Sample records for osha process safety
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Demystifying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection process.
Price, Lowell L; Goodman, Terri
2006-04-01
Being prepared for an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection can save a facility money, as well as potentially protect employees from serious illness or injury. This article explains the OSHA inspection process, types of violations that may be cited and the appeals process for employers and employees. Actual citations given in four recent OSHA health care facility inspections are discussed and general recommendations to prepare for an OSHA site visit are given.
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General RMP Guidance - Appendix D: OSHA Guidance on PSM
OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) Guidance on providing complete and accurate written information concerning process chemicals, process technology, and process equipment; including process hazard analysis and material safety data sheets.
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OSHA Confronts Carcinogens in the Workplace as Inflation Fighters Confront OSHA.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Heller, Ilene
1978-01-01
Discusses the apparently opposing forces of worker safety, as represented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and economic inflation spawned by expensive industrial processes needed to limit the emission of carcinogens. (CP)
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-20
... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Process Safety Management of...., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Process Safety...
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EPA and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) share responsibility for prevention: OSHA has the Process Safety Management Standard to protect workers, and EPA the Risk Management Program to protect the general public and environment.
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What To Do When OSHA Comes Calling.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Barber, Charles K.
This booklet explains the actions that college or university administrators should take if their institution is subject to an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for possible health or safety violations. After providing a fictional case study and an explanation of the OSHA inspection process, the booklet reviews…
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RMP Guidance for Warehouses - Appendix D: OSHA Guidance on PSM
This text is taken directly from OSHA's appendix C to the Process Safety Management standard (29 CFR 1910.119). Compiled information required by this standard, including material safety data sheets (MSDS), is essential to process hazards analysis (PHA).
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75 FR 2890 - OSHA Listens: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Stakeholder Meeting
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-01-19
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0004] OSHA Listens: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Stakeholder Meeting AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety...
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OSHA--what is its role in dentistry and how do we provide training?
Basquill, Linda C; Govoni, Mary; Bednarsh, Helene
2005-03-01
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to ensure the safety and health of America's workers. Although OSHA's focus is on safety, there is a natural overlap into the infection control arena. The work practice control, engineering control, and personal protective equipment regulations are examples of OSHA safety topics that have a direct impact on dental infection control. In a similar fashion, the regulations designed to protect the dental health care worker often translate into increased safety for the dental patient. To ensure their safety, OSHA requires workers to be appropriately trained. This article reviews the regulatory significance of OSHA, compares OSHA with other regulatory and advisory agencies, and discusses OSHA's training requirements. Principles for conducting training in the dental health care setting along with suggestions for assessing training also are presented.
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OSHA Training Programs. Module SH-48. Safety and Health.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.
This student module on OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) training programs is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module provides a list of OSHA training requirements and describes OSHA training programs and other safety organizations' programs. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-03-29
... Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget... Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Notice of Alleged Safety or Health... Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Notice of Alleged Safety or Health Hazards, Form OSHA...
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Protecting Workers from Heat Stress
... water per hour is needed. For more information: Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov (800) 321-OSHA (6742) ... ice as soon as possible. For more information: Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov (800) 321-OSHA (6742)
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OSHA: Employee Workplace Rights
2000-01-01
illnesses and their related costs. To assist employers and employees in developing effective safety and health programs , OSHA published recommended Safety...workplace hazards and to implement safety and health programs . In so doing, this gave employees many new rights and responsibilities, including the right to...Administration Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary OSHA 3021 2000 (Reprinted) OSHA: Employee Workplace Rights Contents Contents iii Page
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-12-08
... Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Occupational Safety and Health Act... Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Occupational Safety and...
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Autenrieth, Daniel A; Brazile, William J; Gilkey, David P; Reynolds, Stephen J; June, Cathy; Sandfort, Del
2015-01-01
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) On-Site Consultation Service provides assistance establishing occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS) to small businesses. The Safety and Health Program Assessment Worksheet (Revised OSHA Form 33) is the instrument used by consultants to assess an organization's OHSMS and provide feedback on how to improve a system. A survey was developed to determine the usefulness of the Revised OSHA Form 33 from the perspective of Colorado OSHA consultation clients. One hundred and seven clients who had received consultation services within a six-year period responded to the survey. The vast majority of respondents indicated that the Revised OSHA Form 33 accurately reflected their OHSMS and that information provided on the Revised OSHA Form 33 was helpful for improving their systems. Specific outcomes reported by the respondents included increased safety awareness, reduced injuries, and improved morale. The results indicate that the OHSMS assistance provided by OSHA consultation is beneficial for clients and that the Revised OSHA Form 33 can be an effective tool for assessing and communicating OHSMS results to business management. Detailed comments and suggestions provided on the Revised OSHA Form 33 are helpful for clients to improve their OHSMS.
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29 CFR 11.10 - Identification of agency actions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) are.... (ii) Approval of petitions for variances from MSHA/OSHA safety standards or OSHA health standards... six months, pursuant to section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and for a...
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29 CFR 11.10 - Identification of agency actions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) are.... (ii) Approval of petitions for variances from MSHA/OSHA safety standards or OSHA health standards... six months, pursuant to section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and for a...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This document consists of three separate booklets designed to educate the public and users about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The 54-page "All about OSHA" is intended to provide a nonexhaustive overview of OSHA services. The following topics are discussed: the need for occupational safety and health…
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Use of OSHA inspections data for fatal occupational injury surveillance in New Jersey.
Stanbury, M; Goldoft, M
1990-02-01
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) computerized inspections data, death certificates, and medical examiner records identified 204 fatal occupational injuries in New Jersey, 1984-85. OSHA computerized data uniquely identified seven cases. They did not identify 35 fatalities under OSHA's jurisdiction, of which 24 were investigated by OSHA but not recorded, four were not considered work-related, and seven were not known to OSHA. Eighty-seven were outside OSHA's jurisdiction; 28 were among the self-employed who are not under the health and safety protection of any governmental agency.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-13
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0056] OSHA-7 Form (``Notice of Alleged Safety and Health Hazards''); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-11-30
... the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR... Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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77 FR 3498 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request...
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-01-24
... of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-12-09
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled... the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-31
... (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of... electronic submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-20
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-01
... of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington... electronic submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-02
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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OSHA and Experimental Safety Design.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Sichak, Stephen, Jr.
1983-01-01
Suggests that a governmental agency, most likely Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) be considered in the safety design stage of any experiment. Focusing on OSHA's role, discusses such topics as occupational health hazards of toxic chemicals in laboratories, occupational exposure to benzene, and role/regulations of other agencies.…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-27
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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Use of OSHA inspections data for fatal occupational injury surveillance in New Jersey.
Stanbury, M; Goldoft, M
1990-01-01
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) computerized inspections data, death certificates, and medical examiner records identified 204 fatal occupational injuries in New Jersey, 1984-85. OSHA computerized data uniquely identified seven cases. They did not identify 35 fatalities under OSHA's jurisdiction, of which 24 were investigated by OSHA but not recorded, four were not considered work-related, and seven were not known to OSHA. Eighty-seven were outside OSHA's jurisdiction; 28 were among the self-employed who are not under the health and safety protection of any governmental agency. PMID:2297066
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.
Questionnaires gathered opinions of all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) field supervisors and a randomly selected sample of one-third of the compliance officers about OSHA's approach to improving workplace safety and health. Major topics addressed were enforcement, safety and health standards, education and training, employer…
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The Role of OSHA in Safety and Health. Module SH-02. Safety and Health.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.
This student module on the role of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) in Safety and Health is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module looks at the OSHA Act, its aims, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers under the Act. Following the introduction, 16 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-31
... (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA..., Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... electronic submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-29
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) titled, ``Student Data Form,'' to the Office of Management..., Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Type of Review: Extension of a currently...
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76 FR 73686 - Curtis-Straus LLC; Application for Renewal of Recognition; Extension of Comment Period
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-11-29
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026...: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the comment period for its...
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76 FR 63190 - Michigan State Plan; Change in Level of Federal Enforcement: Indian Tribes
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-12
... Agreement between OSHA and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), jurisdiction... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1952 Michigan State... issues covered by the state's OSHA-approved occupational safety and health plan. Federal OSHA retained...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-23
... (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information... maintain PRA authorization for the Student Data Form, Form OSHA-182. The Occupational Safety and Health Act... education in occupational safety and health for Federal and State compliance officers, OSHA professionals...
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LogSafe and Smart: Minnesota OSHA's LogSafe Program Takes Root.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Honerman, James
1999-01-01
Logging is now the most dangerous U.S. occupation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed specialized safety training for the logging industry but has been challenged to reach small operators. An OSHA-approved state program in Minnesota provides annual safety seminars to about two-thirds of the state's full-time…
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Training Course for Compliance Safety and Health Officers. Final Report.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
McKnight, A. James; And Others
The report describes revision of the Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) course for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The CSHO's job was analyzed in depth, in accord with OSHA standards, policies, and procedures. A listing of over 1,700 violations of OSHA standards was prepared, and specialists…
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Case cluster of pneumoconiosis at a coal slag processing facility.
Fagan, Kathleen M; Cropsey, Erin B; Armstrong, Jenna L
2015-05-01
During an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of a small coal slag processing plant with 12 current workers, four cases of pneumoconiosis were identified among former workers. The OSHA investigation consisted of industrial hygiene sampling, a review of medical records, and case interviews. Some personal sampling measurements exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for total dust exposures of 15 mg/m(3), and the measured respirable silica exposure of 0.043 mg/m(3), although below OSHA's current PEL for respirable dust containing silica, was above the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists' Threshold Limit Value (TLV). Chest x-rays for all four workers identified small opacities consistent with pneumoconiosis. This is the first known report of lung disease in workers processing coal slag and raises concerns for workers exposed to coal slag dust. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-27
... Department of Labor, Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget... and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled... Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone...
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Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This booklet contains Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training requirements, excerpted from OSHA standards. The booklet is designed to help employers, safety and health professionals, training directors, and others who need to know training requirements. (Requirements for posting information, warning signs, labels, and the…
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Complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration: guidelines for the dental office.
Boyce, Ricardo; Mull, Justin
2008-07-01
This article outlines Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for maintaining a safe dental practice workplace and covers requirements, such as education and protection for dental health care personnel. OSHA regulations aim to reduce exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Environmental infection control in dental offices and operatories is the goal of enforcement of OSHA codes of practice. Universal precautions reduce the risk for infectious disease. OSHA has a mandate to protect workers in the United States from potential workplace injuries. OSHA standards are available through online and print publications and owners of dental practices must meet OSHA standards for the workplace.
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OSHA Laboratory Standard: Driving Force for Laboratory Safety!
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Roy, Kenneth R.
2000-01-01
Discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Laboratory Safety Standards as the major driving force in establishing and maintaining a safe working environment for teachers and students. (Author)
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
The pamphlet summarizes the operations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. OSHA's mission is to assure safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve human resources. Employers and employees who are covered by the act and employer and employee…
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OSHA Standard Time: Worker Safety Rules for Schools.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Smith, Sharon E.; Roy, Kenneth R.
1994-01-01
Briefly describes six of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards applicable to school districts. Provides a suggested approach for compliance and discusses how one district has begun to meet the challenge. The mandated OSHA programs concern the following: (1) hazard communication; (2) chemical hygiene; (3) bloodborne…
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78 FR 24237 - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-24
... your materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2013-0006, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of... presentations and other electronic materials must be compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0006...
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78 FR 30337 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-22
...: You may submit materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2013-0013, Room N-2625, U.S... other electronic materials must be compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The FACOSH chair may... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0013...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-30
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039... Condition of Recognition AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. for...
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77 FR 46126 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-08-02
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0003] Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested persons to submit...
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78 FR 21977 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-12
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor... Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The Committee will better enable OSHA to...
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77 FR 68684 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Head Protection
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-16
..., 1918, and 1926 [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0184] RIN 1218-AC65 Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Head Protection AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date. SUMMARY: OSHA is confirming the effective date of its...
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A Recipe for Success OSHA VPP and Wellness
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Keprta, Sean
2010-01-01
This slide presentation reviews the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) which is a program to promote effective worksite-based safety and health. In the VPP, management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system. The history of JSC's Total Health program and the movement from the Safety and Total Health program and the efforts to become certified by OSHA is reviewed.
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77 FR 33495 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-06
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0003] Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and..., Docket No. OSHA- 2012-0003, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room...
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76 FR 18798 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-04-05
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No OSHA-2011-0007] Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and.... MACOSH will contribute to OSHA's performance of the duties imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health...
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78 FR 30937 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-23
... OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2013-0015, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution... materials must be compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The NACOSH Chair... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0015...
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Tustin, Aaron W; Jones, Alison; Lopez, Gaylord P; Ketcham, Glenn R; Hodgson, Michael J
2018-01-01
In the United States, regional poison centers frequently receive calls about toxic workplace exposures. Most poison centers do not share call details routinely with governmental regulatory agencies. Worker health and safety could be enhanced if regulators such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had the ability to investigate these events and prevent similar incidents. With this goal in mind, the Georgia Poison Center (GPC) began referring occupational exposures to OSHA in July 2014. GPC began collecting additional employer details when handling occupational exposure calls. When workers granted permission, GPC forwarded call details to the OSHA Regional Office in Atlanta. These referrals enabled OSHA to initiate several investigations. We also analyzed all occupational exposures reported to GPC during the study period to characterize the events, detect violations of OSHA reporting requirements, and identify hazardous scenarios that could form the basis for future OSHA rulemaking or guidance. GPC was informed about 953 occupational exposures between 1 July, 2014 and 7 January, 2016. Workers were exposed to 217 unique substances, and 70.3% of victims received treatment in a healthcare facility. Hydrogen sulfide was responsible for the largest number of severe clinical effects. GPC obtained permission to refer 89 (9.3%) calls to OSHA. As a result of these referrals, OSHA conducted 39 investigations and cited 15 employers for "serious" violations. OSHA forwarded several other referrals to other regulatory agencies when OSHA did not have jurisdiction. At least one employer failed to comply with OSHA's new rule that mandates reporting of all work-related hospitalizations. This collaboration increased OSHA's awareness of dangerous job tasks including hydrofluoric acid exposure among auto detailers and carbon monoxide poisoning with indoor use of gasoline-powered tools. Collaboration with the GPC generated a useful source of referrals to OSHA. OSHA investigations led to abatement of existing hazards, and OSHA acquired new knowledge of occupational exposure scenarios.
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Improving compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
Cuming, Richard; Rocco, Tonette S; McEachern, Adriana G
2008-02-01
Health care facilities can be dangerous places. The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to improve the safety of the American workplace by developing and implementing standards that prevent occupational injury, illness, and death. Perioperative services are performed in environments where exposure to bloodborne pathogens is a daily occurrence, making implementation and compliance with OSHA standards very important. Employees and employers must remain current with workplace safety requirements, including use of personal protective equipment. This article presents implications of the OSHA standards for employers, educators, and employees.
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77 FR 22358 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-13
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration Preparations for the 23rd...: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: OSHA... health, physical, and environmental effects. It also provides harmonized communication elements...
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Plant Operations. OSHA on Campus: Campus Safety Officers Discuss Problems and Potentials
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Kuchta, Joseph F.; And Others
1973-01-01
The Occupation Safety and Health Act (OSHA) has presented campus safety officers with new problems, but it is also offering them new potentials, which were explored at the recent national conference on Campus Security. (Editor)
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29 CFR 1904.37 - State recordkeeping regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... their own OSHA programs, under the authority of a State Plan approved by OSHA. States operating OSHA...
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29 CFR 1904.37 - State recordkeeping regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... their own OSHA programs, under the authority of a State Plan approved by OSHA. States operating OSHA...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-29
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), Charter Renewal AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of renewal of the NACOSH charter...
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Teaching Health and Safety: Preparing Staff for the Unexpected.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Cronin, Greg
1999-01-01
Discusses methods for training camp counselors in safety standards. Safety awareness and camp wellness should be introduced during staff interviews. During precamp training, staff should complete a test in OSHA requirements, followed by role playing to expand staff's knowledge in each OSHA safety and health area. First aid training, fire safety,…
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77 FR 62433 - Hazard Communication Standard; Approval of Information Collection Requirements
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-10-15
... Information Collection Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor... collection requirements. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing that... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and...
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76 FR 10500 - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories Fees
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-25
... Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration... Signature I. Introduction The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is adjusting the approach... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1910 [Docket No...
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77 FR 29368 - Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-17
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket Number: OSHA-2012-0020] Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA...) and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) on ways...
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Mendeloff, J M; Kagey, B T
1990-11-01
Investigations of fatalities by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provide the most detailed available information about traumatic workplace deaths that are potentially related to violations of existing safety standards. Comparison of the number of such deaths investigated by OSHA from 1977 to 1986 with the comparable category of deaths reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses indicates that the overall magnitudes have been roughly similar. The OSHA data contain more information than other sources and are especially valuable for analyses of fatalities at smaller workplaces. The OSHA data show that death rates decline sharply with establishment size; the inverted "U" pattern for lost workday injury rates is absent. Because accident investigations are conducted as part of an administrative system, the OSHA data can be influenced by changes in administrative policies. Changes over time in the percent of fatalities in which violations of OSHA standards were cited have clearly been influenced by changes in OSHA citation policy and thus do not provide a valid measure of the rate of violation-caused deaths. Realization of the epidemiological value of this data source depends upon a commitment from OSHA to maintain consistency in investigating accidents and to improve its data collection methods.
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77 FR 58488 - Hawaii State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-09-21
... announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) decision to modify the Hawaii State... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1952 [Docket ID. OSHA 2012-0029] RIN 1218-AC78 Hawaii State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health AGENCY: Occupational...
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General RMP Guidance - Chapter 7: Prevention Program (Program 3)
Many Program 3 processes are already addressed by the OSHA Process Safety Management Program, which covers on-site consequences. So for compliance with the risk management program, process hazard analysis teams must consider potential offsite consequences.
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RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Appendix D: OSHA Guidance on PSM
Guidance on the Process Safety Management standard says information (including MSDS) about chemicals, including process intermediates, must enable accurate assessment of fire/explosion characteristics, reactivity hazards, and corrosing/erosion effects.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The hearings consider a bill, H.R. 8618, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) which would provide on-site consultative services to employers desiring to comply with OSHA standards. H.R. 8616 was introduced to strengthen OSHA by providing an additional program that would encourage employers to voluntarily comply with…
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29 CFR 42.8 - Coordination plan.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... coordination plan shall describe the present program responsibilities of OSHA for protecting the safety and... under, and alleged violations of, OSHA recorded in the logs of the OSHA State and area offices, and shall provide general goals for OSHA enforcement activities for the following year as established by...
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29 CFR 1960.31 - Inspections by OSHA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... scheduled inspections as an integral part of OSHA's evaluation of an agency's safety and health program in...
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29 CFR 1960.31 - Inspections by OSHA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... scheduled inspections as an integral part of OSHA's evaluation of an agency's safety and health program in...
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29 CFR 1960.31 - Inspections by OSHA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... scheduled inspections as an integral part of OSHA's evaluation of an agency's safety and health program in...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-28
... (DOL) will submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Occupational Safety and Health Administration... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Strategic Partnership...
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29 CFR 1960.31 - Inspections by OSHA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... scheduled inspections as an integral part of OSHA's evaluation of an agency's safety and health program in...
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29 CFR 1960.31 - Inspections by OSHA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... scheduled inspections as an integral part of OSHA's evaluation of an agency's safety and health program in...
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78 FR 48342 - Consultation Agreements: Proposed Changes to Consultation Procedures
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-08-08
... AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule; termination of rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1908 [Docket No...
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14 CFR § 1274.936 - Breach of safety or security.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-01-01
... environment. Safety is essential to NASA and is a material part of this contract. NASA's safety priority is to... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or by a state agency operating under an OSHA approved plan... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Breach of safety or security. § 1274.936...
