incidents, OSHA is considering the development of a standard on emergency response and preparedness.

What happened to I2P2?

May 29, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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From almost the moment he took the reins at OSHA, administrator David Michaels has called an Injury and Illness Prevention Program Standard his “No. 1 priority.” But the recently released Department of Labor regulatory agenda suggests that is no longer the case.

OSHA: Several final rules expected by year’s end

May 27, 2014

Washington – OSHA intends to issue final rules on personal protective equipment; confined spaces; and slips, trips and falls by the end of the year, according to the recently published semiannual regulatory agenda.