Tag: Kevin Chaplin
OSHA Announces New Emphasis Program (NEP) for Occupational Exposures to Isocyanates
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently issued a new initiative combining enforcement and outreach efforts to raise awareness of employers, workers and safety and health professionals of the serious health effects associated with occupational exposure to isocyanates. These health effects include occupational asthma, irritation of the skin and mucous […]
OSHA Issues FY 2014 Budget Justification – Rulemaking Projections
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently issued its budget justification for 2014. OSHA claims in the justification that enforcement inspections result in safer workplaces and provide employers significant savings through reduced workman’s compensation costs. Within the funding request OSHA projects that it will issue four Final Rules (Infectious Disease, […]
Crystalline Silica-OSHA Rulemaking a Slow Process
Although OSHA has considered updating the crystalline silica exposure standard a top priority for over ten years, the process is beginning to wear thin on Congressional Committee representatives with jurisdiction over worker safety and health. The agency continues to state that silica remains a serious threat to more than two million U.S. workers, including a […]