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Keep up to date on the latest developments affecting OSHA, DOT, EPA, and DOL regulatory compliance.

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Expert Insights: Use caution with electronic records
2024-03-29T05:00:00Z

Expert Insights: Use caution with electronic records

I like to try new recipes, so when I see one in a magazine I’m likely to snap a picture with my phone. It’s so easy to go digital these days … as long as you can remember where you put everything. Case in point: I often rummage through my paper recipes trying to find something that I have on a digital device.

A motor carrier a few years back did essentially the same thing with their drivers’ medical cards, and the result was worse than just momentary frustration.

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OSHA issues hazard alert to address severe injuries in food processing
2024-03-29T05:00:00Z

OSHA issues hazard alert to address severe injuries in food processing

Between 2015 and 2022, there were about 1,500 injuries involving food/beverage process machinery and butchering machinery reported to OSHA, with another almost 400 injuries involving food slicers and mixers, blenders, and whippers.

To address the alarming number of severe injuries, OSHA issued a hazard alert to raise awareness and help ensure employers take appropriate precautions. Workers in these establishments face various hazards during all stages of food processing, including:

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ATRI detention survey alert
2024-03-28T05:00:00Z

ATRI detention survey alert

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is calling for truck drivers to participate in its detention survey to collect data about driver experiences at customer facilities.

Using a short, confidential, online survey to gather data, ATRI is asking truckers to share details on their experiences with driver detention and the impacts it has on their day-to-day and professional routines.

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OMB rule change: Who can tag along on your workplace inspections?
2024-03-28T05:00:00Z

OMB rule change: Who can tag along on your workplace inspections?

Not every employer is comfortable being escorted on their workplace inspections. So, who can tag along? To help make that determination, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of OSHA’s Worker Walkaround final rule on March 20, 2024.

The Worker Walkaround rule is intended to clarify workers’ and certified bargaining units' rights to designate whom they’d like to accompany the Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) during facility or workplace inspection walkarounds. The rule also explains that the representative does not need to be an employee of the employer but could be third party. The CSHO would determine if having the designated individual would be “reasonably necessary” to aid in the inspection.

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2024-03-28T05:00:00Z

EPA Final Rule: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is issuing this final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address to the extent necessary the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile asbestos based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use. The injuries to human health include mesothelioma and lung, ovarian, and laryngeal cancers resulting from chronic inhalation exposure to chrysotile asbestos.

DATES: This final rule is effective on May 28, 2024, published in the Federal Register March 28, 2024, page 21970.

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