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OSHA. Training Module 4.330.3.77.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Fillenwarth, Lynn; Bonnstetter, Ron
This document is an instructional module package prepared in objective form for use by an instructor familiar with the Federal and Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Included are objectives, instructor guides, and student handouts. This module includes an overview of OSHA administration, analysis of OSHA standards including…
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77 FR 68717 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Head Protection
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-16
..., 1918, and 1926 [Docket No. OSH-2011-0184] RIN 1218-AC65 Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Head Protection AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. SUMMARY: With this notice, OSHA is withdrawing the proposed rule that...
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Seibert, P J
1994-02-01
In an earlier article (JAVMA, Jan 15, 1994), the author outlined some of the first steps necessary in establishing a hospital safety program that will comply with current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. One of the main concerns of the OSHA guidelines is that there be written plans for managing hazardous materials, performing dangerous jobs, and dealing with other potential safety problems. In this article, the author discusses potentially hazardous situations commonly found in veterinary practices and provides details on how to minimize the risks associated with those situations and how to implement safety procedures that will comply with the OSHA guidelines.
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OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses
1996-01-01
1 ) Consultation Program Kansas Department of Human Resources 512 South West 6th Street Topeka, KS 66603-3150 (913) 296-7476 Kentucky Division of...Health Office Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources 505 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918 (809) 754-2188 58 Rhode Island Division...OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses Safety Management Series U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 2209 1996
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-07
... aircraft by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This policy statement will enhance occupational safety and health in the aircraft cabin by establishing the extent to which OSHA requirements may... [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0953] Policy Statement on Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Aircraft...
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A "Fine" Relationship: OSHA and Schools.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
O'Neill, Steve
2001-01-01
To avoid California schools' experience with Occupational Safety and Health Administration fines, principals should comply with safety regulations, establish quick-response procedures, take care of chemicals, prepare site personnel for state OSHA visits, inform safety personnel about procedures for appealing citations, keep good records, and work…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
McPherson, William H.
1977-01-01
Discusses the goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the role of industrial arts teachers in helping students understand the importance of safety in industry. Four instructional approaches which industrial arts teachers may use to develop positive student attitudes toward safety are also described. (SH)
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29 CFR 1956.60 - Description of the plan as initially approved.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... New Jersey State Plan for Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health received initial OSHA... identical to OSHA occupational safety and health standards promulgated as of December 7, 1998, with... Section 1956.60 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-25
... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Occupational Safety and Health Administration... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Data Initiative ACTION... Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Occupational Safety and...
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76 FR 73687 - Curtis-Straus LLC; Application for Renewal of Recognition; Correction
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2011-11-29
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026... Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and..., Room N-2625, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the address...
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77 FR 35063 - Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-12
... Railroad Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. 20109; the National Transit Systems Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 1142; the... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket Number OSHA-2012-0020] Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), DOL...
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76 FR 55709 - Wyle Laboratories, Inc.; Revocation of Recognition
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-09-08
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2006-0029] Wyle Laboratories, Inc.; Revocation of Recognition AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. [[Page 55710
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2011-08-09
... Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection...
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2011-05-18
... Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Material Hoists.... SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
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2011-02-22
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0008... of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-28
... (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection... Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health...
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2010-11-03
... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Type of Review: New...: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR), ``Baseline Safety and Health Practices...
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2010-12-28
..., Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA...., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
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... Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Recordkeeping and... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health...
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2011-12-08
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0860] The...), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its... comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0860, U.S. Department of Labor...
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29 CFR 24.102 - Obligations and prohibited acts.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Act apply, a fully legible copy of the notice prepared by OSHA, printed as appendix A to this part, or... notice prepared by OSHA may be obtained from the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210, from local OSHA offices, or from OSHA's Web site at...
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1997-12-01
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed standard to provide health care workers with more protection against tuberculosis (TB). With one-quarter of new TB cases occurring in HIV-infected people, 5.3 million workers treating AIDS patients and working with at-risk populations need to be aware of the proposed guidelines. OSHA estimates that the new standard could eliminate most work-related TB infections and save up to $116 million in medical costs and lost production. The OSHA standards vary from those of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in several ways. CDC guidelines are voluntary, whereas OSHA standards are enforceable and facilities can be fined for violations. Although OSHA standards have incorporated basic elements of the CDC recommendations, OSHA standards also would require employers to conduct exposure assessments, require six-month skin testing, and call for respirator use in more instances. OSHA officials expect broad participation at public hearings on the new standard, scheduled to begin in February 1998.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-18
... to provide the OSHA, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, affected workers, and... Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information... Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651, 655, and 657...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-07
... Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington... directed toward assuring the safety of workers in grain handling through development of a housekeeping plan...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-08-12
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039... Recognition AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the scope...
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2012-06-19
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0021...: Stakeholder Meeting; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health...
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77 FR 5277 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request...
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-02
..., Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health...
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... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0033.... SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing that OMB approved the...) Assignment of a Control Number Under the Paperwork Reduction Act AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health...
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2011-07-28
... Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget... submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection.... SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
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2010-10-29
... of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Type of Review: Extension without change of... Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health...
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2012-04-04
... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Occupational Safety and Health State Plans...
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2010-08-31
... time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (``OSHA..., produced, or assembled. (j) OSHA means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1983 [Docket Number...
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... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0017... Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210...
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... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0028... Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210...
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78 FR 66642 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Signage
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-06
... single standard is best. The ANSI Z535 designs, the traditional safety sign and tag designs, as well as... [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0005] RIN 1218-AC77 Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards... rule; confirmation of effective date. SUMMARY: On June 13, 2013, OSHA published in the Federal Register...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Aronson, Susan S.
1992-01-01
Explains rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that require employers to protect employees whose jobs may result in worker contact with potentially infectious materials. Describes conditions that apply to violations of OSHA rules. Urges child care programs to formulate plans for compliance with OSHA requirements. (SM)
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RMP Guidance for Warehouses - Chapter 7: Prevention Program (Program 3)
If you are already complying with the OSHA Process Safety Management standard for on-site consequences, your process hazard analysis (PHA) team may have to assess new hazards that could affect the public or the environment offsite.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-19
...: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... the safety system, or a point-of-operation injury occurs. Occupational Safety and Health Act sections... or courier to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL- OSHA...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-03-20
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority granted by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq., the OSHA published at 29 CFR 1910.146 a safety standard for general industry regulating...
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Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne receives VPP banner
2009-12-08
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne at NASA's John C. Space Center was presented its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star Demonstration banner by the Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA) during a Dec. 8 ceremony. Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne VPP Safe Working Action Team members Alan Howe (l to r), Mike McDaniel, April Page, Nyla Trumbach, Donna Pullman, Gary Simpson and Frank Pellegrino received the VPP Star Demonstration flag from OSHA Area Director Clyde Payne (right). OSHA established VPP in 1982 as a proactive safety management model so organizations and their employees could be recognized for excellence in safety and health.
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Safety and Environmental Regulation in Industrial Mobilization
1985-01-01
shrinking industrial base and a reluctance of many firms to seek out de- fense business? When these "how" questions are answered, plans and programs...stantiated. During this phase, Department of Defense (DOD) offi- cials were interviewed for their plans for addressing the specifics of OSHA and EPA...develop and enforce their own job- safety and health programs. If a State’s plan is approved by OSHA, OSHA pays the State up to 50 percent of the
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Industrial responses to constrained OSHA regulation. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Pedersen, D H
2000-01-01
As part of the effort to reduce the size and economic impact of the federal establishment, congressional conservatives are proposing legislation to restrict the regulatory activity of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These proposals push OSHA toward a purely consultative role, at a corresponding cost in direct regulatory capability. The Clinton administration's reinvention of government initiative is also moving OSHA toward a consultative role based on a strategy of cooperative compliance or industry self-regulation with a strong coercive foundation. Since both camps appear to agree that self-regulation can assure a safe and healthy workplace, the remaining debate concerns the extent to which coercive regulation is still needed. National survey data on the industrial provision of occupational safety and health services in the manufacturing sector were used to measure changes in industrial safety and health activity between 1972-74 and 1981-83. In conjunction with data on OSHA command-and-control regulatory activity from 1972 to 1979, these data permitted an examination of the relationship between command-and-control regulatory activities and changes in industrial behavior that could be regarded as a form of self-regulation. This analysis showed that coercive regulation by OSHA in the 1970s was significantly related to industry self-regulation efforts, although the relationship varied by industrial facility employment size and type of regulatory coercion. These results indicate that coercive regulation should be retained as an industrial incentive in any self-regulation policy paradigm. The results also provide evidence that OSHA regulatory policy should be based on anticipated differences in industrial response to various coercive measures.
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RMP Guidance for Chemical Distributors - Chapter 7: Prevention Program (Program 3)
The OSHA Process Safety Management program has legal authority for on-site consequences, EPA's Prevention Program for offsite consequences, so your process hazard analysis (PHA) team may have to assess new hazards to the public and offsite environment.
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Shendell, Derek G; Milich, Lindsey J; Apostolico, Alexsandra A; Patti, Alexa A; Kelly, Siobhan
2017-05-01
Seven school districts or comprehensive high schools were enrolled in online OSHA 10-hour General Industry or Construction health and safety training via CareerSafe to determine the feasibility of online training for students, given limited resources for in-person trainings. A two-campus school district was analyzed comparing OSHA 10 for General Industry across in-person, supervisor-level teachers as authorized trainers, and online course formats. The online training courses were completed by 86 of 91 students, while another 53 of 57 students completed in-person training. Both groups completed identical OSHA-approved quizzes for "Introduction to OSHA," the initial 2-h module consistently provided in OSHA 10 courses across topics and formats. Results indicated teacher supervision was critical, and girls had higher online course completion rates, overall quiz scores, and never failed. Though both cohorts passed, in-person had significantly higher scores than online; both struggled with two questions. Online OSHA 10 for General Industry can be an efficient learning tool for students when limited resources prevent widespread availability of in-person courses.
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Forest management practices and the occupational safety and health administration logging standard
John R. Myers; David Elton Fosbroke
1995-01-01
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established safety and health regulations for the logging industry. These new regulations move beyond the prior OSHA pulpwood harvesting standard by including sawtimber harvesting operations. Because logging is a major tool used by forest managers to meet silvicultural goals, managers must be aware of what...
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29 CFR 500.132 - Applicable Federal standards: ETA and OSHA housing standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, at 29 CFR 1910.142. Except as provided in... Migrant Workers Housing Safety and Health § 500.132 Applicable Federal standards: ETA and OSHA housing... Occupational Safety and Health Act. (2) A person who owns or controls a facility or real property to be used...
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29 CFR 500.132 - Applicable Federal standards: ETA and OSHA housing standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, at 29 CFR 1910.142. Except as provided in... Migrant Workers Housing Safety and Health § 500.132 Applicable Federal standards: ETA and OSHA housing... Occupational Safety and Health Act. (2) A person who owns or controls a facility or real property to be used...
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29 CFR 1902.33 - Developmental period.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... consideration of developmental changes by OSHA. Generally, whenever a State completes a developmental step, it must submit the resulting plan change as a supplement to its plan to OSHA for approval. OSHA's approval...
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29 CFR 1902.33 - Developmental period.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... consideration of developmental changes by OSHA. Generally, whenever a State completes a developmental step, it must submit the resulting plan change as a supplement to its plan to OSHA for approval. OSHA's approval...
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75 FR 5707 - Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-04
...: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. SUMMARY: With this document, OSHA is withdrawing the proposed rule that accompanied its direct-final rule revising... and press inquiries: Contact Jennifer Ashley, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-28
.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Grantee Quarterly... Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health... Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503...
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Hawaii State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health. Final rule.
2012-09-21
This document announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) decision to modify the Hawaii State Plan's ``final approval'' determination under Section 18(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act) and to transition to ``initial approval'' status. OSHA is reinstating concurrent federal enforcement authority over occupational safety and health issues in the private sector, which have been solely covered by the Hawaii State Plan since 1984.
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5 CFR 2635.802 - Conflicting outside employment and activities.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... expected again to be instrumental in formulating new OSHA safety standards applicable to manufacturers that... in restructuring its manufacturing operations to comply with the OSHA standards. The employee should not enter into the consulting arrangement even though he is not currently working on OSHA standards...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-02-01
... submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request... of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and..., e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection...
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OSHA Final Rule Gives Employees the Right to See Their Exposure and Medical Records.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hayes, Mary
1982-01-01
Provides details pertaining to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ruling that gives employees, their designated representatives, and OSHA the right to examine their on-the-job medical records. Discusses the effects the ruling may have on organizations. (Author/MLF)
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-02
... of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503... Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Standard on Shipyard Employment (29 CFR part 1915...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-26
... Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP); Extension of the Office of Management and... specified in the OSHAs Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP). DATES: Comments... accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m...
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Defining the Role and Responsibility of the Fire Service Within Homeland Security
2010-03-01
Occupational Safety and Health NPS Naval Postgraduate School NRF National Response Framework OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...Kingdom USAR Urban Search and Rescue USFA United States Fire Administration USMA United States Military Academy xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I want...Association (NFPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the National Institute for
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Organizational injury rate underreporting: the moderating effect of organizational safety climate.
Probst, Tahira M; Brubaker, Ty L; Barsotti, Anthony
2008-09-01
The goals of this study were (a) to assess the extent to which construction industry workplace injuries and illness are underreported, and (b) to determine whether safety climate predicts the extent of such underreporting. Data from 1,390 employees of 38 companies contracted to work at a large construction site in the northwestern United States were collected to assess the safety climate of the companies. Data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) logs kept by the contractors allowed for calculation of each company's OSHA recordable injury rate (i.e., the reported injury rate), whereas medical claims data from an Owner-Controlled Insurance Program provided the actual experienced rate of injuries for those same companies. While the annual injury rate reported to OSHA was 3.11 injuries per 100 workers, the rate of eligible injuries that were not reported to OSHA was 10.90 injuries per 100 employees. Further, organizations with a poor safety climate had significantly higher rates of underreporting (81% of eligible injuries unreported) compared with organizations with a positive safety climate (47% of eligible injuries unreported). Implications for organizations and the accuracy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics's national occupational injury and illness surveillance system are discussed.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-27
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2010-11-23
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Informing Workers of Chemical Hazards: The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
Practical information on how to implement a chemical-related safety program is outlined in this publication. Highlights of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard are presented and explained. These include: (1) hazard communication requirements (consisting of warning labels, material safety…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-28
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2013-12-26
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... pertaining to noise exposure-monitoring and audiometric testing. The Occupational Safety and Health Act... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Occupational Noise Exposure Standard. OMB...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-16
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-12-28
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78 FR 19313 - Office of the Secretary
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-29
... Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office... Standard at 29 CFR 1910.269 address safety procedures for the use of electrical protective equipment and...
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77 FR 66870 - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-07
... Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for nominations for membership on ACCSH. SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA Assistant Secretary) invites interested persons...) 693-1648; or Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger or courier service: Submit your...
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2000-04-18
This document amends OSHA's regulations to reflect the Assistant Secretary's decision granting final approval to the Nevada State plan. As a result of this affirmative determination under section 18(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Federal OSHA's standards and enforcement authority no longer apply to occupational safety and health issues covered by the Nevada plan, and authority for Federal concurrent jurisdiction is relinquished. Federal enforcement jurisdiction is retained over any private sector maritime employment, private sector employers on Indian land, and any contractors or subcontractors on any Federal establishment where the land is exclusive Federal jurisdiction. Federal jurisdiction remains in effect with respect to Federal government employers and employees. Federal OSHA will also retain authority for coverage of the United States Postal Service (USPS), including USPS employees, contract employees, and contractor-operated facilities engaged in USPS mail operations.
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Developing regulations for occupational exposures to health hazards in Malaysia.
Rampal, Krishna Gopal; Mohd Nizam, J
2006-11-01
In Malaysia exposures in the workplace are regulated under the Factories and Machinery Act (FMA), 1967 and also under the more comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) enacted in 1994. With OSHA 1994 the philosophy of legislating safety and health in the workplace changed from one that was very prescriptive and containing detailed technical provisions under FMA, 1967 to one that is more flexible and encourages self-regulation under OSHA 1994. OSHA 1994 is supported by regulations, codes of practices and guidelines to further clarify the provisions in the Act. Under the FMA 1967 emphasis was on safety while with OSHA 1994 there has been equal emphasis on addressing health hazards in the workplace. Regulations for occupational exposures are developed by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health with tripartite and stakeholder consultation. When developing these regulations International Labor Organization Conventions, laws of other countries and occupational exposure standards adopted internationally are reviewed. The government also conducts surveys to collect information on both exposures and health effects in workplaces to have better understanding on specific occupational health problems. Effective law enforcement is crucial in ensuring compliance to safety and health law. The challenge at the moment is to ensure all employers and employees, particularly those in the small and medium enterprises, understand and comply with the provisions stipulated in the legislation.
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2012-11-16
...) protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to MDA, including... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0031... Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-08-22
... (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information... Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725...., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Derricks Standard. OMB...
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29 CFR 1904.9 - Recording criteria for cases involving medical removal under OSHA standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... under OSHA standards. 1904.9 Section 1904.9 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND... removal under OSHA standards. (a) Basic requirement. If an employee is medically removed under the medical...
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29 CFR 1904.9 - Recording criteria for cases involving medical removal under OSHA standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... under OSHA standards. 1904.9 Section 1904.9 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND... removal under OSHA standards. (a) Basic requirement. If an employee is medically removed under the medical...
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77 FR 13969 - Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard
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.... OSHA-2011-0183] RIN 1218-AC64 Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date. SUMMARY: OSHA is confirming the effective date of its direct final rule that revises the...
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29 CFR 1978.102 - Filing of discrimination complaint.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... with the OSHA Area Director responsible for enforcement activities in the geographical area where the employee resides or was employed, but filing with any OSHA officer or employee is sufficient. Addresses and... pursuant to section 11(c) of the OSHA Act, which alleges discrimination relating to safety or health, shall...
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2010-09-30
... Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA... proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection... OSHA docket number (OSHA-2010-0040) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). All comments...
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2012-10-09
... Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126) (the ``Standards'') protect workers from the adverse health effects that may... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0034... Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA...
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Training Requirements in OSHA Standards. Revised.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This booklet contains excerpts of the training-related requirements of the standards promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It is designed as an aid for employers, safety and health professionals, and others who need to know training requirements. (References to training may be difficult to locate in the long and…
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2011-10-31
... (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information... Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health... Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Standard on Slings. OMB Control Number: 1218-0223...
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2013-12-26
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision... NRTL Program. The Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes the information collection provisions... Desk Officer for DOL- OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW...
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75 FR 32142 - Combustible Dust
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-06-07
.... Contact Mat Chibbaro, P.E., Fire Protection Engineer, Office of Safety Systems, OSHA Directorate of..., and metals (such as aluminum and magnesium). Industries that may have combustible dust hazards include..., chemical manufacturing, textile manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, metal processing, fabricated metal...
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Industry Raps OSHA's Proposed Cancer Policy
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Chemical and Engineering News, 1978
1978-01-01
Presents the response of the American Industrial Health Council (AIHC) to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) genetic proposal for regulating chemical carcinogens in industry. (HM)
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-01
... Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Benzene Standard. OMB Control Number: 1218...
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2012-06-18
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Cadmium in Construction Standard. OMB Control...
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2012-08-01
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room..., e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: The 1,2...
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29 CFR 1912.32 - Presence of OSHA officer or employee.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 29 Labor 7 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Presence of OSHA officer or employee. 1912.32 Section 1912.32 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... Presence of OSHA officer or employee. The meetings of all advisory committees shall be in the presence of...
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2012-06-18
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room... submission of responses. Agency: DOL-OSHA. Title of Collection: Cadmium in General Industry Standard. OMB...
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29 CFR 1912.32 - Presence of OSHA officer or employee.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 29 Labor 7 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Presence of OSHA officer or employee. 1912.32 Section 1912.32 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... Presence of OSHA officer or employee. The meetings of all advisory committees shall be in the presence of...
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78 FR 35585 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Signage
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-13
...; Signage AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice... Administration (``OSHA'' or ``the Agency'') proposes to update its general industry and construction signage... standards, ANSI Z53.1-1967, Z35.1-1968, and Z35.2-1968, in its signage standards, thereby providing...
