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Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 2/1

Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 2/1

Occupational Safety news headlines for early February, 2011: OSHA temporarily withdraws MSD column rule. OSHA withdraws occupational noise control proposal. Senator Rockefeller reintroduce mine safety legislation. OSHA focusing on grain facility safety. OSHA to host Latino outreach and education conference…

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OSHA Withdraws Two Proposals in Less Than a Week

OSHA Withdraws Two Proposals in Less Than a Week

It has been an eventful week for OSHA. In less than one week OSHA has withdrawn two different proposals on the docket for 2011. First was the withdrawal of the proposal to clarify the term “feasible” relating to the occupational…

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Regulatory Chat with OSHA Overview

Regulatory Chat with OSHA Overview

Department of Labor and OSHA offered a Question and Answer Webchat on January 5th, 2011. The purpose was to discuss question about the upcoming plans for regulatory changes and priorities of these regulatory issues. Here is an overview of what…

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OSHA Notifies 15,000 Workplaces Nationwide of High Injury and Illness Rates

OSHA Notifies 15,000 Workplaces Nationwide of High Injury and Illness Rates

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration surveys employers to collect workplace injury and illness data it uses to identify employers whose injury and illness rates are considerably higher than the national average. A letter…

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OSHA Form 300 Recordkeeping MSD Proposal Public Hearing

OSHA Form 300 Recordkeeping MSD Proposal Public Hearing

As we have been following in our blogs, OSHA is advising an additional column be added to the OSHA 300 log to track the quantity of musculoskeletal injuries from happening in facilities. OSHA will be hosting a public hearing on…

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Update: MSDs to OSHA 300 Log

Update: MSDs to OSHA 300 Log

In the blog posted on February 8 entitled “Proposed Addition: MSDs to OSHA 300 Log ,” the author discussed the inclusion of an additional column on the federal survey – OSHA 300 log to track musculoskeletal injuries. Since the blog…

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Proposed Addition: MSDs to OSHA 300 Log

Proposed Addition: MSDs to OSHA 300 Log

According to the Federal Register, OSHA is proposing to revise its Recording and Reporting regulation to restore a column in the OSHA 300 Log for employers to record work-related musculoskeletal disoders (MSDs). Should this restriction be passed, employers will not…

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