At an American Bar Association meeting in March 2013, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Richard Fairfax discussed recent statistics that continue to reflect OSHA’s enforcement efforts....more
5/8/2013
- OSHA Penalties Safety Precautions SVEP
On December 21, 2012, the full semiannual regulatory agenda for federal agencies was published. This regulatory agenda provides a complete list of all regulatory actions that are under active consideration for promulgation,...more
1/16/2013
- DOL OSHA Regulatory Agenda Safety Precautions SBREFA
In 2011, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a directive advising its compliance officers of “Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Workplace Violence Incidents.” Under the...more
12/13/2012
- Megawest Financial OSHA Workplace Violence
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the federal government is required to give notice of significant rulemaking activities by publishing semi-annual regulatory agendas (unified agendas) that describe current and intended...more
11/27/2012
- OIRA OMB OSHA Regulatory Flexibility Act
In August 2012, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum to all regional administrators within the agency setting out criteria for removing employers from the Severe Violator Enforcement...more
10/1/2012
- Enforcement Enforcement Actions OSHA SVEP
In This Issue: Safety and Health Enforcement Developments:
- MSHA Update
- OSHA Update
..OSHA's Oil & Gas Flame Resistant Clothing Memo Held to Be Improper Rulemaking
..Final Electric Power Transmission and...more
8/30/2012
- Electricity Mining MSHA Oil & Gas OSHA Safety Precautions
On March 19, 2010, OSHA issued a Fire Resistant/Retardant Clothing enforcement memorandum pertaining to oil and gas operations. The memo stated that engineering and administrative controls may not be sufficient to protect oil...more
8/20/2012
- Oil & Gas OSHA
After over 12 years of rulemaking, on June 27, 2012, the draft final rules for the general industry power transmission standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.269, and the construction standard for power transmission and distribution, 29...more
8/20/2012
- Electrical Protective Equipment Rule Electricity OIRA OMB
