Mar
9
OSHA Sets Combustible Dust Hearing Date, Extends MSD Comment Period
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:39
OSHA has announced a third set of informal meetings to take stakeholder comment on a combustible dust standard. The Agency has also extended the period for commenting on a proposed rule to change its recordkeeping requirements.
Feb
25
Attwood Joins OSHRC
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 21:00
Cynthia L. Attwood is the newest member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC).
Feb
11
OSHA Injury & Illness Database Available
Thu, 02/11/2010 - 21:00
For the first time, OSHA is making available work-related injury and illness data from employers in a searchable, on-line database.
Feb
4
OSHA Chief Offers Carrot and Stick to Small Business
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 20:12
OSHA’s Assistant Secretary offered a carrot-and-stick approach to worker safety in a talk Jan. 22 to small business representatives.
Feb
3
OSHA Ends Explosives Rulemaking
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11:55
OSHA has terminated a rulemaking on explosives, claiming it must focus limited rulemaking resources on higher priority projects.
Feb
1
MSHA and OSHA Budget Proposals Emphasize Enforcement
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:19
MSHA’s proposed 2011 budget includes a big boost for enforcement and elimination of the Small Mine Office. A similar emphasis on enforcement is seen in OSHA’s budget.
Jan
29
OSHA Proposes MSD Column on Log Form
Fri, 01/29/2010 - 13:12
In a move opposed by business interests, OSHA has proposed to restore a column on its work-related injury and illness log form involving musculo-skeletal (MSD) disorders.
Jan
29
Webchat Set for 2011 DOL Budget Rollout
Fri, 01/29/2010 - 08:58
MSHA chief Joe Main and his counterpart at OSHA, Dr. David Michaels, will field questions on their respective agencies’ 2011 fiscal budget during a live webchat from 2:30 – 3 p.m. Eastern on Feb. 1.
Jan
24
Second Combustible Dust Session Set
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 13:04
OSHA today announced that a second round of informal stakeholder hearings on combustible dust would be held Feb. 17 in Atlanta.
Jan
15
OSHA Sets Stakeholder Listening Session
Fri, 01/15/2010 - 17:08
OSHA has scheduled a public meeting Feb. 10 to take comments from stakeholders on key issues facing the Agency.