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All About OSHA and How It Will Help -- and Unnerve -- Your District
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
American School Board Journal, 1973
1973-01-01
In response to OSHA, school board members and administrators should initiate a comprehensive, districtwide safety education and accident prevention program. OSHA will affect schools by requiring injury and illness records and onsite inspections. It will affect the operation of the physical plant and effect the provision of a comprehensive,…
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29 CFR 1912a.10 - Presence of OSHA officer or employee.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 29 Labor 7 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Presence of OSHA officer or employee. 1912a.10 Section 1912a.10 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH § 1912a.10...
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29 CFR 1912a.10 - Presence of OSHA officer or employee.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 29 Labor 7 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Presence of OSHA officer or employee. 1912a.10 Section 1912a.10 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH § 1912a.10...
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29 CFR 1912a.10 - Presence of OSHA officer or employee.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 29 Labor 7 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Presence of OSHA officer or employee. 1912a.10 Section 1912a.10 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH § 1912a.10...
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29 CFR 1912a.10 - Presence of OSHA officer or employee.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 29 Labor 7 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Presence of OSHA officer or employee. 1912a.10 Section 1912a.10 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH § 1912a.10...
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2012-03-23
... of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... annual summary (OSHA 300-A or equivalent). 1960.67 Section 1960.67 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS Recordkeeping and...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... annual summary (OSHA 300-A or equivalent). 1960.67 Section 1960.67 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS Recordkeeping and...
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2016-12-14
On March 16, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) issued an interim final rule (IFR) that provided procedures for the Department's processing of complaints under the employee protection (retaliation or whistleblower) provisions of Section 31307 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The IFR established procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under MAP-21, including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to OSHA, investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (ARB) (acting on behalf of the Secretary of Labor) and judicial review of the Secretary's final decision. It also set forth the Department's interpretations of the MAP-21 whistleblower provisions on certain matters. This final rule adopts, without change, the IFR.
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2001-01-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is revising its rule addressing the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (29 CFR parts 1904 and 1952), including the forms employers use to record those injuries and illnesses. The revisions to the final rule will produce more useful injury and illness records, collect better information about the incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses on a national basis, promote improved employee awareness and involvement in the recording and reporting of job-related injuries and illnesses, simplify the injury and illness recordkeeping system for employers, and permit increased use of computers and telecommunications technology for OSHA recordkeeping purposes. This rulemaking completes a larger overall effort to revise Part 1904 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Two sections of Part 1904 have already been revised in earlier rulemakings. A rule titled Reporting fatalities and multiple hospitalization incidents to OSHA, became effective May 2, 1994 and has been incorporated into this final rule as Section 1904.39. A second rule entitled Annual OSHA injury and illness survey of ten or more employers became effective on March 13, 1997 and has been incorporated into this final rule as Section 1904.41. The final rule being published today also revises 29 CFR 1952.4, Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements, which prescribes the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for States that have an occupational safety and health program approved by OSHA under Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the "Act" or "OSH Act").
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Boden, L I; Hall, J A; Levenstein, C; Punnett, L
1984-11-01
In a study conducted to determine if the existence of a joint labor-management health and safety committee (HSC) was correlated with either the number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) complaints or hazardousness, as measured by OSHA serious citations, virtually no effect could be detected in a sample of 127 Massachusetts manufacturing firms. At a sample of 13 firms, interviews of HSC members were conducted. Committee attributes and perceptions about committee effectiveness were compared with the number of OSHA complaints and serious citations. There were fewer complaints and fewer serious citations at firms with HSCs that were perceived as effective. Results of the study suggest that the objective attributes of the committee may be less important to its success than the commitment of management and labor to solving workplace safety problems.
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RMP Guidance for Warehouses - Chapter 6: Prevention Program (Program 2)
If substances you have above threshold are not covered by OSHA's PSM standard, you have a Program 2 process. Your prevention program must include safety information, hazard review, SOPs, training, maintenance, compliance audits, and incident investigation.
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1999-11-26
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has notified compliance officers of its intention to start imposing sanctions against health care facilities that do not use safe-needle devices. OSHA also said that facilities need to conduct yearly audits of their bloodborne pathogen programs, and must integrate new technologies wherever possible to protect their employees from exposure. Facilities affected include hospitals, home health service organizations, employment agencies, independent health care professionals, and independent contractors. About 800,000 hospital workers are accidentally punctured by needles each year. HIV is present in about 2 percent of those cases, but only a small number of workers actually contract the virus. The directive is available on the OSHA web site, and contact information is provided.
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75 FR 24505 - Modernization of OSHA's Injury and Illness Data Collection Process
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-05-05
... data collected by an improved and modernized OSHA recordkeeping system and made public under the Open.... OSHA-2010-0024] Modernization of OSHA's Injury and Illness Data Collection Process AGENCY: Occupational... modernization of OSHA's injury and illness data collection system. OSHA encourages stakeholders who cannot...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-06-05
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0015... Office, OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2010-0015, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW... employer is complying with the Standard. (B) Rated Load Tests (Sec. 1910.180(e)(2)) This provision requires...
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An analysis of violations of Osha's (1987) occupational exposure to benzene standard.
Williams, Pamela R D
2014-01-01
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which was formed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), establishes enforceable health and safety standards in the workplace and issues violations and penalties for non-compliance with these standards. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the number and type of violations of the OSHA (1987) Occupational Exposure to Benzene Standard. Violations of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), particularly those that may pertain to specific provisions of the benzene standard, were also assessed. All analyses were based on OSHA inspection data that have been collected since the early 1970s and that are publicly available from the U.S. Department of Labor enforcement website. Analysis of these data shows that fewer than a thousand OSHA violations of the benzene standard have been issued over the last 25+ years. The results for benzene are in contrast to those for some other toxic and hazardous substances that are regulated by OSHA, such as blood-borne pathogens, lead, and asbestos, for which there have been issued tens of thousands of OSHA violations. The number of benzene standard violations also varies by time period, standard provision, industry sector, and other factors. In particular, the greatest number of benzene standard violations occurred during the late 1980s to early/mid 1990s, soon after the 1987 final benzene rule was promulgated. The majority of benzene standard violations also pertain to noncompliance with specific provisions and subprovisions of the standard dealing with initial exposure monitoring requirements, the communication of hazards to employees, and medical surveillance programs. Only a small fraction of HCS violations are attributed, at least in part, to potential benzene hazards in the workplace. In addition, most benzene standard violations are associated with specific industries within the manufacturing sector where benzene or benzene-containing products may be used or produced during production processes, such as petroleum refineries, metal industries, and chemical companies. Not surprisingly, the greatest number of benzene standard violations have been issued to private facility owners (rather than government entities), given that the OSH Act primarily covers private sector employers. More violations have also been issued during inspections where union representation was present and from complaint-driven (vs. planned or other) inspections, which is consistent with OSHA inspection priorities. Violations of the benzene standard have typically involved a single instance per facility and 10 or fewer exposed employees. Because the OSH Act prescribes penalty caps for citations, initial penalties issued for noncompliance with the benzene standard have generally been less than $5,000 per violation. Despite some potential limitations, the OSHA inspection database contains the best available data for assessing historical and current violations of the benzene standard. These data, which have not been previously analyzed or published for benzene, may be of interest to professionals and practitioners involved in benzene risk assessment, risk management, and/or public policy issues.
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Lewis, Robert K
2016-10-01
On 29 December 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This article on OSHA, Title 29, Part 1910.1096 Ionizing Radiation standard was written to increase awareness of the employer, the workforce, state and federal governments, and those in the radon industry who perform radon testing and radon mitigation of the existence of these regulations, particularly the radon relevant aspect of the regulations. This review paper was also written to try to explain what can sometimes be complicated regulations. As the author works within the Radon Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Radiation Protection, the exclusive focus of the article is on radon. The 1910.1096 standard obviously covers many other aspects of radiation and radiation safety in the work place.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-03-06
... Industry Standard protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to... OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the worker who is the subject of the... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0005] The...
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
The purpose of this report is to present to Secretary of Energy James Watkins the findings and recommendations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) evaluation of the Department of Energy's (DOE) programs for worker safety and health at DOE's government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) nuclear facilities. The OSHA evaluation is based on an intensive and comprehensive review and analysis of DOE's worker safety and health programs including: written programs; safety and health inspection programs; and the adequacy of resource, training, and management controls. The evaluation began on April 10, 1990 and involved over three staff years before its conclusion. Themore » evaluation was initiated by former Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole in response to Secretary of Energy James Watkins' request that OSHA assist him in determining the actions needed to assure that DOE has an exemplary safety and health program in place at its GOCOs. 6 figs.« less
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The future of the OSHA PSM standard.
Kaelin, David E
2014-07-01
The significance of the proposed PSM changes could be to greatly expand coverage of processes in order to include many not currently covered by the PSM regulation. New chemicals will likely be added to Appendix A, and reactive chemicals (a definition will be needed) also may be covered. What exactly will be the definition of a reactive chemical is unclear at this time, although definitions used in New Jersey in the TCPA Act may guide OSHA. It is likely that atmospheric storage of flammable liquids will be included more specifically and the exemption of these tanks eliminated. In applying RAGAGEP, sites may be required to apply the most recent codes and standards to covered processes, perhaps at the time of PHA auditing: A narrowing of the PSM exemption for retail facilities could bring many of them under the PSM regulation at some level. Process safety management practices should be applied to all facilities that store and process hazardous materials that have fire, explosion, reactivity, and toxic properties. If changes are made to the PSM regulation, many new sites will be covered and will need to formally adopt PSM as defined in the OSHA regulation. The addition of reactive chemicals to the PSM regulation will greatly expand the number of processes covered by the regulation. Keeping up with the most current codes, standards, and legislative changes is a daunting task that may require the support of specialists. The results of the proposed legislation will be an increase in the level of process safety excellence throughout the chemical industries.
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Academic Experiences with OSHA
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Schmidt, Raymond L.
1977-01-01
Reports the results of a survey of college and university chemistry departments that identifies the level of inspections that have occurred due to new standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). (MLH)
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Views of a Cal/OSHA Inspector.
Oudiz, Jack
2009-01-01
Retiring CAL/OSHA Industrial Hygienist and Senior Safety Engineer Jack Oudiz offers his thoughts in the nature of a voluntary "exit interview" on his years working for the agency and its performance in its mission.
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Standards Improvement Project-Phase II. Final rule.
2005-01-05
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through this final rule is continuing to remove and revise provisions of its standards that are outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent, or can be clarified or simplified by being written in plain language. The Agency completed Phase I of the Standards Improvement Project in June 1998. In this Phase II of the Standards Improvement Project, OSHA is again revising or removing a number of health provisions in its standards for general industry, shipyard employment, and construction. The Agency believes that the changes streamline and make more consistent the regulatory requirements in OSHA health and safety standards. In some cases, OSHA has made substantive revisions to requirements because they are outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent with more recently promulgated health standards. The Agency believes these revisions will reduce regulatory requirements for employers without reducing employee protection.
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OSHA safety requirements for hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
Dohms, J
1992-01-01
This article outlines the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements set forth by the Hazard Communication Standard, which has been in effect for the healthcare industry since 1987. Administrators who have not taken concrete steps to address employee health and safety issues relating to hazardous chemicals are encouraged to do so to avoid the potential of large fines for cited violations. While some states administer their own occupational safety and health programs, they must adopt standards and enforce requirements that are at least as effective as federal requirements.
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CSC attains VPP Star Demonstration status
2009-12-09
CSC Inc. at NASA's John C. Space Center was presented a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star Demonstration banner by the Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA) during a Dec. 9 ceremony. From left, CSC Employee Safety Committee members LaSonya Pulliam (l to r), Jim Sever, Stacy Brunson, Debbie Duke, Sheliah Wilson, Fred Voss and Beth Nguyen, and CSC Program Manager Tony Lisotta received the banner. OSHA established VPP in 1982 as a proactive safety management model so organizations and their employees could be recognized for excellence in safety and health.
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Litchfield, Sheila M
2010-01-01
This article addresses the following aspects of a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directive associated with H1N1 in the workplace: the recordability of H1N1 exposure in the workplace; the need for employers to have a pandemic plan that addresses the identification and management of H1N1 exposure risk to employees; the respiratory protection requirements of an exposure control plan; OSHA workplace inspections in response to exposure complaints or fatalities associated with H1N1; and the availability of OSHA compliance guidance for employers. Copyright 2010, SLACK Incorporated.
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Three Years of OSHA: The View from Within
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Reis, Alexander J.
1975-01-01
The first three years of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have been developmental years. Significant advances have been made toward on objective--assuring safe and healthful workplaces for all Americans. (Author/MW)
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Significant Revisions to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269.
Neitzel, Dennis K
2015-06-01
The updated OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269 requirements are significant for assisting employers in their efforts to protect their employees from electrical hazards. In addition, OSHA based these revisions on the latest consensus standards and improvements in electrical safety technology. Together, the updated regulation creates a unified and up-to-date set of requirements to help employers more effectively establish safe work practices to protect their workers.
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND HEALTH.... Safe Working Load—greater than 5 short tons (10,000 lbs./4.5 metric tons) Prior to initial use OSHA... 50 short tons 5 short tons in excess of SWL. Every four years after initial proof load test OSHA...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND HEALTH.... Safe Working Load—greater than 5 short tons (10,000 lbs./4.5 metric tons) Prior to initial use OSHA... 50 short tons 5 short tons in excess of SWL. Every four years after initial proof load test OSHA...
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Bryan-Jones, Katherine; Bero, Lisa A.
2003-01-01
Objectives. We describe tobacco industry strategies to defeat the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Indoor Air Quality rule and the implementation of those strategies. Methods. We analyzed tobacco industry documents, public commentary on, and media coverage of the OSHA rule. Results. The tobacco industry had 5 strategies: (1) maintain scientific debate about the basis of the rule, (2) delay deliberation on the rule, (3) redefine the scope of the rule, (4) recruit and assist labor and business organizations in opposing the rule, and (5) increase media coverage of the tobacco industry position. The tobacco industry successfully implemented all 5 strategies. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that regulatory authorities must take into account the source, motivation, and validity of arguments used in the regulatory process in order to make accurately informed decisions. PMID:12660202
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Exposure Control--OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Granville, Mark F.
1993-01-01
Explains schools' responsibilities in complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. Describes exposure determination plan, protective equipment, housekeeping practices, labeling of waste, training employees, hepatitis B vaccinations, postexposure evaluation and medical follow-up, and…
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Fatal injuries in the United States construction industry involving cranes 1984-1994.
Suruda, A; Liu, D; Egger, M; Lillquist, D
1999-12-01
There is little published information concerning the epidemiology of injuries in the construction industry involving cranes other than for electrical injury from power line contact. For the 11-year period of 1984 through 1994, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigated 502 deaths in 479 incidents involving cranes in the construction industry. Electrocution was the largest category, with 198 deaths (39%) reported. Other major categories were assembly/dismantling (58 deaths, 12%), boom buckling (41 deaths, 8%), crane upset/overturn (37 deaths, 7%), and rigging failure (36 deaths, 7%). The majority of the deaths during assembly/dismantling involved removal of the boom pins from lattice boom cranes. Only 34% of the construction firms employing the fatally injured workers had ever been inspected by OSHA. OSHA cited the employer for safety violations in 436 deaths (83%). Additional worker training, increased OSHA inspections, and crane inspection programs could prevent many crane-related deaths.
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OSHA sets final ergonomics rule.
Tabone, S
2001-02-01
After years of advocating for an ergonomic regulation through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), at last on November 14, 2000, the final standards were issued. The OSHA Ergonomic Standards are designed to prevent musculoskeletal injury by matching workplace conditions to job demands. This rule will provide long awaited relief to nurses in direct care who have worked for years without benefit, in most cases, of technology that could have prevented ergonomic injury.
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29 CFR 1904.35 - Employee involvement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping... employees and their representatives access to the OSHA injury and illness records? Yes, your employees...
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29 CFR 1904.35 - Employee involvement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping... employees and their representatives access to the OSHA injury and illness records? Yes, your employees...
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Department of Energy Construction Safety Reference Guide
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1993-09-01
DOE has adopted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1926 ``Safety and Health Regulations for Construction,`` and related parts of 29 CFR 1910, ``Occupational Safety and Health Standards.`` This nonmandatory reference guide is based on these OSHA regulations and, where appropriate, incorporates additional standards, codes, directives, and work practices that are recognized and accepted by DOE and the construction industry. It covers excavation, scaffolding, electricity, fire, signs/barricades, cranes/hoists/conveyors, hand and power tools, concrete/masonry, stairways/ladders, welding/cutting, motor vehicles/mechanical equipment, demolition, materials, blasting, steel erection, etc.
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29 CFR 1904.32 - Annual summary.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping...) Review the OSHA 300 Log to verify that the entries are complete and accurate, and correct any...
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29 CFR 1904.32 - Annual summary.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping...) Review the OSHA 300 Log to verify that the entries are complete and accurate, and correct any...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-01
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room... information technology, [[Page 25479
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Surviving your first OSHA inspection.
Coughlin, L; Jukkala, P
1994-05-01
With the inception of the bloodborne pathogens standard, home care agencies are more likely to undergo an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. What should employers know, and how can they always be prepared for the startling announcement of an OSHA inspection?
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78 FR 73756 - Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-09
... or technical studies or other results of scientific research, OSHA requests (but is not requiring... funding source(s) and sponsoring organization(s) of the research; (2) the extent to which the research...., consulting agreements, expert witness support, or research funding) between investigators who conducted the...
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29 CFR 1978.103 - Investigation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED... Procedure Complaints, Investigations, Findings and Preliminary Orders § 1978.103 Investigation. (a) OSHA... his or her receipt of the complaint the named person may submit to OSHA a written statement and any...
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29 CFR 1904.33 - Retention and updating.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements § 1904.33 Retention and updating. (a) Basic requirement. You must save the OSHA 300 Log, the...
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29 CFR 1904.33 - Retention and updating.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements § 1904.33 Retention and updating. (a) Basic requirement. You must save the OSHA 300 Log, the...
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29 CFR 1904.31 - Covered employees.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements § 1904.31 Covered employees. (a) Basic requirement. You must record on the OSHA 300 Log the...
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29 CFR 1904.31 - Covered employees.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements § 1904.31 Covered employees. (a) Basic requirement. You must record on the OSHA 300 Log the...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Training, 1975
1975-01-01
An interview with Earl D. Heath, Director of the Office of Training and Education, Occupational Safety, and Health Division, U. S. Department of Labor, provides a discussion of the status of OSHA legislation in its training programs, in-house courses, and current course-development projects. (BP)
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Safe and secure. How to create an effective OSHA compliance program in your practice.
Anderson, Douglas G
2007-08-01
Medical group practice administrators have a responsibility to provide a safe working environment for their employees and patients. You must create an effective Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance program in your organization. The complexity and diversity of OSHA standards are significant, and developing an effective program requires more than a cut-and-paste approach. This article describes the scope of the task, the steps to take and tools you can use.
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75 FR 12718 - Hazard Communication; Meetings Notice
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-17
... Communication; Meetings Notice AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor... Communication Standard in Washington, DC; Pittsburgh, PA; and Los Angeles, CA (74 FR 68756). OSHA will hold the... of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington...
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29 CFR 1980.103 - Filing of discrimination complaint.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
....103 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... filing. The complaint should be filed with the OSHA Area Director responsible for enforcement activities in the geographical area where the employee resides or was employed, but may be filed with any OSHA...
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29 CFR 1904.3 - Keeping records for more than one agency.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 1904.3 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Scope § 1904.3 Keeping... and illness recordkeeping requirements, OSHA will consider those records as meeting OSHA's part 1904...
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29 CFR 1980.103 - Filing of discrimination complaint.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
....103 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... filing. The complaint should be filed with the OSHA Area Director responsible for enforcement activities in the geographical area where the employee resides or was employed, but may be filed with any OSHA...
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29 CFR 1904.30 - Multiple business establishments.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... separate OSHA 300 Log for each establishment that is expected to be in operation for one year or longer. (b...
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29 CFR 1904.3 - Keeping records for more than one agency.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 1904.3 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Scope § 1904.3 Keeping... and illness recordkeeping requirements, OSHA will consider those records as meeting OSHA's part 1904...
