OSHA’s recent proposal of $16.6 million in penalties in a deadly explosion at a Kleen Energy Systems construction site in Connecticut drew a lot of attention. Less noticed, but in a way equally significant, were the day-in, day-out announcement of …
Knowing safety procedures is one thing. Using them is another. Download and view this power point of some scary photos that show what happened when a logger who tried to throw a hook over a pile of logs on a …
OSHA is giving very specific guidance as to which companies with high rates of workplace injuries can expect to see an OSHA inspector soon. The 4,100 companies on the list were identified from a larger list of 15,000 employers who …
OSHA’s reported decision to suspend a pilot program cracking down on alleged under-reporting of accidents and illnesses doesn’t mean that recordkeeping requirements aren’t being enforced, as a recent OSHA announcement illustrates. OSHA is proposing $1.2 million in penalties against Goodman …
An industry newsletter is reporting that OSHA is suspending a pilot program to crackdown on alleged under-reporting of accidents and illnesses because the program has not found significant numbers of violations. OSHA announced the program last year and said it …
Over past years, in a limited number of cases, OSHA has alleged a separate violation and proposed a separate penalty for each instance of non-compliance with OSHA recordkeeping regulations, safety and health standards and with the general duty clause. The …
There’s no question that along with OSHA’s big enforcement push has come a substantial increase in the number of violations labeled “willful” or “repeated.” The consequences of such citations are potentially severe from the standpoints of financial impact, public relations …
A bill to tighten enforcement in OSHA and MSHA advanced a step Wednesday, receiving approval in the House Education and Labor Committee in a vote along party lines. The changes to OSHA were originally in a bill called the Protecting …
Proposed changes to OSHA that are now working their way through Congress, including increased penalties, focus on punishing employers and will not improve workplace safety and health, a representative of a coalition of employer groups testified Tuesday. “Penalties alone will …
As I wrote in an earlier post legislation is moving through the House of Representatives that would dramatically change the OSHA Act, increasing protection for whistleblowers and making officers and directors subject to criminal liability for OSHA violations in certain …