Continuing the Trump Administration’s efforts to support employer compliance through education and assistance, OSHA recently added a new option to its array of cooperative programs administered by the ...
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Voluntary Protection Program is an initiative created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that encourages private industry and federal agencies ...
New initiatives bolster whistleblower program and challenge commonly used safety incentive programs; employers should reevaluate their programs and be prepared for extensive investigations. The ...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has identified the grain handling industry as extremely hazardous. Being trapped in grain is the most common type of accident that occurs.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a regional initiative to protect workers and reduce injuries and illnesses in the warehousing, storage ...
OSHA put its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program into place over 10 years ago. Since then, new NFPA standards on combustible dust have been issued, OSHA’s plan for a comprehensive Combustible ...
"Participation in the program won't guarantee compliance with the law, but it can provide a valuable roadmap," said Robin Repass of Fisher Phillips. In fact, OSHA said that this program "meets ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded the list of organizations whose crane-operator certification programs it formally recognizes, with an agreement with the National Center ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a program designed to identify, reduce and prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers and other high injury ...
The regional program is an effort of OSHA's Philadelphia Area Office. In the larger Philadelphia Region, 47 fatalities resulted from tree trimming and clearing from 2009 through 2013, according to the ...
The David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ), headquartered in Cincinnati, has announced plans to participate in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) National Safety Stand Down for Fall ...