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29 CFR 1904.30 - Multiple business establishments.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... separate OSHA 300 Log for each establishment that is expected to be in operation for one year or longer. (b...
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Respiratory protection standard: comments on OSHA's proposed revision.
Decker, M D
1995-06-01
On November 15, 1994, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register (59:58884-58956) the draft of a proposed revision of the Respiratory Protection Standard. One of OSHA's oldest standards, the Respiratory Protection Standard defines the conduct of the employer (eg, hospital) with respect to respirator training, fit testing, medical examinations, use, storage, and so on. The proposed revision appears to have been drafted with no consideration for its effect on healthcare workers or the healthcare industry. SHEA has prepared the following comments to OSHA, which have been submitted to the docket and will be presented at public hearings later this month.
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Noise exposure levels for musicians during rehearsal and performance times.
McIlvaine, Devon; Stewart, Michael; Anderson, Robert
2012-03-01
The purpose of this study was to determine daily noise doses and 8-hour time weighted averages for rock band musicians, crew members, and spectators during a typical rehearsal and performance using both Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) measurement criteria. Personal noise dosimetry was completed on five members of a rock band during one 2-hr rehearsal and one 4-hr performance. Time-weighted averages (TWA) and daily dose values were calculated using both OSHA and NIOSH criteria and compared to industry guidelines for enrollment in hearing conservation programs and the use of hearing protection devices. TWA values ranged from 84.3 to 90.4 dBA (OSHA) and from 90.0 to 96.4 dBA (NIOSH) during the rehearsal. The same values ranged from 91.0 to 99.7 dBA (OSHA) and 94.0 to 102.8 dBA (NIOSH) for the performance. During the rehearsal, daily noise doses ranged from 45.54% to 106.7% (OSHA) and from 317.74% to 1396.07% (NIOSH). During the performance, doses ranged from 114.66% to 382.49% (OSHA) and from 793.31% to 5970.15% (NIOSH). The musicians in this study were exposed to dangerously high levels of noise and should be enrolled in a hearing conservation programs. Hearing protection devices should be worn, especially during performances. The OSHA measurement criteria yielded values significantly more conservative than those produced by NIOSH criteria. Audiologists should counsel musician-patients about the hazards of excessive noise (music) exposure and how to protect their hearing.
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1995-08-01
TRl) Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Air Quality Legislation Hexavalent Chromium and the Legislation List-of-list Chemicals and...2.2.7 2.2.8 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ( GTAW ) Flux Core Arc... GTAW Welding Processes Advantages and Disadvantages of FCAW Welding Processes Welding Process Comparison Matrix Diagram of SMAW Welding Process
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The OSHA standard setting process: role of the occupational health nurse.
Klinger, C S; Jones, M L
1994-08-01
1. Occupational health nurses are the health professionals most often involved with the worker who suffers as a result of ineffective or non-existent safety and health standards. 2. Occupational health nurses are familiar with health and safety standards, but may not understand or participate in the rulemaking process used to develop them. 3. Knowing the eight basic steps of rulemaking and actively participating in the process empowers occupational health nurses to influence national policy decisions affecting the safety and health of millions of workers. 4. By actively participating in rulemaking activities, occupational health nurses also improve the quality of occupational health nursing practice and enhance the image of the nursing profession.
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BCI federal legislative & regulatory update
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
NONE
1995-02-01
Several updates on recent government actions that affect the battery industry are outlined. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requesting public comments on how to regulate electric vehicles (EV) with respect to battery electrolyte spillage and electric shock hazard during crashes or rollovers, as well as during repair or maintenance. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was mentioned in two actions: the monitoring rule regarding major sources of air pollution and the reccomendation of reasearch concerning hazardous air pollutants from small stationary sources. OSHA will develop a new standards planning process to ensure that the agency`s limited resources are usedmore » appropriately. This includes a list of fifty workplace hazards or issues that would warrant OSHA action.« less
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Safety and Environmental Regulation in Industrial Mobilization,
1985-01-01
a shrinking industrial base and a reluctance of many firms to seek out de- fense business? When these "how" questions are answered, plans and...Defense (DOD) off i- cials were interviewed for their plans for addressing the specifics of OSHA and EPA impact in the event of mobilization. The...health programs. If a State’s plan is approved by OSHA, OSHA pays the State up to 50 percent of the program’s operating cost. As of 1982 21 State
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40 CFR 763.120 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ASBESTOS Asbestos Worker Protection § 763.120 What is the purpose of this subpart... Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This subpart applies the OSHA Asbestos Standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101 to these employees. ...
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40 CFR 763.120 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ASBESTOS Asbestos Worker Protection § 763.120 What is the purpose of this subpart... Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This subpart applies the OSHA Asbestos Standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101 to these employees. ...
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40 CFR 763.120 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ASBESTOS Asbestos Worker Protection § 763.120 What is the purpose of this subpart... Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This subpart applies the OSHA Asbestos Standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101 to these employees. ...
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40 CFR 763.120 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ASBESTOS Asbestos Worker Protection § 763.120 What is the purpose of this subpart... Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This subpart applies the OSHA Asbestos Standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101 to these employees. ...
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40 CFR 763.120 - What is the purpose of this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ASBESTOS Asbestos Worker Protection § 763.120 What is the purpose of this subpart... Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This subpart applies the OSHA Asbestos Standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101 to these employees. ...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-29
...: On June 29, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Marine Terminals and Longshoring... request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office...
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29 CFR 1953.6 - Review and approval of plan supplements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 1953.6 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION...) OSHA shall review a supplement to determine whether it is at least as effective as the Federal program.... If the review reveals any defect in the supplement, or if more information is needed, OSHA shall...
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29 CFR 1904.43 - Summary and posting of the 2001 data.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
....43 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Transition From the Former... keep OSHA 200 Logs in 2001, you must post a 2000 annual summary from the OSHA 200 Log of occupational...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-01
...: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the Occupational Safety and Health... Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503... Health Administration (OSHA). Title of Collection: Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia. OMB Control...
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29 CFR 1953.6 - Review and approval of plan supplements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 1953.6 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION...) OSHA shall review a supplement to determine whether it is at least as effective as the Federal program.... If the review reveals any defect in the supplement, or if more information is needed, OSHA shall...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-10-26
... of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room... occupational exposure to lead. Employers must monitor exposure to lead, provide medical surveillance, train...
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29 CFR 1904.43 - Summary and posting of the 2001 data.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
....43 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Transition From the Former... keep OSHA 200 Logs in 2001, you must post a 2000 annual summary from the OSHA 200 Log of occupational...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-05-30
.... SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Blasting Operations and Use of... this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-22
...: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Standard on 4,4...-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Fax: 202...
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Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines. Revised.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This guide provides an overview of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards and training guidelines for various industries. The first section introduces the concept of voluntary training guidelines, explaining that the guidelines are designed to help employers determine whether a worksite problem can be solved by training, what training…
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78 FR 65932 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Signage
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-04
...; Signage AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION... accompanied its direct final rule revising its signage standards for general industry and construction. DATES... proposed rule (NPRM) along with the direct final rule (DFR) (see 78 FR 35585) updating its signage...
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OSHA and ADA: "Reasonable Accommodation" in Training Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Sandoz, Charles J.
This paper documents an approach to meeting the training requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the "reasonable accommodation" requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for individuals with developmental disabilities. It describes a training program used with three adult workers with mild mental…
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OSHA: Implications for Higher Education.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC.
Presented in this document are several articles concerning recommendations about the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) and its implications for higher education. It is time for an educated look at facilities and programs and the beginning of plans which, in the long run, will bring colleges and universities into compliance with…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-04-26
.... Estimated Total Burden Hours: 47,398. Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0. IV. Public..., reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's... safety and health hazards associated with marine terminals and longshoring operations. OSHA uses the...
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Survey of current lead use, handling, hygiene, and contaminant controls among New Jersey industries.
Blando, James D; Lefkowitz, Daniel K; Valiante, David; Gerwel, Barbara; Bresnitz, Eddy
2007-08-01
In 2003, a chemical handling and use survey was mailed to New Jersey employers identified as currently using lead in their industrial processes. This survey was used to ascertain characteristics about lead use, handling, and protection of employees during manufacturing operations. The survey included a diverse group of current lead users with a total lead use range from less than 1 pound to more than 63 million pounds of lead per year. The survey allowed for a comprehensive characterization of hazards and protective measures associated with this metal, still commonly used in many products and industrial processes. Forty-five surveys were returned by companies that are listed in the New Jersey Adult Blood Lead Registry, which is part of the New Jersey Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program. This program records and investigates cases of adults with greater than 25 mu g/dL of lead in their blood; most cases are related to occupational exposures. This survey found that greater than 25% of these surveyed companies with significant potential for lead exposure did not employ commonly used and basic industrial hygiene practices. In addition, the survey found that 24% of these companies had not conducted air sampling within the last 3 years. Air sampling is the primary trigger for compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) general industry lead standard. Only 17% of the companies have ever been cited for a violation of the OSHA lead standard, and only 46% of these companies have ever had an OSHA inspection. State-based surveillance can be a useful tool for OSHA enforcement activities. Elevated blood lead values in adults should be considered as a trigger for required compliance with an OSHA general industry lead standard.
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Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Eye and Face Protection. Final rule.
2016-03-25
On March 13, 2015, OSHA published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise its eye and face protection standards for general industry, shipyard employment, marine terminals, longshoring, and construction by updating the references to national consensus standards approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). OSHA received no significant objections from commenters and therefore is adopting the amendments as proposed. This final rule updates the references in OSHA's eye and face standards to reflect the most recent edition of the ANSI/International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) eye and face protection standard. It removes the oldest-referenced edition of the same ANSI standard. It also amends other provisions of the construction eye and face protection standard to bring them into alignment with OSHA's general industry and maritime standards.
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Gadomski, Anne M; Vargha, Marybeth; Tallman, Nancy; Scribani, Melissa B; Kelsey, Timothy W
2016-03-01
OSHA inspection of dairy farms began in July 1, 2014 in New York State. As of September 2014, a total of eight farms were randomly selected for inspection. This case study addresses how dairy farm managers prepared for these inspections, and identifies farm level costs preparing for inspection and/or being inspected. Four farms that were OSHA inspected and 12 farms that were not inspected were included in this mixed method evaluation using a multimodal (telephone, email, or mail) survey. Descriptive analysis was carried out using frequencies, proportions, means, and medians. Overall, the impact of OSHA inspections was positive, leading to improved safety management and physical changes on the farm and worker trainings, although the farmers' perspectives about OSHA inspection were mixed. The cost of compliance was low relative to estimated overall production costs. Clarifications and engineering solutions for specific dairy farm hazard exposures are needed to facilitate compliance with OSHA regulations. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Dudley, Susan E; Morriss, Andrew P
2015-07-01
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing regulations to amend existing standards for occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica by establishing a new permissible exposure limit as well as a series of ancillary provisions for controlling exposure. This article briefly reviews OSHA's proposed regulatory approach and the statutory authority on which it is based. It then evaluates OSHA's preliminary determination of significant risk and its analysis of the risk reduction achievable by its proposed controls. It recognizes that OSHA faces multiple challenges in devising a regulatory approach that reduces exposures and health risks and meets its statutory goal. However, the greatest challenge to reducing risks associated with silica exposure is not the lack of incentives (for either employers or employees) but rather lack of information, particularly information on the relative toxicity of different forms of silica. The article finds that OSHA's proposed rule would contribute little in the way of new information, particularly since it is largely based on information that is at least a decade old--a significant deficiency, given the rapidly changing conditions observed over the last 45 years. The article concludes with recommendations for alternative approaches that would be more likely to generate information needed to improve worker health outcomes. © 2015 Society for Risk Analysis.
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Lofgren, Don J; Reeb-Whitaker, Carolyn K; Adams, Darrin
2010-07-01
Chemical substance exposure data from the Washington State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program were reviewed to determine if inspections conducted as a result of a report of a hazard from a complainant or referent may alert the agency to uncharacterized or emerging health hazards. Exposure and other electronically stored data from 6890 health inspection reports conducted between April 2003 and August 2008 were extracted from agency records. A total of 515 (7%) inspections with one or more personal airborne chemical substance samples were identified for further study. Inspections by report of a hazard and by targeting were compared for the following: number of inspections, number and percentage of inspections with workers exposed to substances above an agency's permissible exposure limit, types of industries inspected, and number and type of chemical substances assessed. Report of a hazard inspections documented work sites with worker overexposure at the same rate as agency targeted inspections (approximately 35% of the time), suggesting that complainants and referents are a credible pool of observers capable of directing the agency to airborne chemical substance hazards. Report of a hazard inspections were associated with significantly broader distribution of industries as well as a greater variety of chemical substance exposures than were targeted inspections. Narrative text that described business type and processes inspected was more useful than NAICS codes alone and critical in identifying processes and industries that may be associated with new hazards. Finally, previously identified emerging hazards were found among the report of a hazard data. These findings indicate that surveillance of OSHA inspection data can be a valid tool to identify uncharacterized and emerging health hazards. Additional research is needed to develop criteria for objective review and prioritization of the data for intervention. Federal OSHA and other state OSHA agencies will need to add electronic data entry fields more descriptive of industry, process, and substance to fully use agency exposure data for hazard surveillance.
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2013-08-26
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled... Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). DATES: Submit comments on or before... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room...
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...: On November 29, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Cranes and Derricks in... to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL- OSHA, Office of...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-10-26
... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room... associated with occupational exposure to lead. Employers must monitor exposure to lead, provide medical...
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... Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored... Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room... mandatory for covered employers to report to the local public health officer the name and address of any...
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78 FR 35559 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Signage
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2013-06-13
...; Signage AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Direct... signage standards by adding references to the latest versions of the American National Standards Institute... earlier ANSI standards, ANSI Z53.1-1967, Z35.1-1968 and Z35.2-1968, in its signage standards, thereby...
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Wolf, Bruce L; Marks, Albert; Fahrenholz, John M
2006-07-01
Current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines mandate the use of safety needles when allergy injections are given. Safety needles for intradermal testing remain optional. Whether safety needles reduce the number of accidental needle sticks (ANSs) in the outpatient setting has yet to be proven. To determine the rate of ANSs with new (safety) needles vs old needles used in allergy immunotherapy and intradermal testing. Allergy practices from 22 states were surveyed by e-mail. Seventy practices (28%) responded to the survey. Twice as many ANSs occurred in practices giving immunotherapy when using new needles vs old needles (P < .01). The rate of ANSs was roughly the same for intradermal testing with new needles vs old needles. These findings further question whether OSHA's guidelines for safety needle use in outpatient practice need revision and if allergy practices might be excluded from the requirement to use safety needles.
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Weller, S C
1991-11-01
Congress is putting pressure on OSHA to finalize its Universal Precaution standards by December. When the standards go into effect, textile rental companies that serve medical, dental, and outpatient care facilities--including private physician and dentist offices--must take steps to protect employees from blood-borne pathogens. Soiled linens, towels, gowns, and other items from any customer in risk categories link a textile rental facility and/or commercial laundry with the OSHA regulations. Read and heed this information.
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Lead exposure in a tank demolition crew: implications for the new OSHA construction lead standard.
Waller, K; Osorio, A M; Jones, J
1994-11-01
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently extended the basic health and safety provisions of the OSHA lead standard for general industry to workers in the construction industry. In this report we describe a tank demolition worksite that midway through the project strengthened its lead exposure control activities to a level that approximated the current lead standard. Of 12 tested ironworkers and laborers who worked at the site before the change, zinc protoporphyrin levels increased and seven developed blood lead levels (BLL) > 50 micrograms/dL. After the change these workers' BLLs declined. Six workers hired after the change did not experience increases in zinc protoporphyrin and none developed BLL > 25 micrograms/dL. The experience at this worksite demonstrates the usefulness and feasibility of implementing the current lead standard in construction settings.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Smith, Nelson T.
1976-01-01
At north Arundel Vo-Tech in Maryland a well-organized safety program involves the entire school staff--plus Maryland Occupational Health and Safety Act. Strict enforcement of safety violations keeps everyone safety conscious--including the administration and custodial staff. (Editor/HD)
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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Reflecting Secretary O`Leary`s focus on occupational safety and health, the Office of Occupational Safety is pleased to provide you with the latest update to the DOE Interpretations Guide to OSH Standards. This Guide was developed in cooperation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which continued its support during this last revision by facilitating access to the interpretations found on the OSHA Computerized Information System (OCIS). This March 31, 1994 update contains 123 formal interpretation letters written by OSHA. As a result of the unique requests received by the 1-800 Response Line, this update also contains 38 interpretations developed bymore » DOE. This new occupational safety and health information adds still more important guidance to the four volume reference set that you presently have in your possession.« less
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76 FR 32374 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2011-06-06
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0065] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and NACOSH subgroups. SUMMARY: The National Advisory...
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78 FR 54923 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
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2013-09-06
... federal workforce; experience and competence in occupational safety and health; and willingness and... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0013] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health...
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75 FR 78775 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2010-12-16
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and NACOSH subgroup meetings. SUMMARY: The National...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Kotula, John R.; Digenakis, Anthony
1985-01-01
Underscores the need for community colleges to practice safety within the institutions and to instruct students in workplace safety procedures and requirements. Reviews Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations and their impact on industry and education. Looks at the legal responsibilities of colleges for safety. (DMM)
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75 FR 28659 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2010-05-21
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Occupational...
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77 FR 39743 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2012-07-05
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0022] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH). SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-12-13
... Schmidt, Office of Statistical Analysis, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of... 1904. These data will allow OSHA to calculate occupational injury and illness rates and to focus its... and dates of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some...
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2013-08-05
OSHA is issuing a final rule amending the Basic Program Elements to require Federal agencies to submit their occupational injury and illness recordkeeping information to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and OSHA on an annual basis. The information, which is already required to be created and maintained by Federal agencies, will be used by BLS to aggregate injury and illness information throughout the Federal government. OSHA will use the information to identify Federal establishments with high incidence rates for targeted inspection, and assist in determining the most effective safety and health training for Federal employees. The final rule also interprets several existing basic program elements in our regulations to clarify requirements applicable to Federal agencies, amends the date when Federal agencies must submit to the Secretary of Labor their annual report on occupational safety and health programs, amends the date when the Secretary of Labor must submit to the President the annual report on Federal agency safety and health, and clarifies that Federal agencies must include uncompensated volunteers when reporting and recording occupational injuries and illnesses.
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76 FR 60535 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
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2011-09-29
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA--2011-0116] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) until October 31, 2011. DATES...
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77 FR 43616 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2012-07-25
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0019] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health requests nominations for membership on...
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76 FR 54806 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
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2011-09-02
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0007] Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) was established under Section 7 of the Occupational...
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76 FR 60085 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2011-09-28
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0065] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health requests nominations for membership on...
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76 FR 39902 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2011-07-07
... matters involving the Federal workforce, experience and competence in occupational safety and health, and... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0116] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health...
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75 FR 28661 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2010-05-21
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for...
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Randall, Stephen B; Pories, Walter J; Pearson, Amy; Drake, Daniel J
2009-01-01
Mobilization of morbidly obese patients poses significant physical challenges to healthcare providers. The purpose of this study was to examine the staff injuries associated with the patient handling of the obese, to describe a process for identifying injuries associated with their mobilization, and to report on the need for safer bariatric patient handling. We performed our study at a 761-bed, level 1 trauma center affiliated with a U.S. medical school. The hospital's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 300 log was expanded to the "E-OSHA 300 log" to specifically identify injuries the staff attributed to bariatric patient handling. The 2007 E-OSHA 300 log was analyzed to identify and describe the frequency, severity, and nature of bariatric versus nonbariatric patient handling injuries. The analyses revealed that during 2007, although patients with a body mass index of > or =35 kg/m(2) constituted <10% of our patient population, 29.8% of staff injuries related to patient handling were linked to working with a bariatric patient. Bariatric patient handling accounted for 27.9% of all lost workdays and 37.2% of all restricted workdays associated with patient handling. Registered nurses and nursing assistants accounted for 80% of the injuries related to bariatric patient handling. Turning and repositioning the patient in bed accounted for 31% of the injuries incurred. The E-OSHA 300 log narratives revealed that staff injuries associated with obese and nonobese patient handling were usually performed using biomechanics and not equipment. Manual mobilization of morbidly obese patients increases the risk of caregiver injury. A tracking indicator on the OSHA 300 logs for staff injury linked to a bariatric patient would provide the ability to compare obese and nonobese patient handling injuries. The E-OSHA 300 log provides a method to identify the frequency, severity, and nature of caregiver injury during mobilization of the obese. Understanding the heightened risk of injury associated with manual bariatric patient handling should help healthcare institutions identify deficiencies in their current injury prevention program and focus resources more precisely for safer, systems-based bariatric patient-handling solutions. Effective patient handling systems should also reduce the aura of fear that might be present in some caregivers when mobilizing a bariatric patient.
