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Reporting Workplace Injuries: Responsibility for All

Reporting Workplace Injuries: Responsibility for All

When it comes to recordkeeping in the field of workplace injuries and illnesses, the focus of responsibility tends to lie with employers and those in leadership positions. A recent incident in Carbondale, Penn., however, has shifted the focus of this…

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Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 8/1

Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 8/1

Occupational Safety news headline for early August, 2011: OSHA to hold stakeholder meeting to discuss occupational exposure of infectious diseases OSHA will be holding two stakeholders meetings on July 29th to request comments on exposure to infectious disease in the…

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July 2011 BEEA+ Bulletin 2nd Edition

July 2011 BEEA+ Bulletin 2nd Edition

Proactive Strength Training for the Older Worker … Therapeutic Exercise: Recordable or Not? … Wellness that Works! (Part 2) … Risks and Hazards in the Hotel Industry … Occupational Safety News Bulletin

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Therapeutic Exercise: Recordable or Not?

Therapeutic Exercise: Recordable or Not?

Ambiguity in terms of what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers a recordable incident is no recent development; organizations nationwide struggle to clearly determine what is deemed recordable and what is not. With the shift towards a proactive…

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Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 7/1

Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 7/1

Occupational Safety news headlines for early July, 2011: OSHA proposes new requirements and more stringent reporting obligations OSHA has proposed changing which industries are considered “exempt” from maintaining regular workplace injury and illness records. In addition the proposal would change…

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Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 6/6

Occupational Safety News Bulletin – 6/6

Occupational Safety news headlines for early June, 2011: Fall protection rule for residential construction goes into effect June 16th On June 16th, residential construction employers will have to provide workers with conventional fall protection. The rule issued in 1994 has…

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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 News Update – August 2010

OSHA News Update – August 2010

OSHA continues to be in the news with updates, changes in policy and enforcement issues. Each month we will recap the previous months OSHA updates. Here are the updates for August 2010.

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