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Maersk to Change Safety Policies After OSHA Investigation
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OSHA Settles with Dollar  General Requiring Corporate-wide Safety Investments
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DOL Proposes Rule to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat  

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How OSHA’s New Heat Rule Impacts Employers

Aug. 5, 2024
Attorneys urge employers to use it as a general model for their own practices.
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OSHA Liabilities Threaten Mergers and Acquisitions

June 19, 2024
Overlooking past injury and illness violations can prove costly.
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Emergency Management

OSHA Seeks to Expand Emergency Responder Standards

June 4, 2024
Would cover private employer first responders and internal emergency response teams.
Safety Leadership Conference

SLC 2024 Preview: Understanding OSHA’s Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements

May 22, 2024
It’s not always easy to determine which workplace incidents needed to be recorded on a company’s OSHA 300 log.
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OSHA Restructures Regional Operations
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OSHA Restructures Regional Operations

May 9, 2024
A new regional office is created, while two regions are merged.

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OSHA Switches from Hard Hats to Safety Helmets

Dec. 12, 2023
OSHA said modern safety helmets can offer employees better protection while doing inspections.
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OSHA Seeks to Add Union Reps to Inspections

Nov. 15, 2023
Agency also announces alliance with NLRB to promote unionization.
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OSHA Requires Employers to Keep More Records

Sept. 29, 2023
Agency will use the data to target what it deems high-risk employers.
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Regulatory Update: DOL's New Initiative to Protect Workers from Silica Exposure
Industrial Hygiene

Regulatory Update: OSHA Launches Initiative to Protect Workers from Silica Exposure

Sept. 28, 2023
“Many workers in the engineering stone industry are experiencing illnesses so severe that they’re unable to breathe — much less work a full shift — because of their exposure to...