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Machine safety: proper safeguarding techniques.
Martin, K J
1992-06-01
1. OSHA mandates certain safeguarding of machinery to prevent accidents and protect machine operators. OSHA specifies moving parts that must be guarded and sets criteria for the guards. 2. A 1989 OSHA standard for lockout/tagout requires locking the energy source during maintenance, periodically inspecting for power transmission, and training maintenance workers. 3. In an amputation emergency, first aid for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, shock, and bleeding are the first considerations. The amputated part should be wrapped in moist gauze, placed in a sealed plastic bag, and placed in a container of 50% water and 50% ice for transport. 4. The role of the occupational health nurse in machine safety is to conduct worksite analyses to identify proper safeguarding and to communicate deficiencies to appropriate personnel; to train workers in safe work practices and observe compliance in the use of machine guards; to provide care to workers injured by machines; and to reinforce safe work practices among machine operators.
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29 CFR 1908.1 - Purpose and scope.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Agreements between states and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under sections... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR...), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance Assistance Authorization Act of 1998...
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29 CFR 1908.1 - Purpose and scope.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Agreements between states and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under sections... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR...), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance Assistance Authorization Act of 1998...
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The right to know and the duty to disclose hazard information.
Baram, M S
1984-04-01
In late 1983, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated its final rule on "hazard communication," establishing the right of workers in manufacturing industries to information about chemical hazards, and the duty of importers and manufacturers to disclose such information. Baram reviews areas where the new, limited OSHA regulation conflicts with existing local, state, and federal laws, many of which are more stringent and more protective of worker and community health. He suggests steps that could be taken to avoid the extensive litigation that might result from the potential preemptive effect of the new OSHA rule.
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The case for regulatory reform in the business and healthcare environments.
Younis, Mustafa Z; Barhem, Belal; Hamidi, Samir; Inungu, Joseph; Prater, Gwendolyn S; O'Keefe, Arthur
2009-01-01
Government regulations affect corporations and consumers on a daily basis. For example, environmental and safety regulations in the workplace are administrated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Department of Labor. OSHA sets and enforces standards in work environment to ensure the safety and health of workers. Other regulatory agencies, such as the National Highway and Transportation Agency (NHTSA), oversee the transportation and the safety of the automobile and truck industry. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a major role in approving new drugs on the market and in monitoring drug safety, and it has the power to remove drugs from the market if they are proved to be safety and health problems to the public. However, the mere existence of these regulations often causes impediments to businesses, and the extent of their ultimate usefulness is examined and analyzed in this paper
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75 FR 62147 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2010-10-07
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0031] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet October 21, 2010, in Washington, DC...
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76 FR 71077 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2011-11-16
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0192] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet Thursday, December 1, 2011...
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78 FR 68865 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2013-11-15
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0013] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet December 5, 2013, in Washington, DC. DATES: FACOSH meeting...
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77 FR 22355 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2012-04-13
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0006] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet May 3, 2012, in Washington...
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75 FR 13783 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
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2010-03-23
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor... Health (MACOSH) was established under Section 7 of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970...
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77 FR 31398 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
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2012-05-25
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0019] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and NACOSH Work Groups. SUMMARY: NACOSH will meet June 20...
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75 FR 52988 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
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2010-08-30
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) will meet September 14 and 15, 2010, in Washington, DC. In conjunction...
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Final Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Housing Privatization Environmental Assessment
2009-10-01
Natural Resources NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NLR Noise Level Reduction OSBM Office of State Budget and Management OSHA Occupational...Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) and similar state requirements. Earth Resources—Most of the activities associated with...including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia , Pakistan, or the Philippine Islands; and • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
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Women, Work and Health Hazards: A Fact Sheet and Cosmetologists: Health Risks at Work.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
National Commission on Working Women, Washington, DC.
The first part of this document is a fact sheet that provides information on health hazards faced by employed women. It covers the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), job-related diseases suffered by workers in female-dominated occupations, employer responsibilities under OSHA, and the lack of statistical reporting on job-related disease.…
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich urges Senate lawmakers to undertake OSHA reform.
Reich, R
1994-07-01
Congress is considering reform of the 25-year-old Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich expressed his support of the Senate's OSHA reform bill (S. 575) in a statement before the Senate's Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Here is part of what he said.
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Maintenance as a safety issue.
White, Jim
2008-11-01
Because safety is related to electrical power systems maintenance, it seems reasonable to assume there could be legal issues if maintenance is not performed. OSHA has not yet taken the stand that not performing maintenance as required by the manufacturer, NFPA 70B, or ANSI/NETA MTS-07 constitutes a willful violation. OSHA defines a willful citation as one where: "the employer knowingly commits with plain indifference to the law. The employer either knows that what he or she is doing constitutes a violation, or is aware that a hazardous condition existed and made no reasonable effort to eliminate it". However, NFPA 70E 2009 requires this maintenance, and OSHA has stated on its Web site that NFPA 70E is "a guide for meeting the requirements of the OSHA electrical regulations". In addition, federal courts have found that NFPA 70E is "standard industry practice." Once a company receives and accepts a willful citation, especially if received as the result of an accident investigation, its worker's compensation protection no longer shields it. One definition given by a trial attorney for a willful citation was that it is equal to negligent behavior. Be smart: Maintain that equipment and save yourself major problems, including unscheduled shutdowns and possible litigation.
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Chemical Safety Alert: Hazards of Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) Operations
EPA and OSHA jointly publish this Chemical Safety Alert/Safety and Health Information Bulletin (CSA/SHIB) to increase awareness. DCU is a severe form of thermal cracking requiring high temperatures for long periods, for refining crude oils.
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76 FR 28816 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
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2011-05-18
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2011-0061] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet June 7, 2011, in Washington, DC. On...
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78 FR 44162 - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
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2013-07-23
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2013-0006] Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health... speak at the ACCSH meeting, and speaker presentations using one of the following methods: Electronically...
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Rauscher, Kimberly; Runyan, Carol
2012-01-01
This study investigated adolescent worker fatalities involving violations of the child labor laws and/or Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, as well as the enforcement activity involved in each case. Medical examiner records were used to identify work-related deaths among adolescents ages 11-17 between 1990 and 2008 and child labor violations. Investigations from state and federal Departments of Labor (DOL) were used to determine inspection activity, identify OSHA violations, and confirm child labor violations. Fifty-two percent of cases involved one or more child labor violations. Nine cases were investigated by either the U.S. or North Carolina DOL; among them, four had child labor violations. Eleven cases were investigated by the North Carolina DOL and all involved OSHA violations. Significant child labor and OSHA violations exist in adolescent worker fatalities in North Carolina, and gaps exist in enforcement at both the federal and state level, signaling needed improvements in the protection of adolescent workers.
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29 CFR 1960.89 - Organization.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS... the appropriate OSHA Regional Office and the Office of Federal Agency Safety and Health Programs of...
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29 CFR 1960.90 - Operating procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... representatives of the council. The Office of Federal Agency Safety and Health Programs, OSHA, shall furnish...
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29 CFR 1952.295 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... regard to occupational safety and health issues covered by the Nevada plan. OSHA retains full authority... directed to any private sector maritime activities (occupational safety and health standards comparable to...
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29 CFR 1960.89 - Organization.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS... the appropriate OSHA Regional Office and the Office of Federal Agency Safety and Health Programs of...
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29 CFR 1949.1 - Policy regarding tuition fees.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training... safety and health program. Individuals or organizations wishing to be considered for this exemption shall...
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29 CFR 1949.1 - Policy regarding tuition fees.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training... safety and health program. Individuals or organizations wishing to be considered for this exemption shall...
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29 CFR 1952.295 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... regard to occupational safety and health issues covered by the Nevada plan. OSHA retains full authority... directed to any private sector maritime activities (occupational safety and health standards comparable to...
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29 CFR 1960.90 - Operating procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED... representatives of the council. The Office of Federal Agency Safety and Health Programs, OSHA, shall furnish...
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75 FR 51115 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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2010-08-18
... Labor--Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235... information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: Occupational Safety and...-system design and installation, and employee training; annual recertification of safety systems...
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77 FR 64549 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-10-22
... on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and a NACOSH Work Group. SUMMARY: NACOSH will meet... of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); NACOSH Work Group report and... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0019...
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Hispanic Outreach: Delivering the Safety and Health Message.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Delaney, Kathryn
2002-01-01
After a sharp increase in fatal accidents among Hispanic construction workers in Dallas, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began aggressive outreach to the Mexican American community. Efforts included training bilingual safety trainers, offering workers' safety training in Spanish, and developing Spanish-language materials.…
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29 CFR 1910.7 - Definition and requirements for a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS General.... The application shall be filed with: NRTL Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health... safety before it is used. (e) Implementation. A testing organization desiring recognition by OSHA as an...
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Michaels, David; Howard, John
2012-01-01
Introduction: The fire and explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig resulted in an enormous oil spill that threatened large distances of coastline. The overall response was led by the United States Coast Guard and involved the oil company BP, federal agencies, and state and local governments of five states. Methods: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health focused extensive resources on ensuring that BP and its contractors provided safe working conditions for thousands of workers involved in the response. Federal personnel visited worksites daily, identifying hazards and means of abatement; assessed training programs to ensure that workers were adequately trained in languages they could understand; monitored chemical exposures and determined that the proper personal protective equipment was deployed; insisted on implementation of a heat mitigation program; rostered thousands of workers; and conducted extensive outreach in communities impacted by the spill. Results: Advance planning, immediate deployment, and collaboration across agencies helped ensure that the response operations resulted in no worker fatalities, and relatively few injuries and illnesses. Conclusions: For future responses, improvements should be made in how safety and health information, as well as the process behind safety and health decisions, are communicated to the public. Citation: Michaels D, Howard J. Review of the OSHA-NIOSH Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Protecting the Health and Safety of Cleanup Workers. PLoS Currents Disasters. 2012 Jul 18 PMID:24678440
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Michaels, David; Howard, John
2012-07-18
The fire and explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig resulted in an enormous oil spill that threatened large distances of coastline. The overall response was led by the United States Coast Guard and involved the oil company BP, federal agencies, and state and local governments of five states. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health focused extensive resources on ensuring that BP and its contractors provided safe working conditions for thousands of workers involved in the response. Federal personnel visited worksites daily, identifying hazards and means of abatement; assessed training programs to ensure that workers were adequately trained in languages they could understand; monitored chemical exposures and determined that the proper personal protective equipment was deployed; insisted on implementation of a heat mitigation program; rostered thousands of workers; and conducted extensive outreach in communities impacted by the spill. Advance planning, immediate deployment, and collaboration across agencies helped ensure that the response operations resulted in no worker fatalities, and relatively few injuries and illnesses. For future responses, improvements should be made in how safety and health information, as well as the process behind safety and health decisions, are communicated to the public. Michaels D, Howard J. Review of the OSHA-NIOSH Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Protecting the Health and Safety of Cleanup Workers. PLoS Currents Disasters. 2012 Jul 18.
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OSH technical reference manual
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1993-11-01
In an evaluation of the Department of Energy (DOE) Occupational Safety and Health programs for government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) activities, the Department of Labor`s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommended a technical information exchange program. The intent was to share written safety and health programs, plans, training manuals, and materials within the entire DOE community. The OSH Technical Reference (OTR) helps support the secretary`s response to the OSHA finding by providing a one-stop resource and referral for technical information that relates to safe operations and practice. It also serves as a technical information exchange tool to reference DOE-wide materials pertinentmore » to specific safety topics and, with some modification, as a training aid. The OTR bridges the gap between general safety documents and very specific requirements documents. It is tailored to the DOE community and incorporates DOE field experience.« less
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A Critical Review of OSHA Heat Enforcement Cases: Lessons Learned.
Arbury, Sheila; Lindsley, Matthew; Hodgson, Michael
2016-04-01
The aim of the study was to review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) 2012 to 2013 heat enforcement cases, using identified essential elements of heat illness prevention to evaluate employers' programs and make recommendations to better protect workers from heat illness. (1) Identify essential elements of heat illness prevention; (2) develop data collection tool; and (3) analyze OSHA 2012 to 2013 heat enforcement cases. OSHA's database contains 84 heat enforcement cases in 2012 to 2013. Employer heat illness prevention programs were lacking in essential elements such as providing water and shade; adjusting the work/rest proportion to allow for workload and effective temperature; and acclimatizing and training workers. In this set of investigations, most employers failed to implement common elements of illness prevention programs. Over 80% clearly did not rely on national standard approaches to heat illness prevention.
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) MARINE TERMINALS Pt. 1917, App... tons (10,000 lbs./4.5 metric tons) Prior to initial use OSHA accredited agency only Up to 20 short tons... of SWL Every four years after initial proof load test OSHA accredited agency or designated person (40...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
...) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) MARINE TERMINALS Pt. 1917, App... tons (10,000 lbs./4.5 metric tons) Prior to initial use OSHA accredited agency only Up to 20 short tons... of SWL Every four years after initial proof load test OSHA accredited agency or designated person (40...
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Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Berkner, K.
The objective of this Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan (CHSP) is to provide specific guidance to all LBL employees and contractors who use hazardous chemicals. This Plan, when implemented, fulfills the requirements of both the Federal OSHA Laboratory Standard (29 CFR 1910.1450) for laboratory workers, and the Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) for non-laboratory operations (e.g., shops). It sets forth safety procedures and describes how LBL employees are informed about the potential chemical hazards in their work areas so they can avoid harmful exposures and safeguard their health. Generally, communication of this Plan will occur through trainingmore » and the Plan will serve as a the framework and reference guide for that training.« less
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Mayor, Antoinette C.
1999-01-01
The Chemical Management Team is responsible for ensuring compliance with the OSHA Laboratory Standard. The program at Lewis Research Center (LeRC) evolved over many years to include training, developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for each laboratory process, coordinating with other safety and health organizations and teams at the Center, and issuing an SOP binder. The Chemical Hygiene Policy was first established for the Center. The Chemical Hygiene Plan was established and reviewed by technical, laboratory and management for viability and applicability to the Center. A risk assessment was conducted for each laboratory. The laboratories were prioritized by order of risk, higher risk taking priority. A Chemical Management Team staff member interviewed the lead researcher for each laboratory process to gather the information needed to develop the SOP for the process. A binder containing the Chemical Hygiene Plan, the SOP, a map of the laboratory identifying the personal protective equipment and best egress, and glove guides, as well as other guides for safety and health. Each laboratory process has been captured in the form of an SOP. The chemicals used in the procedure have been identified and the information is used to reduce the number of chemicals in the lab. The Chemical Hygiene Plan binder is used as a training tool for new employees. LeRC is in compliance with the OSHA Standard. The program was designed to comply with the OSHA standard. In the process, we have been able to assess the usage of chemicals in the laboratories, as well as reduce or relocate the chemicals being stored in the laboratory. Our researchers are trained on the hazards of the materials they work with and have a better understanding of the hazards of the process and what is needed to prevent any incident. From the SOP process, we have been able to reduce our chemical inventory, determine and implement better hygiene procedures and equipment in the laboratories, and provide specific training to our employees. As a result of this program, we are adding labeling to the laboratories for emergency responders and initiating a certified chemical user program.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Wright, Dorothy
1984-01-01
A Connecticut district's stringent asbestos removal and testing program is described, which applies a modified National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NIOSH-OSHA) test as a standard of acceptable removal. (MJL)
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77 FR 62536 - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-10-15
... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0019] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and... Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise...
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DOE interpretations Guide to OSH standards. Update to the Guide
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1994-03-31
Reflecting Secretary O`Leary`s focus on occupational safety and health, the Office of Occupational Safety is pleased to provide you with the latest update to the DOE Interpretations Guide to OSH Standards. This Guide was developed in cooperation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which continued its support during this last revision by facilitating access to the interpretations found on the OSHA Computerized Information System (OCIS). This March 31, 1994 update contains 123 formal interpretation letters written OSHA. As a result of the unique requests received by the 1-800 Response Line, this update also contains 38 interpretations developed by DOE.more » This new occupational safety and health information adds still more important guidance to the four volume reference set that you presently have in your possession.« less
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DOE interpretations Guide to OSH standards. Update to the Guide
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1994-03-31
Reflecting Secretary O`Leary`s focus on occupational safety and health, the Office of Occupational Safety is pleased to provide you with the latest update to the DOE Interpretations Guide to OSH Standards. This Guide was developed in cooperation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which continued it`s support during this last revision by facilitating access to the interpretations found on the OSHA Computerized Information System (OCIS). This March 31, 1994 update contains 123 formal in letter written by OSHA. As a result of the unique requests received by the 1-800 Response Line, this update also contains 38 interpretations developed bymore » DOE. This new occupational safety and health information adds still more important guidance to the four volume reference set that you presently have in your possession.« less
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77 FR 5577 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-03
... available for inspection and, when permitted, copying, at the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. For...; container handling equipment; semi-tractor tip-over; top/side handler operation safety; stay focused on safety while working on or around cargo handling equipment; safety zones between railcars and cargo...
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29 CFR 1952.105 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
...), final approval relinquishes Federal OSHA authority with regard to occupational safety and health issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... safety and health standards which have been promulgated under Section 6 of the Act (with the exception of...
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29 CFR 1952.155 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... with regard to occupational safety and health issues covered by the North Carolina plan. OSHA retains..., 1996, occupational safety and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act...
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29 CFR 1960.16 - Compliance with OSHA standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH... comply with all occupational safety and health standards issued under section 6 of the Act, or with...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-10-31
... the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Requirements for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Institute Education Centers Program and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Outreach...
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29 CFR 1952.155 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... with regard to occupational safety and health issues covered by the North Carolina plan. OSHA retains..., 1996, occupational safety and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act...
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29 CFR 1960.16 - Compliance with OSHA standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH... comply with all occupational safety and health standards issued under section 6 of the Act, or with...
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Is your electric process heater safe?
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Tiras, C.S.
2000-04-01
Over the past 35 years, electric process heaters (EPHs) have been used to heat flowing fluids in different sectors of the energy industry: oil and gas exploration and production, refineries, petrochemical plants, pipeline compression facilities and power-generation plants. EPHs offer several advantages over fired heaters and shell-and-tube exchangers, which have been around for many years, including: smaller size, lighter weight, cleaner operation, lower capital costs, lower maintenance costs, no emissions or leakage, better control and improved safety. However, while many industrial standards have addressed safety concerns of fired heaters and shell-and-tube exchangers (API, TEMA, NFPA, OSHA and NEC), no standardsmore » address EPHs. The paper presents a list of questions that plant operators need to ask about the safety of their electric process heaters. The answers are also given.« less
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Ambient noise levels in industrial audiometric test rooms.
Frank, T; Williams, D L
1994-05-01
In 1983 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) specified maximum permissible ambient noise levels (MPANLs) that would allow valid hearing threshold measurements in an audiometric test room. However, ambient noise sound pressure levels (SPLs) in rooms used for industrial hearing tests are unknown. The present study reports octave band (125 to 8000 Hz) ambient noise SPLs measured in 490 single-walled prefabricated audiometric test rooms located in industrial settings that were obtained from eight sources. The ambient noise SPLs were highest in the lower frequencies and decreased as frequency increased. All 490 rooms met the OSHA MPANLs. Fortunately, the ambient noise SPLs were considerably lower than the OSHA MPANLs, since previous research has demonstrated that hearing thresholds cannot be obtained down to 0-dB HL in a test room having ambient noise levels equal to the OSHA MPANLs. In fact, 33%, or 162 of the 490 test rooms, met the more stringent MPANLs recently specified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for industrial hearing testing. Given that the OSHA MPANLs are too high and that the test room ambient noise SPLs were considerably less than the OSHA MPANLs, that authors recommend that the OSHA MPANLs be revised to the more stringent ANSI 1991 MPANLs so that hearing thresholds for baseline and annual audiograms can be measured down to 0-dB HL.
