OSHA Finds Another Prometrix Safety Consulting Client “In-Compliance” After Multiple Safety and Heal
Another Prometrix Safety Consulting client has recently completed multiple inspections with each one being closed out as “in-compliance”...
OSHA's Cooperative Agreements – Proposed Rule Comments
The following was submitted as part of the record for the rulemaking on Cooperative Agreements. The comment period closed on 11/2/2010....
OSHA Letter on Recordkeeping Reveals Interesting Insights
I wrote earlier about OSHA’s activities in the area of Recordkeeping where the question was posited: Are Employers Under-Reporting? The...
Diacetyl – Concern Now for What Kids May Buy… Fake Cigarrettes”!
This article, discusses, in part, some of the issues associated with e-cigs (“fake cigarettes”) in terms of Diacetyl / Flavorings. Some...
Hurricane Season Is Upon Us. Are You Ready?
Technically speaking, the hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30th. Few folks realize that the season really is half the...
OSHA Recordkeeping: Are Employers Under-Reporting or Not???
For at least the last 20 years, there has been much criticism and debate over the accuracy, or lack thereof, of the injury and illness...
Department of Labor Releases (OSHA) Fatality Data for 2009
There is some good news indeed… at least on a preliminary reporting basis. The Department of Labor released the 2009 workplace fatality...
Another Mega-Verdict ($30 Million) in Diacetyl / DAPORS / Popcorn Lung Case
It was reported in the Joplin Globe today that a jury in the Chicago area has awarded a $30 million verdict to a worker who was exposed...
In Honor of the NFL Season Getting Started…. OSHA and the NFL?
With this being the first real weekend of the NFL season, albeit the preseason, a trivia-like thought came to mind which made me think...
OSHA Publishes RFI on Data Collection and Employer Practices
OSHA publishes Request for Information in the Federal Register (Link to the Federal Register Notice) to solicit input on data collection...