OSHA Compliance Posts

DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AB80 Publication ID: Spring 2015  Title: Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention)  Abstract: In 1990, OSHA published a proposed rule (55 FR 13360) addressing slip, trip, and fall hazards and establishing requirements for personal fall protection systems. Slips, trips, and falls are among the leading causes…...

Subpart I specifies several paperwork requirements. The following describes the information collection requirements in subpart I and addresses who will use the information: Hazard Assessment and Verification (§ 1910.132(d) Paragraph (d)(1) requires employers to perform a hazard assessment of the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or likely to be present, that make the…...

The information collection requirements specified in the Noise Standard protect employees from suffering material hearing impairment. The information collection requirements of the Noise Standard include: Conducting noise monitoring; Notifying employees when they are exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels; Providing employees with initial and annual audiograms; Notifying employees of a…...

One standard that OSHA failed to update when they revised 1910.1200 was 1910.1020 – Access to employee exposure and medical records.  This standard still uses the term MSDS and does not address my question about the changing of MSDS for the new SDS.  Granted, a lot of the exposure info on the new SDS(s) has…...

As summer heat intensifies, OSHA’s focus on preventing heat related illness intensifies.  With this intensity, many employers are going hi-tech to collect “heat exposure data” to establish work practices based on exposures.  I have seen a recent increase in advertising for devices that can measure wet-bulb temperatures in workplaces and they are tying these reading…...

 May 29, 2015 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH: DOROTHY DOUGHERTYDeputy Assistant Secretary FROM: THOMAS GALASSI, DirectorDirectorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP) SUBJECT: Interim Enforcement Guidance for Hazard Communication 2012 (HCS 2012) June 1, 2015 Effective Date This memorandum is to provide additional, interim guidance on the Hazard Communication 2012 June 1, 2015 effective date.  OSHA provided…...

Are you providing a copy of 1910.134 Appednix D to each employee who wears a filtering facepieces (dust masks) on a “voluntary basis”? Are you controlling these filtering facepieces (dust masks) so that ONLY employees who have been provided with a copy of Appendix D have access to these filtering facepieces (dust masks)?  For the…...

This is a very interesting AND disappointing decision by the commission.  They accepted a PPE Hazard Assessment done at a distribution center in AR for a facility in TX.  The business argued that the 100+ distribution centers around the country are identical with identical job functions.  The commission, although they state otherwise, appears to be…...

In the PSM/RMP world, the battle rages on with regards to “verification of knowledge” for those receiving training related to their work in, on and adjacent to a PSM/RMP covered process.  Yet for those safety professionals not working at a PSM/RMP facility, you too have a standard, that will just about cover ALL workplaces, that…...

Coverage: National Period: 30 days, 3/19/15 to 4/18/15 New Inspections: Opened in the last 30 days = 570 Closed Inspections: Closed in the last 30 days = 1,235 Ongoing Inspections: Opened prior to 30 day reporting period and still not closed = 110,342 Inspections with Violations = 129 Inspections with no Violations =  441 (Based…...

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Utility Line Clearance Coalition (ULCC), and the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) have negotiated a settlement with OSHA on the compliance dates for this new standard.  CLICK HERE for the official agreement…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...