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EPA/NASA/USAF Depainting Effort Concludes
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Finckenor, Miria M.; Clark-Ingram, Marceia
2000-01-01
The final report contains strip rate data from all of the methods, lessons learned during processing, metallurgical evaluations of the panels, and summaries of corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement studies. Any changes in surface roughness, fatigue and tensile properties, and crack detectability are noted in the report. No process was singled out above the others, as companies should consider equipment and operational costs when complying with the Aerospace NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) and new OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations.
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29 CFR 1960.70 - Reporting of serious accidents.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH... multiple hospitalization incidents to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. ...
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29 CFR 1960.70 - Reporting of serious accidents.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH... multiple hospitalization incidents to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. ...
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Jung, Juergen
2013-01-01
We explore the determinants of inspection outcomes across 1.6 million Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) audits from 1990 through 2010. We find that discretion in enforcement differs in state and federally conducted inspections. State agencies are more sensitive to local economic conditions, finding fewer standard violations and fewer serious violations as unemployment increases. Larger companies receive greater lenience in multiple dimensions. Inspector issued fines and final fines, after negotiated reductions, are both smaller during Republican presidencies. Quantile regression analysis reveals that Presidential and Congressional party affiliations have their greatest impact on the largest negotiated reductions in fines. PMID:24659856
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Creating a passion for safety vs. management oversight and inspection
Jim Saveland
1995-01-01
I was disappointed with the OSHA report of the South Canyon Fire. My feelings are not the result of any need to defend my agency (USDA Forest Service). In another time and place, I thought the OSHA report following the death of Bill Martin (a smokejumper who died in a training jump) was right on target. In that instance I was disappointed with my agency's response...
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29 CFR 1952.325 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Indiana plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... safety and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with...
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29 CFR 1952.375 - Level of Federal Enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Virginia plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... safety and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... environment assessments or environmental impact statements. These are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which acts pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.); the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which acts pursuant to the Federal Mine...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... environment assessments or environmental impact statements. These are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which acts pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.); the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which acts pursuant to the Federal Mine...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... environment assessments or environmental impact statements. These are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which acts pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.); the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which acts pursuant to the Federal Mine...
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Enforcing Job Safety; A Union View of OSHA
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Wood, Michael
1975-01-01
A primary shortcoming of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is that it provides the employer with too many phases of postponement of responsibility. However, positive administrative action has included organized labor's entry into all levels of job safety and health activities. (MW)
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-23
... Reduction Act AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration Agency Information Collection..., PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... environment assessments or environmental impact statements. These are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which acts pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.); the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which acts pursuant to the Federal Mine...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-10-01
... applicability or interpretation of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations to the Department of Labor. (2) Upon request, provide the address of the appropriate field office of the Occupational Safety... Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor. [71 FR 18670, Apr. 12, 2006] ...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... environment assessments or environmental impact statements. These are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which acts pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.); the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which acts pursuant to the Federal Mine...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-26
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Occupational Safety and Health Administration Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form,'' to the Office of... for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Conflict of Interest...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-10-01
... applicability or interpretation of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations to the Department of Labor. (2) Upon request, provide the address of the appropriate field office of the Occupational Safety... Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor. [71 FR 18670, Apr. 12, 2006] ...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-09
... and installation, and worker training; annual recertification of safety systems; establishing and... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0009...) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health...
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Review of the OSHA framework for oversight of occupational environments.
Choi, Jae-Young; Ramachandran, Gurumurthy
2009-01-01
The OSHA system for oversight of chemicals in the workplace was evaluated to derive lessons for oversight of nanotechnology. Criteria relating to the development, attributes, evolution, and outcomes of the system were used for evaluation that was based upon quantitative expert elicitation and historical literature analysis. The oversight system had inadequate resources in terms of finances, expertise, and personnel, and insufficient incentive for compliance. The system showed a lack of flexibility in novel situations. There were minimal requirements on companies for data on health and safety of their products. These factors have a strong influence on public confidence and health and safety. The oversight system also scored low on attributes such as public input, transparency, empirical basis, conflict of interest, and informed consent. The experts in our sample tend to believe that the current oversight system for chemicals in the workplace is neither adequate nor effective. It is very likely that the performance of the OSHA oversight system for nanomaterials will be equally inadequate.
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Breathe easy with proper respiratory protection
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Bidwell, J.
1996-05-01
Evaluating the need for respiratory protection in chemical process industries (CPI) plants and selecting the appropriate respirator involves several steps. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) general industry standard for respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134(b)) requires the employer to establish a program to help reduce exposures to occupational contaminants. When feasible, employers must eliminate contaminants by using engineering controls (such as general and local ventilation, enclosure or isolation, or substitution of a less-hazardous process or material). Establishing a respiratory protection program consists of four steps: (1) Identify respiratory hazards and concentrations; (2) Understand the contaminants` effects on workers` health;more » (3) Select appropriate respiratory protection; and (4) Train in proper respirator use and maintenance. Consult applicable state and OSHA requirements to ensure that your program satisfies these steps. Industrial respirator manufacturers can assist with on-site training and fit testing. The paper discusses these four steps, program guidelines, determination of the hazard, and styles of respirators.« less
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40 CFR 35.6055 - State-lead pre-remedial Cooperative Agreements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... safety plan. (i) Before beginning field work, the recipient must have a health and safety plan in place..., but must be made available to EPA upon request. (ii) The recipient's health and safety plan must comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.120, entitled “Hazardous...
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An Illustrated Guide to Electrical Safety. Revised
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This guide was developed to serve as a supplement to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Electrical Safety Standards, 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S, Electrical. It is designed for use by a variety of people (layman, worker, employer, compliance safety and health officer, union official, educator, and others) in training, education,…
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Beyond Texas City: the state of process safety in the unionized U.S. oil refining industry.
McQuiston, Thomas H; Lippin, Tobi Mae; Bradley-Bull, Kristin; Anderson, Joseph; Beach, Josie; Beevers, Gary; Frederick, Randy J; Frederick, James; Greene, Tammy; Hoffman, Thomas; Lefton, James; Nibarger, Kim; Renner, Paul; Ricks, Brian; Seymour, Thomas; Taylor, Ren; Wright, Mike
2009-01-01
The March 2005 British Petroleum (BP) Texas City Refinery disaster provided a stimulus to examine the state of process safety in the U.S. refining industry. Participatory action researchers conducted a nation-wide mail-back survey of United Steelworkers local unions and collected data from 51 unionized refineries. The study examined the prevalence of highly hazardous conditions key to the Texas City disaster, refinery actions to address those conditions, emergency preparedness and response, process safety systems, and worker training. Findings indicate that the key highly hazardous conditions were pervasive and often resulted in incidents or near-misses. Respondents reported worker training was insufficient and less than a third characterized their refineries as very prepared to respond safely to a hazardous materials emergency. The authors conclude that the potential for future disasters plagues the refining industry. In response, they call for effective proactive OSHA regulation and outline ten urgent and critical actions to improve refinery process safety.
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OSHA's Influence on Your Buying
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bonfadini, John E.
1976-01-01
A list of major topic headings describing Occupational Safety and Health Act requirements that have some significance for the industrial arts learning environment and possible equipment needs and considerations. A 30-item Laboratory Safety Evaluation Form is included. (HD)
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Safety Concepts for Workers from an OSHA Perspective
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2017-10-01
Highway construction and maintenance workers face numerous hazards on job sites, many of which are unique by industry standards. Despite the exposure of state transportation agency employees and contractors to these hazards, there are few safety stan...
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29 CFR 1952.95 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... safety and health issues covered by the South Carolina plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... Carolina plan under section 18(e) of the Act, effective December 15, 1987, occupational safety and health...
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Alternative Fuels Data Center: E85 Codes and Standards
Development Equipment Options Equipment Installation Codes, Standards, & Safety Vehicles Laws & ; Incentives Ethanol Codes, Standards, and Safety The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of -Gasoline Blends. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates some fuel-dispensing
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29 CFR 1980.101 - Definitions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED... Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom he or she delegates... in the complaint who is alleged to have violated the Act. OSHA means the Occupational Safety and...
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29 CFR 1952.165 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Iowa plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues which... approval of the Iowa plan under section 18(e) of the Act, effective July 2, 1985, occupational safety and...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Miles, Donna
2001-01-01
In response to high numbers of preventable fatal accidents in the logging industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed a week-long logger safety training program that includes hands-on learning of safety techniques in the woods. Reaching small operators has been challenging; outreach initiatives in Maine, North…
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29 CFR 1980.101 - Definitions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED... Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom he or she delegates... in the complaint who is alleged to have violated the Act. OSHA means the Occupational Safety and...
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29 CFR 1952.165 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Iowa plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues which... approval of the Iowa plan under section 18(e) of the Act, effective July 2, 1985, occupational safety and...
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Employer Rights and Responsibilities Following an OSHA Inspection
1999-01-01
and health programs, some states require such programs; and • In state plan states, an employee who believes he/she has been discriminated against... employee who has exercised any right under this law, including the right to make safety and health complaints or to request an OSHA inspection.Complaints...the OSH Act clearly states that you have a continuing respon- sibility to comply with the OSH Act and assure your employees of safe and healthful
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Fatal exposure to methylene chloride among bathtub refinishers - United States, 2000-2011.
2012-02-24
In 2010, the Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program conducted an investigation into the death of a bathtub refinisher who used a methylene chloride-based paint stripping product marketed for use in aircraft maintenance. The program identified two earlier, similar deaths in Michigan. Program staff members notified CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which in turn notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In addition to the three deaths, OSHA identified 10 other bathtub refinisher fatalities associated with methylene chloride stripping agents that had been investigated in nine states during 2000-2011. Each death occurred in a residential bathroom with inadequate ventilation. Protective equipment, including a respirator, either was not used or was inadequate to protect against methylene chloride vapor, which has been recognized as potentially fatal to furniture strippers and factory workers but has not been reported previously as a cause of death among bathtub refinishers. Worker safety agencies, public health agencies, methylene chloride-based stripper manufacturers, and trade organizations should communicate the extreme hazards of using methylene chloride-based stripping products in bathtub refinishing to employers, workers, and consumers. Employers should strongly consider alternative methods of bathtub stripping and always ensure worker safety protections that reduce the risk for health hazards to acceptable levels. Employers choosing to use methylene chloride-based stripping products must comply with OSHA's standard to limit methylene chloride exposures to safe levels.
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 102-80.35 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal Property Management Regulations System (Continued) FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION REAL PROPERTY 80-SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Safety and... Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation, EPA, and applicable State and...
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29 CFR 1952.213 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 36 safety and 18 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.233 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 23 safety and 14 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.323 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 47 safety and 23 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.93 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION..., in conjunction with OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 17 safety and 12 health compliance officers. After...
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29 CFR 1952.223 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 22 safety and 14 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.223 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 22 safety and 14 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.343 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 6 safety and 2 health compliance officers. After opportunity for pulbic...
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29 CFR 1952.353 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 9 safety and 6 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.373 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 38 safety and 21 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.203 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 31 safety and 12 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.203 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 31 safety and 12 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.343 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 6 safety and 2 health compliance officers. After opportunity for pulbic...
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29 CFR 1952.373 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 38 safety and 21 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.93 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION..., in conjunction with OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 17 safety and 12 health compliance officers. After...
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29 CFR 1952.233 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 23 safety and 14 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.323 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 47 safety and 23 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.353 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 9 safety and 6 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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29 CFR 1952.213 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... OSHA, completed a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised compliance staffing benchmarks of 36 safety and 18 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bush, Dick; Renfrew, Malcolm M., Ed.
1979-01-01
This is a report on a study done in 1976 of safety arrangements and procedures in teaching, research, and medical establishments in the United States. The results show that the Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) has not yet had much impact as far as safety in teaching and research is concerned. (BB)
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Patrol Officer Daily Noise Exposure.
Gilbertson, Lynn R; Vosburgh, Donna J H
2015-01-01
Previous research shows that police officers are at a higher risk for noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). Little data exists on the occupational tasks, outside of the firing range, that might lead to the increased risk of NIHL. The current study collected noise dosimetry from patrol officers in a smaller department and a larger department in southern Wisconsin, United States. The noise dosimeters simultaneously measured noise in three virtual dosimeters that had different thresholds, criterion levels, and exchange rates. The virtual dosimeters were set to: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hearing conservation criteria (OSHA-HC), the OSHA permissible exposure level criteria (OSHA-PEL), and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). In addition to wearing a noise dosimeter during their respective work days, officers completed a log form documenting the type of task performed, the duration of that task, if the task involved the use of a siren, and officer characteristics that may have influenced their noise exposure, such as the type of dispatch radio unit worn. Analysis revealed that the normalized 8-hour time weighted averages (TWA) for all officers fell below the recommended OSHA and ACGIH exposure limits. The tasks involving the use of the siren had significantly higher levels than the tasks without (p = 0.005). The highest noise exposure levels were encountered when patrol officers were assisting other public safety agencies such as a fire department or emergency medical services (79 dBA). Canine officers had higher normalized 8-hr TWA noise exposure than regular patrol officers (p = 0.002). Officers with an evening work schedule had significantly higher noise exposure than the officers with a day or night work schedule (p = 0.023). There were no significant differences in exposure levels between the two departments (p = 0.22). Results suggest that this study population is unlikely to experience NIHL as established by the OSHA or ACGIH occupational exposure levels from the daily occupational tasks that were monitored.
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29 CFR 500.130 - Application and scope of safety and health requirement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... of the aforesaid capacities. (d) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the agency of the U.S. Department of Labor which administers the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C... 29 Labor 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Application and scope of safety and health requirement. 500...
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Behavioral Safety in the Food Services Industry: Challenges and Outcomes
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Lebbon, Angela; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur Oli; Austin, John
2012-01-01
During the course of a 6-year behavioral safety consult at a food and drink industry site, data were collected on the number of Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) recordable incidents, number of lost and restricted days, and number of peer safety observations. Employees were trained to identify safe and unsafe behavior, conduct peer…
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An Introduction to Eye Safety. General Metals I, Lesson Plan No. 1.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Higa, Floyd
Designed for a 110-hour general metals course, this lesson plan presents an introduction to eye safety, including a brief guided imagery prelude, an overview of the lesson, an overview of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) rules and regulations regarding eye and face…
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Baker, E L
1997-09-01
Passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1971 represented a major milestone for occupational and environmental medicine. Creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) flowed directly from the legislation, and the specialty of occupational medicine entered a new era. As the 25th anniversaries of OSHA and NIOSH are celebrated, consideration of the future of the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine seems timely. In this lecture, an expanded role for the specialty is proposed, based on an analysis of the forces shaping the practice of public health and the opportunities that these forces present. This analysis suggests considering the concept of a "Chief Health Officer" serving the broad health needs of the workplace.
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75 FR 45670 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-03
... audiograms; training workers on the effects of noise, hearing protectors, and audiometric examinations... the Department of Labor--Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management.... Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Type of Review: Extension without change of a...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-27
...: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health... Officer for the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of... submission of responses. [[Page 30971
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-23
... improve the working conditions and the safety and health of men and women employed in the maritime industries. Nominations: OSHA is looking for committed MACOSH members who have a strong interest in the...
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29 CFR 1952.103 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... of 28 health compliance officers. Oregon elected to retain the safety benchmark level established in... State operating an approved State plan. In October 1992, Oregon completed, in conjunction with OSHA, a...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED... Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act). The procedures contained in this part supplement the... occupational carcinogens. This part may be referred to as “The OSHA Cancer Policy.” ...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Definitions. 1949.2 Section 1949.2 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training Institute...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Refunds. 1949.5 Section 1949.5 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training Institute...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED... Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act). The procedures contained in this part supplement the... occupational carcinogens. This part may be referred to as “The OSHA Cancer Policy.” ...
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29 CFR 1983.103 - Filing of retaliation complaints.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008. Complaints, Investigations, Findings and... may be filed orally or in writing. Oral complaints will be reduced to writing by OSHA. If the...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Refunds. 1949.5 Section 1949.5 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training Institute...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Definitions. 1949.2 Section 1949.2 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training Institute...
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29 CFR 1952.103 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... of 28 health compliance officers. Oregon elected to retain the safety benchmark level established in... State operating an approved State plan. In October 1992, Oregon completed, in conjunction with OSHA, a...
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76 FR 75840 - Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-12-05
..., or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment or places... providing safe and healthful employment and places of employment as the Federal standards. Subject to these... Agency name and the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0183). OSHA will place comments and other material...
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Grossman, E A; Martonik, J
1990-01-01
In its 1980 benzene decision [Industrial Union Department, ALF-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute, 448 U.S. 607 (1980)], the Supreme Court ruled that "before he can promulgate any permanent health or safety standard, the Secretary [of Labor] is required to make a threshold finding that a place of employment is unsafe--in the sense that significant risks are present and can be lessened by a change in practices" (448 U.S. at 642). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has interpreted this to mean that whenever possible, it must quantify the risk associated with occupational exposure to a toxic substance at the current permissible exposure limit (PEL). If OSHA determines that there is significant risk to workers' health at its current standard, then it must quantify the risk associated with a variety of alternative standards to determine at what level, if any, occupational exposure to a substance no longer poses a significant risk. For rulemaking on occupational exposure to 1,3-butadiene, there are two studies that are suitable for quantitative risk assessment. One is a mouse inhalation bioassay conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and the other is a rat inhalation bioassay conducted by Hazelton Laboratories Europe. Of the four risk assessments that have been submitted to OSHA, all four have used the mouse and/or rat data with a variety of models to quantify the risk associated with occupational exposure to 1,3-butadiene. In addition, OSHA has performed its own risk assessment using the female mouse and female rat data and the one-hit and multistage models.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) PMID:2401254
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Investigating Accidents in the Workplace. A Manual for Compliance Safety and Health Officers.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC.
This manual was developed for Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help them carry out their responsibilities when investigating workplace accidents. The content is presented in four sections. The first overviews the investigative roles of CSHO officers, including…
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Skills Conversion Project: Chapter 17, Occupational Safety and Health. Final Report.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC.
The greatest employment opportunity for safety professionals at the present time is with the Department of Labor for enforcement of the Williams-Steiger Act, which establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As part of a federal study of job possibilities for displaced aerospace and defense technical professionals, it was…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-07-08
... use of safety and health equipment, and train employers and workers to recognize, avoid, and prevent... health groups. The Institute provides courses on occupational safety and health at its national training... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2010-0022...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-11-23
... Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008... Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (75 FR 53533). In the August 31, 2010 notice, OSHA... Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety...
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On wiping the interior walls of 37-mm closed-face cassettes: an OSHA perspective.
Hendricks, Warren; Stones, Fern; Lillquist, Dean
2009-12-01
As early as 1976, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) methods for analyzing metal samples collected using 37-mm polystyrene closed-face cassettes specified that any loose dust be transferred from the cassette to the digestion vessel, that the cassette be rinsed, and that, if necessary, the cassette be wiped out to help ensure that all particles that enter the cassette are included along with the filter as part of the sample for analysis. OSHA analytical methods for metal analysis were recently revised to explicitly require cassette wiping for all metal samples. This change was based on policy that any material entering the collection device constitutes part of the sample and on OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center research showing that invisible residue on the cassette walls can significantly contribute to the total sample results reported. OSHA procedures are consistent with guidance given in the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods. This guidance concludes that internal deposits in sampling cassettes should be included in the analysis and that one way to accomplish this would be to wipe or wash the internal surfaces of the cassette and include the material along with the filter for analysis.
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A measure of acoustic noise generated from transcranial magnetic stimulation coils.
