OSHA Compliance Posts

Does your facility have any qualifications of your Forklift/PIT drivers above and beyond getting their training/evaluation every three years?  How about we consider the following… In order to qualify to receive your PIT training, an individual MUST meet the following:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...

On June 25, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to update respirator approval standards in response to a petition to amend our regulations, current requirements for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) remaining service-life indicators or warning devices. These indicators are built into a respirator to alert…...

Question 1: Do derailment response operations fall under paragraph (q) of the HAZWOPER standard?Question 2: Are the members of a crew responsible only for clearing and/or re-railing train cars during an emergency response operation considered skilled support personnel? Is there a required level of training for personnel who direct skilled support personnel?Question 3: Are earth…...

OSHA has cited the chemical manufacturer with 12 serious violations at the chemical manufacturer’s Nitro facility after a July investigation initiated following the death of a worker performing sandblasting activities.  During the sandblasting activities, the airline for a supplied air hood was hooked up to a nitrogen gas line and the worker became unconscious. The serious…...

Documents from a friend who attended training at UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON – Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Preparing for Global Harmonization: Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (pdf) Classification Summary for GHS (pdf) APPENDIX A TO §1910.1200– HEALTH HAZARD CRITERIA (MANDATORY) (pdf)  … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a...

One thing that many safety professionals are not aware of is which set of standards applies to their workplace.  I know I was well into my career, until I learned that some of the activities at my chemical plant actually fell under 1926 standards (Construction).  This was not contractors working, but our own maintenance personnel…...

What GAO FoundOSHA’s process for accrediting Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) is lengthy due to the scope of staff members’ responsibilities and unclear application procedures for accreditation. Among the 13 recently approved applications, OSHA took between 1 and 5 years to make accreditation decisions. All of these applications took much longer to approve than OSHA’s…...

James Hodgson once said: “I’ve never had any ambitions; only enthusiasms.”  As the nation’s 12th Secretary of Labor, he leaves behind an extraordinary legacy in Occupational Safety and Health.  Under his leadership as Secretary of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Nixon in 1972. “Safety…...

OSHA will extend its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction for three (3) more months. The temporary enforcement measures, now extended through March 15, 2013, include: priority free on-site compliance assistance, penalty reductions, extended abatement dates, measures to ensure consistency and increased outreach… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...

Jordan Barab, Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA, gives an OSHA UPDATE at the COSH conference.  He covers OSHA compliance efforts to improving the integrity of the VPP effort.  A nice update on what OSHA has been doing and the direction they are going.  … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...