OSHA News Releases:
- Department of Labor announces national emphasis program aimed at reducing, preventing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers
- Federal inspectors found sawmill exposed employee to same unguarded saw that claimed the life of 21-year-old worker weeks earlier
- Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to endanger workers as inspectors cite 8 violations at Tampa stores, propose $342K in penalties
- US Department of Labor proposes $393K in fines after follow-up inspection finds Verona, Missouri chemical plant continues to endanger workers
- Department of Labor finds Newark contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards in 6 inspections in three months, proposes $333K in fines
- US Department of Labor recognizes Idaho agricultural chemical company continuous workplace safety record, renews ‘Star’ designation
- Investigators find Cheney contractor exposed employees to potentially fatal hazards as two workers avoid tragedy in Salina trench collapse
- OSHA announces meeting of Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on July 13
- Department of Labor recognizes US Army Supply Division at Washington’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a workplace safety ‘Star’
- Texas equipment, tool supplier earns ‘Star’ designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Alvarado facility
- Department of Labor again cites Paramount Builders for endangering employees’ safety, health at work sites across American Samoa
- Federal investigation into 20-year-old worker’s death in Alabama finds sawmill operator again ignored machine safety requirements
- US Department of Labor recognizes Colorado structural steel erector's 25 years of safety, health excellence, renews 'Star' designation
- US Department of Labor finds The de Moya Group could have prevented fatal, serious injuries after concrete pile struck aerial lift over I-95 in 2022
- US Department of Labor finds shipping company endangered warehouse employees working under suspended cars, motorcycles
OSHA Directives:
- National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations
- “OWS TEST – Please Ignore”
- Local Emphasis Program for the Seafood Processing Industry
- OWS TEST – Please Ignore - AS
- OWS TEST – Please Ignore
- National Emphasis Program - Falls
- Cancellation of STD 03-12-002 Uniformity in Interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.550 (a)(9)
- Cancellation of CPL 02-00-092 Page Change to OSHA Instruction CPL 2.92
- Cancellation of CSTD 03-12-002 Uniformity in Interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.550 (a)(9)
- Cancellation of STD 03-10-003 29 CFR 1926.451(a)(5) Scaffolding, General Requirements Guardrails
- Cancellation of STD 03-10-004 Scaffolding
- Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Programmed Maritime Inspections
- Local Emphasis Program for Construction
- Cancellation of STD 01-12-002 Guidelines for Robotics Safety
- Cancellation of AOC 00-00-001 OSHA Technical Manual Committee – Functions and Responsibilities
Interpretations:
- Applicability of the HCS to Lithium Ion Batteries
- Transmitting bulk shipment labels by technological or other means
- The use of ANSI S3.1-1999 (R2018) MPANLs for audiometric testing
- Impact on construction businesses by OSHA's NEP-Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards
- Chemicals associated with formaldehyde gas
- Chemicals associated with formaldehyde gas
- Exit Signs
- Cathodic Protection and the Utilization of Metallic Bonding to Control Hazardous Energy
- COVID-19 Focused Inspection Initiative in Healthcare
- Employer Responsibilities and Contractor Responsibilities under the PSM Standard
- Handling and disposal of respirable silica dust, contaminated equipment, and filters from vacuums and PPE
- Approved Lifting Devices and Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers
- Determining if injuries or illnesses are work-related when involved in a motor vehicle accident
- Application of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed noise reduction rating (subject fit) (NRR (SF))
- Respiratory protection against COVID-19 for employees with religiously mandated facial hair
OSHA Federal Registers
- Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection; Proposed Rule
- Proposed Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards and the Scope of Recognition of Several NRTLs
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; 1,3-Butadiene Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Grantee Quarterly Progress Report
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in General Industry Standard
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Student Data Form
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in Shipyards
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Walking-Working Surfaces Standard
- The Formaldehyde Standard Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; PSM On-Site Consultation Agreements
- Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration Conflict of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Nemko North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
- Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH); Notice of Meeting