Dhamne, Sameer C; Kothare, Raveena S; Yu, Camilla; Hsieh, Tsung-Hsun; Anastasio, Elana M; Oberman, Lindsay; Pascual-Leone, Alvaro; Rotenberg, Alexander
2014-01-01
The intensity of sound emanating from the discharge of magnetic coils used in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can potentially cause acoustic trauma. Per Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for safety of noise exposure, hearing protection is recommended beyond restricted levels of noise and time limits. We measured the sound pressure levels (SPLs) from four rTMS coils with the goal of assessing if the acoustic artifact levels are of sufficient amplitude to warrant protection from acoustic trauma per OSHA standards. We studied the SPLs at two frequencies (5 and 10 Hz), three machine outputs (MO) (60, 80 and 100%), and two distances from the coil (5 and 10 cm). We found that the SPLs were louder at closer proximity from the coil and directly dependent on the MO. We also found that in all studied conditions, SPLs were lower than the OSHA permissible thresholds for short (<15 min) acoustic exposure, but at extremes of use, may generate sufficient noise to warrant ear protection with prolonged (>8 h) exposure. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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2005 Tri-Service Infrastructure Systems Conference and Exhibition. Volume 12. Tracks 15, 16 and 17
2005-08-04
glare, surface luminances, and uniformity. Also, the importance of daylight on human health and productivity is emphasized. • Exterior lighting design...Electrical Safety Requirements – OSHA CFR Title 29 Part 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standard, Subpart S – Electrical – Design Safety...Standards and Safety Related Work Practices Part 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, Subpart K – Electrical – Installation Safety
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White, C L
1992-04-01
A new standard set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires healthcare employers to implement sweeping new controls in areas such as record keeping, engineering, hazard prevention, and work practice. Through the bloodborne pathogen standard, which went into effect on March 6, OSHA acknowledges that healthcare workers face significant health risks as a result of occupational exposure to blood and other infectious materials. Although most prudent healthcare providers already adhere to the Centers for Disease Control's universal precautions, the OSHA regulations include several additional mandatory measures that are more specific and stringent. The additional measures include the development of an exposure control plan, procedures for responding to an employee's exposure to bloodborne pathogens, the implementation of certain engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or minimize on-the-job exposure risks, and the provision of personal protective equipment and information and training programs. OSHA estimates that the greatest cost component of implementing procedures to bring a facility into compliance is attributable to the purchase of personal protective equipment. Although the costs of compliance are substantial, OSHA has estimated that these costs represent less than 1 percent of the healthcare industry's annual revenues. Violation of the bloodborne pathogen standard may result in penalties of up to $70,000, depending on the severity of the infraction. Criminal penalties are also possible for willful violations that result in worker death.
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29 CFR 1952.263 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... State operating an approved State plan. In 1992, Michigan completed, in conjunction with OSHA, a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised benchmarks of 56 safety and 45...
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29 CFR 1952.5 - Availability of the plans.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... nearest Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The addresses of the... thereto, shall be kept at: (1) Office of Federal and State Operations, OSHA, Room 305, Railway Labor...
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29 CFR 1952.5 - Availability of the plans.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... nearest Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The addresses of the... thereto, shall be kept at: (1) Office of Federal and State Operations, OSHA, Room 305, Railway Labor...
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29 CFR 1953.3 - General policies and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and enforce State standards and other requirements regarding occupational safety or health issues...) Effectiveness of State plan changes under State law. Federal OSHA approval of a State plan under section 18(b...
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29 CFR 1952.263 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... State operating an approved State plan. In 1992, Michigan completed, in conjunction with OSHA, a reassessment of the levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised benchmarks of 56 safety and 45...
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29 CFR 1952.293 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... staffing benchmarks of 11 safety and 5 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public comment and... established for each State operating an approved State plan. In July 1986 Nevada, in conjunction with OSHA...
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29 CFR 1952.125 - Changes to approved plans.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR..., concerning an internal occupational safety and health program on the Colville reservation. Under this... authority set forth in its State plan. (Federal OSHA will exercise enforcement authority over Indian-owned...
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29 CFR 1952.163 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... staffing benchmarks of 16 safety and 13 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public comment... established for each State operating an approved State plan. In September 1984, Iowa, in conjunction with OSHA...
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29 CFR 1953.3 - General policies and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and enforce State standards and other requirements regarding occupational safety or health issues...) Effectiveness of State plan changes under State law. Federal OSHA approval of a State plan under section 18(b...
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29 CFR 1952.125 - Changes to approved plans.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR..., concerning an internal occupational safety and health program on the Colville reservation. Under this... authority set forth in its State plan. (Federal OSHA will exercise enforcement authority over Indian-owned...
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29 CFR 1952.113 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... staffing benchmarks of 10 safety and 9 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public comments... established for each State operating an approved State plan. In September 1984, Utah, in conjunction with OSHA...
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29 CFR 1952.293 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... staffing benchmarks of 11 safety and 5 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public comment and... established for each State operating an approved State plan. In July 1986 Nevada, in conjunction with OSHA...
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29 CFR 1952.363 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... State operating an approved State plan. In May 1992, New Mexico completed, in conjunction with OSHA, a reassessment of the staffing levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised benchmarks of 7 safety...
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29 CFR 1952.363 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... State operating an approved State plan. In May 1992, New Mexico completed, in conjunction with OSHA, a reassessment of the staffing levels initially established in 1980 and proposed revised benchmarks of 7 safety...
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29 CFR 1952.113 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... staffing benchmarks of 10 safety and 9 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public comments... established for each State operating an approved State plan. In September 1984, Utah, in conjunction with OSHA...
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29 CFR 1952.163 - Compliance staffing benchmarks.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... staffing benchmarks of 16 safety and 13 health compliance officers. After opportunity for public comment... established for each State operating an approved State plan. In September 1984, Iowa, in conjunction with OSHA...
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On March 26, 2012, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) modified its HCS to conform to the United Nations’ (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), to improve consistency and quality of information.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Kilmer, J.
Various Department of Energy Orders incorporate by reference, health and safety regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). One of the OSHA regulations, 29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, requires that site safety plans are written for activities such as those covered by work plans for Site 300 environmental investigations. Based upon available data, this Site Safety Plan (Plan) for environmental restoration has been prepared specifically for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, located approximately 15 miles east of Livermore, California. As additional facts, monitoring data, or analytical data on hazards are provided,more » this Plan may need to be modified. It is the responsibility of the Environmental Restoration Program and Division (ERD) Site Safety Officer (SSO), with the assistance of Hazards Control, to evaluate data which may impact health and safety during these activities and to modify the Plan as appropriate. This Plan is not `cast-in-concrete.` The SSO shall have the authority, with the concurrence of Hazards Control, to institute any change to maintain health and safety protection for workers at Site 300.« less
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Udasin, I G; Gochfeld, M
1994-05-01
On December 6, 1991. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued its final regulation concerning occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030). OSHA has determined that workers in a variety of settings face a significant health risk as the result of occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids. The pathogens that are of the most concern include human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). OSHA concludes that the hazard can be minimized via engineering and work practice controls, personal protective equipment, HBV vaccination, training and education, and appropriate use of signs and labels. Occupational health professionals, including physicians, nurses, industrial hygienists, and safety officers, are faced with the challenge of writing and periodically updating exposure control plans that are unique to their settings, as well as advising colleagues in other settings. They are charged with identifying the appropriate at-risk groups within their workplace, and providing them with the appropriate training to enable employees to understand the rationale for the safety procedures that prevent exposures to blood-borne pathogens. This review of HIV/HBV articles pertinent to the occupational setting analyzes six topics including: (1) occupational risk of transmission of HIV, (2) occupational risk of transmission of HBV, (3) special concerns of dental practices, (4) risk of HIV/HBV outside the hospital, medical, or dental office setting, (5) legal and ethical issues involved in HIV testing, and (6) the United States Public Health Service postexposure HIV/HBV prophylaxis/treatment recommendations.
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29 CFR 1952.215 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Maryland plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1952.355 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Arizona plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1952.205 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Minnesota plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1952.314 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... regard to occupational safety and health issues covered by the Hawaii plan. OSHA retains full authority... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1952.345 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Wyoming plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1952.225 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Tennessee plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1952.235 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Kentucky plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... and health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect...
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29 CFR 1904.36 - Prohibition against discrimination.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... provision of the Act also protects the employee who files a safety and health complaint, asks for access to...
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29 CFR 1904.38 - Variances from the recordkeeping rule.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
....38 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... may submit a variance petition to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health...
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29 CFR 1949.3 - Schedule of fees.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Schedule of fees. 1949.3 Section 1949.3 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training Institute...
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29 CFR 1904.36 - Prohibition against discrimination.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... provision of the Act also protects the employee who files a safety and health complaint, asks for access to...
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29 CFR 1949.3 - Schedule of fees.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Schedule of fees. 1949.3 Section 1949.3 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training Institute...
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29 CFR 1949.4 - Procedure for payment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Procedure for payment. 1949.4 Section 1949.4 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training...
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29 CFR 1904.41 - Annual OSHA injury and illness survey of ten or more employers.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... employers. 1904.41 Section 1904.41 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES... statutory authority to investigate conditions related to occupational safety and health. ...
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29 CFR 1949.4 - Procedure for payment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 29 Labor 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Procedure for payment. 1949.4 Section 1949.4 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA Training...
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29 CFR 1904.38 - Variances from the recordkeeping rule.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
....38 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Other OSHA Injury and Illness... may submit a variance petition to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health...
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29 CFR 1904.41 - Annual OSHA injury and illness survey of ten or more employers.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... employers. 1904.41 Section 1904.41 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES... statutory authority to investigate conditions related to occupational safety and health. ...
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Hoisting and Rigging (Formerly Hoisting and Rigging Manual)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
NONE
1995-06-01
This standard is intended as a reference document to be used by supervisors, line managers, safety personnel, equipment operators, and any other personnel responsible for safety of hoisting and rigging operations at DOE sites. It quotes or paraphrases the US OSHA and ANSI requirements. It also encompasses, under one cover,hoisting and rigging requirements, codes, standards, and regulations, eliminating the need to maintain extensive (and often incomplete) libraries of hoisting and rigging standards throughout DOE. The standard occasionally goes beyond the minimum general industry standards established by OSHA and ANSI, and also delineates the more stringent requirements necessary to accomplish themore » complex, diversified, critical, and often hazardous hoisting and rigging work found with the DOE complex.« less
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Workplace safety and health improvements through a labor/management training and collaboration.
Mahan, Bruce; Morawetz, John; Ruttenberg, Ruth; Workman, Rick
2013-01-01
Seven hundred thirty-nine workers at Merck's Stonewall plant in Elkton, Virginia, have a safer and healthier workplace because four of them were enthusiastic about health and safety training they received from the union's training center in Cincinnati, Ohio. What emerged was not only that all 739 plant employees received OSHA 10-hour General Industry training, but that it was delivered by "OSHA-authorized" members of the International Chemical Workers Union Council who worked at the plant. Merck created a new full-time position in its Learning and Development Department and filled it with one of the four workers who had received the initial training. Strong plant leadership promoted discussions both during the training, in evaluation, and in newly energized joint labor-management meetings following the training. These discussions identified safety and health issues needing attention. Then, in a new spirit of trust and collaboration, major improvements occurred.
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The role of OSHA violations in serious workplace accidents.
Mendeloff, J
1984-05-01
California accident investigations for 1976 show that violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's safety standards were a contributing factor in 13% to 19% of the 645 deaths reported to the workers' compensation program during that year. However, a panel of safety engineers judged that only about 50% of these violations could have been detected if an inspector had visited the day before the accident. These findings indicate that the potential gains from stronger enforcement of current standards are limited but not insignificant. The likelihood that a violation contributed to a serious accident varied considerably among accident types, industries, and size classes of plants. These findings can be used to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the OSHA program by means of better targeting of inspections and accident investigations, more intelligent assessment of which violations should be penalized most heavily, and the provision of information to employers and workers about which violations are most consequential.
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Workplace Safety and Health Improvements Through a Labor/Management Training and Collaboration
Mahan, Bruce; Morawetz, John; Ruttenberg, Ruth; Workman, Rick
2014-01-01
Seven hundred thirty-nine workers at Merck's Stonewall plant in Elkton, Virginia, have a safer and healthier workplace because four of them were enthusiastic about health and safety training they received from the union's training center in Cincinnati, Ohio. What emerged was not only that all 739 plant employees received OSHA 10-hour General Industry training, but that it was delivered by “OSHA-authorized” members of the International Chemical Workers Union Council who worked at the plant. Merck created a new fulltime position in its Learning and Development Department and hired one of the four workers who had received the initial training. Strong plant leadership promoted discussions both during the training, in evaluation, and in newly energized joint labor-management meetings following the training. These discussions identified safety and health issues needing attention. Then, in a new spirit of trust and collaboration, major improvements occurred. PMID:24704812
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1986-01-01
Experts in neurology and toxicology, disabled workers, health and safety agencies, and labor unions were among those represented at two days of hearings on the impact of chemicals on human health and safety. The witnesses described how neurotoxins, which occur in everyday household and workplace situations, affect the human body and how it would be possible to test for these effects before exposure. Representatives of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) described the communication standard for letting workers know about potential hazards. At issue was whether OSHA has done as much as it should to see that employers whomore » produce or use hazardous chemicals are providing adequate information to workers and consumers. An appendix with additional material submitted for the record follows the testimony of 13 witnesses.« less
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Developing effective health and safety training materials for workers in beryllium-using industries.
Mayer, A S; Brazile, W J; Erb, S A; Barker, E A; Miller, C M; Mroz, M M; Maier, L A; Van Dyke, M V
2013-07-01
Despite reduced workplace exposures, beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease still occur. Effective health and safety training is needed. Through an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Targeted Topic Training grant and company partners, we developed a training program. Evaluation and validation included knowledge and training reaction assessments and training impact survey. We describe herein the iterative, five-pronged approach: (1) needs assessment; (2) materials development; (3) pilot-testing, evaluation, and material revisions; (4) worker training; and (5) evaluation and validation. Mean posttraining test score increased 14% (82% to 96%; P < 0.005) and were unchanged at 90-day follow-up (94%; P = 0.744). In addition, 49% reported making changes in work practices. The use of a five-pronged training program was effective and well received and resulted in improved work practices. These materials are available on the OSHA Web site.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-12
... health practices of private sector establishments in agriculture (with 10 or more workers) and non-agriculture industries, as well as public sector establishments in those states with OSHA-approved safety and... agriculture sector to assess the prevalence of safety and health practices among farms with more than 10...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) RULES OF AGENCY... records treated by 29 CFR 1910.1020(c)(5) or by specific occupational safety and health standards as... requirements of an occupational safety and health standard, or with 29 CFR 1910.1020. An examination of this...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) RULES OF AGENCY... records treated by 29 CFR 1910.1020(c)(5) or by specific occupational safety and health standards as... requirements of an occupational safety and health standard, or with 29 CFR 1910.1020. An examination of this...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Washington, DC.
Designed for use by instructors using the "Health and Safety Education Book" (International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades/Occupational Safety and Health Act), this book contains quizzes specifically for painters, abrasive blasters, tapers, paint makers, and floorcoverers. Quizzes included in the book focus on testing areas such as (1)…
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Walking and Working Surfaces. Module SH-06. Safety and Health.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX.
This student module on walking and working surfaces is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module describes safety requirements for floors, stairways, ladders, and scaffolds, as well as OSHA standards for the construction, use, and maintenance of each of these. Following the introduction, nine objectives (each keyed to a…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Godbey, Frank W.; Hatch, Loren L.
Designed as an aid for establishing and strengthening occupational safety and health programs on college and university campuses, this administrator guide is divided into four chapters. The first chapter defines and gives background information on the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). In addition, it presents a discussion of what the OSHA…
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29 CFR 1952.115 - Level of Federal enforcement.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... occupational safety and health issues covered by the Utah plan. OSHA retains full authority over issues which... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... health standards which have been promulgated under section 6 of the Act do not apply with respect to...
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29 CFR 1910.163 - Fixed extinguishing systems, water spray and foam.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Section 1910.163 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS Fire Protection Fixed Fire... extinguishing agent, installed to meet a particular OSHA standard. These systems shall also comply with § 1910...
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29 CFR 1910.163 - Fixed extinguishing systems, water spray and foam.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Section 1910.163 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS Fire Protection Fixed Fire... extinguishing agent, installed to meet a particular OSHA standard. These systems shall also comply with § 1910...
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LaMontagne, A D; Kelsey, K T
1998-08-01
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 requires that all federal agencies consider the impact of regulations on small entities. One of the provisions of the Act requires review of regulations ever 10 years to determine whether such regulations should be continued without changes, rescinded, or amended to make them more effective or less burdensome on businesses. The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 1996 amended and expanded the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Most significantly, SBREFA entitles aggrieved small entities or their representative (e.g., trade associations) to sue OSHA for failure to fulfill Regulatory Flexibility Act requirements. In response to this new political reality, OSHA held the first public meeting of their kind in June of 1997 to gather information on the ethylene oxide and lock-out/tag-out standards for the purposes of Regulatory Flexibility review. This paper presents the development of the Regulatory Flexibility review process and details our analysis of the ethylene oxide standard using OSHA's eight Regulatory Flexibility review criteria. Great progress in ethylene oxide health and safety has been made since the promulgation of the standard in 1984, including a considerable decrease in average workshift exposures. Yet, important concerns remain, such as the lack of safer substitutes for EtO's most common uses, the widespread occurrence of accidental exposures to EtO that are not captured by personal monitoring, and the recent increase in the occurrence of catastrophic EtO explosions. Because of the considerable study that has been devoted to EtO and to the EtO standard, there is a very strong cases for either making the EtO standard more worker protective, or continuing the standard without change while improving outreach and enforcement efforts to address shortcomings. Other valuable standards for which fewer data exist may be inappropriately threatened by the Regulatory Flexibility review process. Importantly, Regulatory Flexibility review could be constructive if accompanied by appropriations to fund sound evaluation studies. Instead, it will likely divert OSHA's limited resources from the numerous urgent health hazard that await initial rule-making. As signified by the designation of "intervention effectiveness research" as one of the 21 priorities on the National Occupational Research Agenda, evaluation studies of OSHA standards and other interventions are urgently needed. The occupational health community's response to this need will play a crucial role in preserving hard-won protections, as well as in developing other urgently needed protections in the future.
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Occupational lead poisoning in Ohio: surveillance using workers' compensation data.
Seligman, P J; Halperin, W E; Mullan, R J; Frazier, T M
1986-11-01
To determine the utility of workers' compensation (WC) data in a system for the surveillance of occupational lead poisoning, we reviewed workers' compensation claims for lead poisoning in Ohio. For the period 1979 through 1983, 92 (81 per cent) of the 114 claims attributed to lead met our case definition of lead poisoning. The likelihood that a company had a case of lead poisoning was strongly correlated with the number of claims against the company. Thirty companies accounted for the 92 cases; two companies accounted for 49 per cent of these. Inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) occurred at 14 of these companies, all of which were cited for violations of the OSHA lead standard. Comparison of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the 14 companies inspected by OSHA with the 15 companies not inspected by OSHA revealed that OSHA inspected battery manufacturers, non-ferrous foundries, secondary smelters, and primary lead smelters, but not bridge painters, manufacturers of electronic components, mechanical power transmission equipment, pumps, and paints, nor a sheriff's office where firing range slugs were remelted to make new bullets. Neither the number of cases of lead poisoning at a company nor the size of a company was related to the likelihood of being inspected by OSHA. Claims for WC appear to be a useful adjunct to an occupational lead poisoning surveillance system; their usefulness should be compared to that of other systems such as laboratory reports of elevated blood lead levels in adults.
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Results of an OSHA ergonomic intervention program in New Hampshire.
