Frequently cited OSHA standard violations.(BUSINESS OUTLOOK)

By David W. Dexter, Sr. VP of Government and Public Affairs In early 2001, a far-reaching ergonomics regulation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was squelched by the U.S. Congress. For the first time, Congress successfully put into practice the rarely-used Congressional Review Act, which gives Congress ......

Excavation is recognized by OSHA (the Occupational Safety & Health Administration) as one of the most hazardous types of construction activities. Of all the ways construction workers can be injured or killed, excavation-related accidents likely have the highest profile with the general public, thanks to local television news crews who ......

What's OSHA Doing In The Surfacing Industry? Five Things To Watch Out For In Your Shop By Shannon DeCamp In October, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its citation information for the past year (October 2006 through September 2007). Now is a good time to look at what ......

THE CLINTON Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) appears set to end its eight years in office without proposing a single new regulation of a hazardous chemical, though not for lack of regulatory candidates. Since the beginning of the Clinton administration, Public Citizen's Health Research Group (HRG) and the Oil, ......

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently alerted 14,200 employers across the country via a letter that their injury and illness rates are higher than average, and encouraged them to take steps to reduce hazards and protect their workers. The letters included copies of the companies' injury and illness ......

Business owners might face some difficulty interpreting a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard unless the U.S. Chamber of Commerce can stop the law's progression. The U.S. Chamber filed a lawsuit last week against OSHA, claiming its new ergonomics rule is "incomprehensible and unconstitutional," according to a recent ......

Ergonomics has been an increasingly hot topic of conversation among businesses over the past year. In November, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed ergonomics standard which, since that time, has been the source of endless debates by businesses, their associations, and organizations. Organizations, including the ......