Hearing on ‘Radical’ OSHA Change Set for July
“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...
View ArticleOSHA Administrator, Employers Group Spar Over Proposed Changes to OSH Act
A proposal to increase Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) penalties now being considered by Congress will not result in any actual improvements in workplace safety and health, a...
View ArticleOSHA’s Enforcement Push: 27 Separate Cases with $100,000-plus Fines
By Jim Stanley, President, FDRsafety Big fines make big news as was evident when OSHA recently proposed $16.6 million in penalties in a deadly explosion at a Kleen Energy Systems construction site in...
View ArticleComing Soon: OSHA Vs. New House Majority on Enforcement
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) agenda to increase enforcement, which includes items such as ergonomics, noise standards, and an injury and illness prevention program, seems...
View ArticleNew OSHA ‘Sheriff’ Packs Heat, But It May Backfire
By Jim Stanley, president, FDRsafety When Labor Secretary Hilda Solis warned business last year that there was ”a new sheriff in town,” she wasn’t kidding — the Occupational Safety and Health...
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