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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. Employers should review their policies, procedures and programs to make sure they comply with the new anti-retaliation requirements.

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Complying With OSHA Silica Safety Guidelines

Construction Business Owner

Complying With OSHA Silica Safety Guidelines. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than. Alex Headley. Fri, 09/10/2021 - 07:30. million workers in the United States are exposed to crystalline silica dust — 90% of which are employed in construction. and kidney disease. and kidney disease.

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Exploring PPE Equality

Construction Business Owner

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has stated that female construction workers face specific health and safety issues on the jobsite that may require different personal protective equipment (PPE), gear and apparel than men in the industry require.

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OSHA overturned on employer knowledge of scaffolding hazard

FDR Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently overturned an OSHA citation that partly revolved around the issue of whether an employer should have known of a hazardous condition that resulted in a scaffolding accident.

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New OSHA recordkeeping requirements take effect Jan. 1

FDR Safety

OSHA has tightened the rules on reporting in-patient hospitalizations resulting from work-related injuries. 1, employers must notify OSHA of work-related fatalities within eight hours, and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye within 24 hours. OSHA Recordkeeping' As of Jan.

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OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long

FDR Safety

OSHA recently announced another delay in the deadline for employers to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data to the agency. As a brief recap, the revised recordkeeping rule requires employers with 250 or more employees to submit their OSHA 300A Annual Summaries for each separate establishment by December 15.

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OSHA looking to expand powers over recordkeeping

FDR Safety

OSHA is seeking to significantly expand its powers over recordkeeping by effectively adding five years to the time it can issue citations. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed that OSHA has six months under its statute of limitations to issue a citation for alleged recordkeeping violations.

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