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 …
Prison terms of up to 10 years could be imposed on officers and directors of companies that knowingly violate OSHA rules under a proposed revision to the Occupational Safety and Health Act now advancing through Congress. The 10-year term would …
Big changes to OSHA advancing through Congress; employers need to get ready
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OSHA has raised the ante on enforcement to a whole new level. The agency now would like to see some violations treated as crimes with prison terms attached. Speaking to the American Society of Safety Engineers at the Safety 2010 …
With OSHA putting enforcement pressure on recordkeeping, it may be helpful to refresh your memory on just what constitutes a recordable injury. Arthur Sapper of the McDermott Will & Emery law firm has written an excellent article that straightens out …
OSHA is increasing enforcement pressure in yet another area: Making sure that employees receive safety training in a format they can understand. OSHA is instructing its inspectors to issue “serious” citations if a “reasonable person” would conclude that safety training …
OSHA has ordered its inspectors to issue citations to employers who do not insure that workers are using flame-resistant clothing where there is a potential of flash fires – an enforcement initiative particularly relevant to the oil and gas industry, writesJason LeMasters, Vice President of FDRsafety. Read the full article.
Companies continue to be uncertain what OSHA’s new focus on recordkeeping may mean for them. A large national retailer just found out. OSHA tagged Lowe’s Home Centers Inc. in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, with $110,000 in proposed penalties for continually …
OSHA has come out with more details about its proposed Injury and Illness Prevention Program and it’s now clear to me that what could have been a good idea is headed down the wrong path. I agree that OSHA should …
If employers needed any further proof that OSHA is following through on its promise to greatly increase enforcement, they need only look at initiatives the agency announced last week and a speech by OSHA’s chief that was reported in a …