OSHA recently proposed a rule which would revisit and revitalize the Obama Administration’s Fairfax Memo. Consequently, this recent proposal (RIN:1218-AD45) would likely result in more union-friendly ...

On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor released expanded guidance for OSHA inspections of employers in the animal slaughtering and processing industry. This guidance supersedes previous ...

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There are three words that describe OSHA’s current direction – cooperative, aggressive and innovative, according to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Washington. The agency is cooperative ...

The purpose of OSHA's site-specific targeting (SST) plan is, in fact, to “target” employers with higher than average rates of injuries in certain industries. The program is in addition to any national ...

In a notice issued Aug. 14, OSHA says its inspectors found the company did not make sure that required lockout/tag out procedures were followed during the inspection of a furnace with a water leak.