By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
In what appears to be part of OSHA’s ongoing campaign to prevent fall accidents and injuries, OSHA’s Region V announced earlier this year a Local Emphasis Program to address Fall Hazards in General Industry and Construction.
The Emphasis Programs provides the “basis for scheduling and conducting safety inspections of construction and…
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By James L. Curtis, Jeryl L. Olson, and Craig B. Simonsen
OSHA has recently announced a new local emphasis program for health inspections of facilities known to have reported the use and “release” of chemicals defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 as “toxic chemicals”.
Under EPCRA…
Continue Reading New OSHA Emphasis Program For EPA Toxic Chemicals Release Reporting Industries
By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
In the two years since the start of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), CPL 02-00-149 (June 18, 2010), the list of severe violators has grown considerably. The SVEP Directive defines severe violators as those “employers who have demonstrated indifference to their OSH Act obligations by…
Continue Reading OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program Employers List Nearly Doubles
By James L. Curtis and Meagan Newman
On October 20, 2011 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses declined in 2010, from 3.3 million reported in 2009 to 3.1 million. The incidence rate declined from 3.6 cases per 100 employees to 3.5.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis responded to this data,…
Continue Reading Workplace Injuries are Down, but OSHA Warns Health Care, Social Assistance and Public Sector Employers They Are Being Watched
