OSHA proposal News
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OSHA reopens MSD column debate for public comment
Here one minute, gone the next. Now it’s back again. The controversial musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) column is once again on the table as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) considers making it a mandatory component of OSHA 300 logs. If the MSD column is restored, businesses would be required to record details on all work-related MSDs, injuries that tend to develop ...
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OSHA Announces New Proposed Rule to Protect Workers from Crystalline Silica
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed rule to lower worker exposure to crystalline silica. When implemented, the new rule is aimed at lowering lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in the American workforce. The public has 90 days to submit written comments, which ...
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Proposed rule would make public employers` injury/illness information
Wide-ranging changes to how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration collects and makes available to the public employers' injury and illness information were proposed by the agency Nov. 7. The recommended changes include requiring employers with 250 or more workers, about 38,000 workplaces, to file their OSHA 300 logs electronically every three months and for OSHA to post the data on ...
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GHS Moving Forward – OSHA Submits Revised HazCom Standard to Office of Management and Budget
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently submitted its revised Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). If approved, the final rule will revise HazCom to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). View OMB's Post on OSHA’s proposed HazCom rule. OSHA’s final rule ...
By HSI
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The Acta Group, L.L.C. -- recent federal developments
Synopsis Of The 2010 Congressional Mid-Term Elections: The 2010 Congressional mid-term elections will have a profound impact on policy and legislative developments of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), particularly as to the regulation of chemicals and pesticides. The dramatic decline in the number of elected Democratic members, especially the loss of the majority in the House of ...
By Acta Group
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Recent Federal Developments
EPA's Inspector Claims EPA Needs To Clarify Testing Authority For Endocrine Disruptors: On January 17, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) stated that EPA needs to clarify the regulatory authority it will use to implement its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) and the number of chemicals that may be evaluated under the Program. On December 13, ...
By Acta Group
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