North Dakota WSI Offers Free OSHA Training
Committed to making workplaces safe, North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) and UL PureSafety have joined forces to provide employers and employees with free online safety training. UL...
View ArticleMIOSHA Updates Illness and Injury Recordkeeping Standard – Posting Update
On January 1, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised their recordkeeping rules. Employers under Federal OSHA’s jurisdiction have to report all work-related fatalities...
View ArticleMNOSHA’s Injury Reporting Changes
Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised their recordkeeping rules. The changes included reporting all work-related fatalities within eight hours and all...
View ArticleWashington Job Safety and Health Law – Mandatory Poster Update
Revised Washington Job Safety & Health Law Posting Washington has updated the required Job Safety and Health Law (JS&H) workplace posting. The primary change to the posting concerns employers’...
View ArticleCAL/OSHA Fact Sheet Describes Responsibilities of Temp Agency Employers
Workers in jobs provided by labor suppliers face greater risks of workplace illness, injury, and death. In California, temporary workers are 50 percent more likely to suffer an injury on the job than...
View ArticleOSHA Penalties Increasing Summer 2016
Earlier this month President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Budget Act). Among other things, the act provides for mandatory increases in the penalties for violations of...
View ArticleKentucky Adopts New Recording and Reporting Requirements
On September 18, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Final Rule revising injury recording and reporting requirements. The Final Rule, which became effective January...
View ArticleMaine Department of Labor Offering Free Workplace Safety Classes
To promote workplace safety, the Maine Department of Labor is offering once again free safety classes in the month of January. The courses will be held at the SafetyWorks! Training Institution in the...
View ArticleOSHA 300A Forms Must Be Posted February 1st
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Recordkeeping Regulation (29 CFR 1904) requires employers to prepare and maintain records of work-related injuries and illnesses. Covered employers are...
View ArticleOSHA Again Delays Anti-Retaliation Enforcement
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it is pushing back the enforcement deadline for its anti-retaliation regulations for the second time this year. Although...
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