May, David C
2002-11-01
A number of articles have been written about the value of OSHA inspections, and to a lesser extent, OSHA targeting. However, there have been few, if any, that quantify the effectiveness of an injury specific targeting program. This study examines the change in the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a group of employers following the implementation of an OSHA Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for ergonomics by an area office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The OSHA program consisted of inspections initiated between 1992 and 1995 in New Hampshire at work sites with a history of CTS and tendinitis workers' compensation claims. Workers' compensation data for 14 employers were examined and the annual incidence for that group were compared with the experience of all other New Hampshire employers. New Hampshire employers who had one or more of their work sites experienced a decline in carpal tunnel syndrome greater than in other New Hampshire employers. The annual incidence of CTS of inspected employers fell from 38/10,000 in 1992 to 3.8/10,000 in 1997. New Hampshire employers not receiving an inspection focused on upper extremity cumulative trauma hazards fell from 6.6/10,000 to 3.4/10,000 during that same period. The LEP group of employers was responsible for 17 percent of all workers' compensation CTS cases in New Hampshire in 1992. By 1997 their contribution had dropped to less than 5 percent.
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Holland, Nicholas Vedder, III
Exposure to loud sounds is one of the leading causes of hearing loss in the United States. The purpose of the current research was to measure the sound pressure levels generated within a university concert band and determine if those levels exceeded permissible sound limits for exposure according to criteria set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Time-weighted averages (TWA) were obtained via a dosimeter during six rehearsals for nine members of the ensemble (plus the conductor), who were seated in frontal proximity to "instruments of power" (trumpets, trombones, and percussion; (Backus, 1977). Subjects received audiometer tests prior to and after each rehearsal to determine any temporary threshold shifts (TTS). Single sample t tests were calculated to compare TWA means and the maximum sound intensity exposures set by OSHA and NIOSH. Correlations were calculated between TWAs and TTSs, as well as TTSs and the number of semesters subjects reported being seated in proximity to instruments of power. The TWA-OSHA mean of 90.2 dBA was not significantly greater than the specified OSHA maximum standard of 90.0 dBA (p > .05). The TWA-NIOSH mean of 93.1 dBA was, however, significantly greater than the NIOSH specified maximum standard of 85.0 dBA (p < .05). The correlation between TWAs and TTSs was considered weak (r = .21 for OSHA, r = .20 for NIOSH); the correlation between TTSs and semesters of proximity to instruments of power was also considered weak (r = .13). TWAs cumulatively exceeded both association's sound exposure limits at 11 specified locations (nine subjects and both ears of the conductor) throughout the concert band's rehearsals. In addition, hearing acuity, as determined by TTSs, was substantially affected negatively by the intensities produced in the concert band. The researcher concluded that conductors, as well as their performers, must be aware of possible damaging sound intensities in rehearsals or performances.
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LaMontagne, A D; Kelsey, K T
1997-01-01
OBJECTIVES: This study characterized exposure-monitoring activities and findings under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) 1984 ethylene oxide (EtO) standard. METHODS: In-depth mail and telephone surveys were followed by on-site interviews at all EtO-using hospitals in Massachusetts (n = 92, 96% participation rate). RESULTS: By 1993, most hospitals had performed personal exposure monitoring for OSHA's 8-hour action level (95%) and the excursion limit (87%), although most did not meet the 1985 implementation deadline. In 1993, 66% of hospitals reported the installation of EtO alarms to fulfill the standard's "alert" requirement. Alarm installation also lagged behind the 1985 deadline and peaked following a series of EtO citations by OSHA. From 1990 through 1992, 23% of hospitals reported having exceeded the action level once or more; 24% reported having exceeded the excursion limit; and 33% reported that workers were accidentally exposed to EtO in the absence of personal monitoring. CONCLUSIONS: Almost a decade after passage of the EtO standard, exposure-monitoring requirements were widely, but not completely, implemented. Work-shift exposures had markedly decreased since the mid-1980s, but overexposures continued to occur widely. OSHA enforcement appears to have stimulated implementation. PMID:9240100
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Friedman, Lee S; Forst, Linda
2007-07-01
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) logs, indicates that the number of occupational injuries and illnesses in the US has steadily declined by 35.8% between 1992-2003. However, major changes to the OSHA recordkeeping standard occurred in 1995 and 2001. The authors assessed the relation between changes in OSHA recordkeeping regulations and the trend in occupational injuries and illnesses. SOII data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years 1992-2003 were collected. The authors assessed time series data using join-point regression models. Before the first major recordkeeping change in 1995, injuries and illnesses declined annually by 0.5%. In the period 1995-2000 the slope declined by 3.1% annually (95% CI -3.7% to -2.5%), followed by another more precipitous decline occurring in 2001-2003 (-8.3%; 95% CI -10.0% to -6.6%). When stratifying the data, the authors continued to observe significant changes occurring in 1995 and 2001. The substantial declines in the number of injuries and illnesses correspond directly with changes in OSHA recordkeeping rules. Changes in employment, productivity, OSHA enforcement activity and sampling error do not explain the large decline. Based on the baseline slope (join-point regression analysis, 1992-4), the authors expected a decline of 407 964 injuries and illnesses during the period of follow-up if no intervention occurred; they actually observed a decline of 2.4 million injuries and illnesses of which 2 million or 83% of the decline can be attributed to the change in the OSHA recordkeeping rules.
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Friedman, Lee S; Forst, Linda
2007-01-01
Objectives The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) logs, indicates that the number of occupational injuries and illnesses in the US has steadily declined by 35.8% between 1992–2003. However, major changes to the OSHA recordkeeping standard occurred in 1995 and 2001. The authors assessed the relation between changes in OSHA recordkeeping regulations and the trend in occupational injuries and illnesses. Methods SOII data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years 1992–2003 were collected. The authors assessed time series data using join‐point regression models. Results Before the first major recordkeeping change in 1995, injuries and illnesses declined annually by 0.5%. In the period 1995–2000 the slope declined by 3.1% annually (95% CI −3.7% to −2.5%), followed by another more precipitous decline occurring in 2001–2003 (−8.3%; 95% CI −10.0% to −6.6%). When stratifying the data, the authors continued to observe significant changes occurring in 1995 and 2001. Conclusions The substantial declines in the number of injuries and illnesses correspond directly with changes in OSHA recordkeeping rules. Changes in employment, productivity, OSHA enforcement activity and sampling error do not explain the large decline. Based on the baseline slope (join‐point regression analysis, 1992–4), the authors expected a decline of 407 964 injuries and illnesses during the period of follow‐up if no intervention occurred; they actually observed a decline of 2.4 million injuries and illnesses of which 2 million or 83% of the decline can be attributed to the change in the OSHA recordkeeping rules. PMID:17303676
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
West, Gina A.
1976-01-01
Two recent decisions by federal courts of appeals bring into focus the competing policy considerations underlying administrative adjudication and the right to a jury trial. In both cases the safety regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act were violated. (LBH)
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29 CFR 1960.69 - Retention and updating of old forms.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
....69 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH... continue to provide access to the data as though these forms were the OSHA Form 300 Log and Form 301...
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29 CFR 1979.103 - Filing of discrimination complaint.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
....103 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 660(c), shall be deemed to be a complaint filed under both AIR21... filing. The complaint should be filed with the OSHA Area Director responsible for enforcement activities...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-23
... Training Requirements ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled... Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651 and 657. This...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... the statutes listed in § 24.100(a) or on whose behalf a complaint was filed. OSHA means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor. Respondent means the... Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom he or she...
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29 CFR 1960.69 - Retention and updating of old forms.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
....69 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH... continue to provide access to the data as though these forms were the OSHA Form 300 Log and Form 301...
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29 CFR 1982.103 - Filing of retaliation complaints.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.../11 COMMISSION ACT OF 2007, AND THE FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1521 OF THE... complaints will be reduced to writing by OSHA. If a complainant is unable to file the complaint in English...
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29 CFR 1979.103 - Filing of discrimination complaint.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
....103 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 660(c), shall be deemed to be a complaint filed under both AIR21... filing. The complaint should be filed with the OSHA Area Director responsible for enforcement activities...
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29 CFR 1978.103 - Filing of retaliation complaints.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... also constitute a violation of Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 660(c... writing. Oral complaints will be reduced to writing by OSHA. If an employee is unable to file a complaint...
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OSHA Training Institute Catalog of Courses.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
May, Fredric C., Comp.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Institute's series of courses for 1978 is presented in this catalog. Most courses are designed for occupational safety or health professionals who are federal or state employees; two are available for personnel from the private sector. The schedule includes courses required for newly hired…
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Analyzing the Need for Special Operations Teams Within the Fire Service
2011-06-01
4. Military Special Operations Forces ....................................................7 5. Psychological Effects of Catastrophe...Security NYPD New York Police Department OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration PPE Personnel Protective Equipment PSA Psychological First...disregard for fire service life- safety standards within the community. Identifying and understanding the psychological implications, ethics, and
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Effects of ventilated safety helmets in a hot environment
G.A. Davis; E.D. Edmisten; R.E. Thomas; R.B. Rummer; D.D. Pascoe
2001-01-01
Forest workers are likely to remove head protection in hot and humid conditions because of thermal discomfort. However, a recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation revision requires all workers in logging operations to wear safety helmets, thus creating a compliance problem. To determine which factors contribute to forest workersââ¬â¢ thermal...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-07-19
... Modification of 18(e) Plan Approval AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of... Federal Building, 90 7th Street, Suite 18-100, San Francisco, California 94103, (415) 625-2546, fax (415... INFORMATION: Background Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act, 29 U.S.C. 667...
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What You Should Know About Unionization and OSHA
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Zweiback, Richard
1973-01-01
A professional negotiator for school districts answers questions about collective bargaining issues. Discusses union use of the California Occupational Safety and Health Act at the bargaining table. (JF)
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Assessment of Occupational Noise Exposure among Groundskeepers in North Carolina Public Universities
Balanay, Jo Anne G.; Kearney, Gregory D.; Mannarino, Adam J.
2016-01-01
Groundskeepers may have increased risk to noise-induced hearing loss due to the performance of excessively noisy tasks. This study assessed the exposure of groundskeepers to noise in multiple universities and determined the association between noise exposure and variables (ie, university, month, tool used). Personal noise exposures were monitored during the work shift using noise dosimetry. A sound level meter was used to measure the maximum sound pressure levels from groundskeeping equipment. The mean Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) time-weighted average (TWA) noise exposures were 83.0 ± 9.6 and 88.0 ± 6.7 dBA, respectively. About 52% of the OSHA TWAs and 77% of the NIOSH TWAs exceeded 85 dBA. Riding mower use was associated with high TWA noise exposures and with having OSHA TWAs exceeding 85 and 90 dBA. The maximum sound pressure levels of equipment and tools measured ranged from 76 to 109 dBA, 82% of which were >85 dBA. These findings support that groundskeepers have excessive noise exposures, which may be effectively reduced through careful scheduling of the use of noisy equipment/tools. PMID:27330303
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Evaluating OSHA's ethylene oxide standard: exposure determinants in Massachusetts hospitals.
LaMontagne, A D; Kelsey, K T
2001-03-01
This study sought to identify determinants of workplace exposures to ethylene oxide to assess the effect of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) 1984 ethylene oxide standard. An in-depth survey of all hospitals in Massachusetts that used ethylene oxide from 1990 through 1992 (96% participation, N = 90) was conducted. Three types of exposure events were modeled with logistic regression: exceeding the 8-hour action level, exceeding the 15-minute excursion limit, and worker exposures during unmeasured accidental releases. Covariates were drawn from data representing an ecologic framework including direct and indirect potential exposure determinants. After adjustment for frequencies of ethylene oxide use and exposure monitoring, a significant inverse relation was observed between exceeding the action level and the use of combined sterilizer-aerators, an engineering control technology developed after the passage of the OSHA standard. Conversely, the use of positive-pressure sterilizers that employ ethylene oxide gas mixtures was strongly related to both exceeding the excursion limit and the occurrence of accidental releases. These findings provide evidence of a positive effect of OSHA's ethylene oxide standard and specific targets for future prevention and control efforts.
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Engineering controls for furniture strippers to meet the OSHA methylene chloride PEL.
Estill, Cheryl Fairfield; Watkins, Daniel S; Shulman, Stanley A; Kurimo, Robert W; Kovein, Ronald J
2002-01-01
This case study demonstrates how methylene chloride exposures during furniture stripping can be reduced to below the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 25 ppm (as an 8-hour time-weighted average). Five surveys were conducted at one facility; the first four resulted in employee exposure geometric means from 39 to 332 ppm. For the fifth survey local exhaust ventilation was used at the stripping tank and the rinsing area, which together exhausted 138 m3/min (4860 ft3/min). Additional controls included providing adequate make-up air, adding paraffin wax to the stripping solution, raising the level of the stripping solution in the tank, and discussing good work practices with the employee. The employees' methylene chloride exposures during the fifth survey resulted in a geometric mean of 5.6 ppm with a 95% upper confidence limit of 8.3 ppm, which was found to be significantly lower than the OSHA PEL and the OSHA action level of 12.5 ppm. The cost of the ventilation system was $8900.
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LaMontagne, Anthony D.; Oakes, J. Michael; Lopez Turley, Ruth N.
2004-01-01
Objectives. We assessed long-term trends in ethylene oxide (EtO) worker exposures for the purposes of exposure surveillance and evaluation of the impacts of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1984 and 1988 EtO standards. Methods. We obtained exposure data from a large commercial vendor and processor of EtO passive dosimeters. Personal samples (87 582 workshift [8-hr] and 46 097 short-term [15-min] samples) from 2265 US hospitals were analyzed for time trends from 1984 through 2001 and compared with OSHA enforcement data. Results. Exposures declined steadily for the first several years after the OSHA standards were set. Workshift exposures continued to taper off and have remained low and constant through 2001. However, since 1996, the probability of exceeding the short-term excursion limit has increased. This trend coincides with a decline in enforcement of the EtO standard. Conclusions. Results indicate the need for renewed intervention efforts to preserve gains made following the passage and implementation of the 1984 and 1988 EtO standards. PMID:15333324
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1990-04-09
The testimony concerns the response to NIOSH to the OSHA notice of proposed rulemaking to remove nonasbestiform tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite from the asbestos standard. The testimony contains comments on a review of the literature by OSHA on exposure to nonasbestiform minerals, and fiber characteristics studies reviewed by OSHA. The testimony also contains an assessment of the scientific literature by NIOSH, reviews of epidemiologic studies, animal studies, and reviews by other scientific bodies concerning the issue at hand. NIOSH concludes that, for regulatory purposes, cleavage fragments of the appropriate aspect ratio and length from the nonasbestiform minerals should not bemore » considered less hazardous than fibers from the asbestiform minerals, independent of the mineralogic habit.« less
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Dobie, Robert A; Wojcik, Nancy C
2015-01-01
Objectives The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Noise Standard provides the option for employers to apply age corrections to employee audiograms to consider the contribution of ageing when determining whether a standard threshold shift has occurred. Current OSHA age-correction tables are based on 40-year-old data, with small samples and an upper age limit of 60 years. By comparison, recent data (1999–2006) show that hearing thresholds in the US population have improved. Because hearing thresholds have improved, and because older people are increasingly represented in noisy occupations, the OSHA tables no longer represent the current US workforce. This paper presents 2 options for updating the age-correction tables and extending values to age 75 years using recent population-based hearing survey data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Both options provide scientifically derived age-correction values that can be easily adopted by OSHA to expand their regulatory guidance to include older workers. Methods Regression analysis was used to derive new age-correction values using audiometric data from the 1999–2006 US NHANES. Using the NHANES median, better-ear thresholds fit to simple polynomial equations, new age-correction values were generated for both men and women for ages 20–75 years. Results The new age-correction values are presented as 2 options. The preferred option is to replace the current OSHA tables with the values derived from the NHANES median better-ear thresholds for ages 20–75 years. The alternative option is to retain the current OSHA age-correction values up to age 60 years and use the NHANES-based values for ages 61–75 years. Conclusions Recent NHANES data offer a simple solution to the need for updated, population-based, age-correction tables for OSHA. The options presented here provide scientifically valid and relevant age-correction values which can be easily adopted by OSHA to expand their regulatory guidance to include older workers. PMID:26169804
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Dobie, Robert A; Wojcik, Nancy C
2015-07-13
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Noise Standard provides the option for employers to apply age corrections to employee audiograms to consider the contribution of ageing when determining whether a standard threshold shift has occurred. Current OSHA age-correction tables are based on 40-year-old data, with small samples and an upper age limit of 60 years. By comparison, recent data (1999-2006) show that hearing thresholds in the US population have improved. Because hearing thresholds have improved, and because older people are increasingly represented in noisy occupations, the OSHA tables no longer represent the current US workforce. This paper presents 2 options for updating the age-correction tables and extending values to age 75 years using recent population-based hearing survey data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Both options provide scientifically derived age-correction values that can be easily adopted by OSHA to expand their regulatory guidance to include older workers. Regression analysis was used to derive new age-correction values using audiometric data from the 1999-2006 US NHANES. Using the NHANES median, better-ear thresholds fit to simple polynomial equations, new age-correction values were generated for both men and women for ages 20-75 years. The new age-correction values are presented as 2 options. The preferred option is to replace the current OSHA tables with the values derived from the NHANES median better-ear thresholds for ages 20-75 years. The alternative option is to retain the current OSHA age-correction values up to age 60 years and use the NHANES-based values for ages 61-75 years. Recent NHANES data offer a simple solution to the need for updated, population-based, age-correction tables for OSHA. The options presented here provide scientifically valid and relevant age-correction values which can be easily adopted by OSHA to expand their regulatory guidance to include older workers. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
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Tiger Team Assessment of the Los Alamos National Laboratory
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1991-11-01
The purpose of the safety and health assessment was to determine the effectiveness of representative safety and health programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Within the safety and health programs at LANL, performance was assessed in the following technical areas: Organization and Administration, Quality Verification, Operations, Maintenance, Training and Certification, Auxiliary Systems, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Support, Packaging and Transportation, Nuclear Criticality Safety, Security/Safety Interface, Experimental Activities, Site/Facility Safety Review, Radiological Protection, Personnel Protection, Worker Safety and Health (OSHA) Compliance, Fire Protection, Aviation Safety, Explosives Safety, Natural Phenomena, and Medical Services.
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Sarazin, Philippe; Burstyn, Igor; Kincl, Laurel; Lavoué, Jérôme
2016-05-01
The Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) is the largest multi-industry source of exposure measurements available in North America. However, many have suspected that the criteria through which worksites are selected for inspection are related to exposure levels. We investigated associations between exposure levels and ancillary variables in IMIS in order to understand the predictors of high exposure within an enforcement context. We analyzed the association between nine variables (reason for inspection, establishment size, total amount of penalty, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plan, OSHA region, union status, inspection scope, year, and industry) and exposure levels in IMIS using multimodel inference for 77 agents. For each agent, we used two different types of models: (i) logistic models were used for the odds ratio (OR) of exposure being above the threshold limit value (TLV) and (ii) linear models were used for exposure concentrations restricted to detected results to estimate percent increase in exposure level, i.e. relative index of exposure (RIE). Meta-analytic methods were used to combine results for each variable across agents. A total of 511,047 exposure measurements were modeled for logistic models and 299,791 for linear models. Higher exposures were measured during follow-up inspections than planned inspections [meta-OR = 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.44-1.81; meta-RIE = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.03-1.09]. Lower exposures were observed for measurements collected under state OSHA plans compared to measurements collected under federal OSHA (meta-OR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.73-0.92; meta-RIE = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.81-0.91). A 'high' total historical amount of penalty relative to none was associated with higher exposures (meta-OR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.40-1.71; meta-RIE = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.13-1.23). The relationships observed between exposure levels and ancillary variables across a vast majority of agents suggest that certain elements of OSHA's process of selecting worksites for inspection influence the exposure levels that OSHA inspectors encounter. Nonetheless, given the paucity of other sources of exposure data and the lack of a more demonstrably representative data source, our study considers the use of IMIS data for the estimation of exposures in the broader universe of worksites in the USA. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Occupational Hygiene Society.
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
...) Commencement of a case under section 18(f) of the Act means, for the purpose of determining State jurisdiction..., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (hereinafter called OSHA), represented by the Office of the...
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... should be in a room with good airflow Work Safely If you find a spill, treat it like ... Updated April 10, 2017. Accessed February 21, 2018. Occupational Safety and Health Administration website. Healthcare. www.osha.gov/ ...