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January 14, 2010
The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) has had its Information Quality Peer Review page in place for some time but it is one of those webpages that does not make it to the headlines of major news services. If you are interested in the work done by NIOSH and also are concerned about how its work is vetted and used in the...
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October 13, 2009
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab announced a proposed rule to align OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (hazcom standard) with provisions of the United Nations "Globally Harmonized System" of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) as “first step in an aggressive regulatory agenda” said Barab. The proposed rul...
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October 8, 2009
National Emphasis Programs (NEP) are the tool used by OSHA to focus on a particular area of concern for more in-depth inspections and enforcement activities if required. OSHA is currently concerned with the possibility of injuries and illnesses being under reported in American Industry.
The accurate and honest recordkeeping of injury statistics ...
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October 8, 2009
On Sept. 9, the Department of Labor (DOL) and OSHA revised the personal protective equipment (PPE) standards concerning requirements for eye- and face-protective devices, and head and foot protection for general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and marine terminals.
The final rule, which becomes effective on Oct. 9, 2009, ...
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September 24, 2009
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Clearwater Management Inc., doing business as Splash Handwash, for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards and proposed a total of $62,500 in fines after an employee was injured at the company's Fairfield, Conn., car...
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